Belarusians Booed Dolina, Who Had Come To Open The “Slavic Bazaar”

She was caught lip-syncing.

Russian singer Larisa Dolina performed at the opening of the “Slavic Bazaar” in Vitebsk, Belarus, according to Russian media.

The controversial artist’s performance lasted about ten minutes. Apparently, no live music was used at the festival. Many artists took the stage without any instruments or musicians. And during the first verse of “Mostov,” Dolina was “caught” lip-syncing, opening her mouth out of sync on one of the lines.

Many Belarusians were unpleasantly surprised by her participation, given the scandal surrounding the return of the apartment she had sold. There is also dissatisfaction online regarding the lack of variety in her repertoire. Dolina turned some people against her when she recorded an invitation to the “Slavic Bazaar”: in it, she used the term “Belorussia” instead of “Belarus.”

“Who needs Dolina’s songs? As far as I’m concerned, the lineup is so-so,” writes Verginia.

“Why did they include Dolina here? Aren’t you aware of the apartment scandal? And of how she—Kudelman-Dolina—ignored the Russian Supreme Court’s ruling? Who are you inviting into the country?” — writes Elena K.

“We didn’t hear anything new. Just the same old stuff. Dolina sang this song back in her youth—and here she is performing the exact same song again. There are plenty of young people, but only the old folks are singing. Ugh,” writes Lyudmila P.

“I was born in the 1980s. I’ve remembered many artists since childhood. Now I’m 41—and it’s still the same old faces at every concert. This raises questions. Have no talented people been born in all these years? Where are the new faces?” wonders Natalia Z.

The scandal surrounding singer Larisa Dolina erupted in 2024–2025 and received widespread attention in Russia. The artist sold her apartment in a luxury building in Moscow, but later succeeded in having the transaction declared invalid in court, claiming that she had signed the documents under the influence of scammers who had convinced her during phone calls that the apartment needed to be sold urgently.

The court ruled in Dolina’s favor, and the apartment was returned to her, though the money was not returned to the buyer, Polina Lurie. The woman, who had purchased the apartment and had already moved in, lost both her money and the property. It later came to light that the buyer had to continue making mortgage payments on an apartment she no longer owned.

Following the public outcry, the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation ruled in favor of Polina Lurie and evicted Larisa Dolina from the controversial apartment.

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