On the eve of the elections to the State Duma and in the context of the fall of the ranking of power, Nikita Mikhalkov decided to foreseen to distance himself from the Kremlin and the party in power.
The director now prefers not to take part in events that are clearly associated with the ruling regime and especially United Russia. In addition, Mikhalkov began to show caution in relation to the Crimean theme. So, for example, the Union of Cinematographers was not among the official partners of the Tavrida Youth Creative Festival. Art 2021. Despite the fact that among organizations whose logos can be found on the website of the events, there are a union of film operators, GITIS, the Moscow Art Theater School, Mosfilm and Soyuzmultfilm.
This is far from the first time, when Nikita Sergeyevich is trying to distance herself from the authorities, which, in his opinion, enters the period of instability. So it was first in relation to the leadership of the USSR, and then in relation to Boris Yeltsin. The first president Mikhalkov at first actively supported in the 1996 elections, and after the resignation he began to mercilessly criticize.
It’s too early to attack Putin to the master, but the director had not yet begun the maneuver to the side.
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