Английская Википедия:Almost Naked Party
Шаблон:Short description The Almost Naked Party was an event held by Russian blogger and TV presenter Nastya Ivleeva in Moscow on 20–22 December 2023, attended by many Russian celebrities. The event led to a scandal as it was criticized by pro-regime propagandists as being inappropriate while Russian soldiers are dying in the ongoing Russo-Ukrainian War and allegedly promoting LGBTQ+ values. Many attendees publicly apologised. Some faced legal action.
The condemnation of the event was supported by Vladimir Putin. It was notable as those who attended were generally supportive of the Putin regime and had previously avoided criticism.
Event
The event was a Christmas dress-up ball held at Moscow's Mutabor nightclub[1] on 20–22 December 2023.[2] The first night, 20 December, was exclusive for celebrities and invitation only, with tickets costing US$11,000,[3] while the second night (21 December) was open to the general public for 2,500 rubles (about US$28).[4] Partying continued into 22 December.
The suggested dress code for the party was to be "almost naked" and many attendees wore minimal clothing, with women in lingerie-themed outfits.[5] Russian rapper Шаблон:Interlanguage link wore just training shoes plus a single sock on his penis.[6][7] Ivleeva spoke of wearing 23 million roubles (about US$257,600) worth of diamonds and emeralds in her outfit.[8]
Attendees
Attendees included many celebrities who have stayed in Russia since the invasion of Ukraine and are broadly seen as being supportive of the Putin regime. They included:
- Nastya Ivleeva (organiser), TV presenter, actor and blogger[6][9]
- Anna Asti, singer[10]
- Dima Bilan, singer and actor[6]
- Filipp Kirkorov, singer[6][1]
- GeeGun, rapper[5]
- Glukoza, singer[7]
- Lolita Milyavskaya, singer and actor[10]
- Ksenia Sobchak, TV presenter and socialite, rumoured to be Putin's goddaughter[1]
- Vacío (Nikolai Vasilyev), rapper[6][1]
Condemnation of the event
Footage of the event spread on social media and led to criticisms from pro-war commentators (including Vladimir Solovyov, a television propagandist[1]), state officials, politicians and the Russian Orthodox Church.[9] Vladimir Putin was reported to have been unhappy about the event,[9] to have demanded punishments[8] and to have approved of the condemnations made.[11][8] The issue became a public scandal[12] and dominated news reporting in Russia for several days.[9]
Critics said the event was insulting to Russian soldiers fighting in Ukraine and that the event promoted LGBTQ+ values, illegal under Russian law. Soldiers in Ukraine were reported to have complained about the event.[9]
Two days after the party, Vacio was sentenced to 15 days imprisonment for "disorderly conduct"[13][14] and fined 200,000 roubles for "promoting non-traditional sexual relations".[8][6][1][15]
Ivleeva was fined 100,000 roubles.[16] The Federal Taxation Service opened an investigation into Ivleeva.[17] She is also facing a lawsuit from a group of individuals demanding she pay 1 billion roubles for "moral suffering" (with the money to go to Ukraine war veterans).[9]
Concerts and advertising contracts of many attendees were cancelled.[1] Ivleeva lost her contract with mobile phone operator MTS.[9] She donated proceeds from the party to charity.[2]
BBC News suggested that the criticism reflected a need for the Russian ruling class to generate scapegoats in the face of poor progress towards Russia's war aims in Ukraine. Opposition activist Maxim Katz was quoted: "For the first time in a long time, the system has pushed back against those who supported all its rules, as long as they weren't applied to them."[6] Pjotr Sauer writing in The Guardian described it as "one of the starkest examples to date of how Vladimir Putin is moving the country in a conservative and anti-liberal direction."[1]
Response to criticism
Ivleeva, Kirkorov, Milyavskaya,[10] Sobchak, and others apologised on social media.[6][8]
Ivleeva had initially responded to the criticism with mockery, but later released a two-part apology video.[7][9][10]
Kirkorov said he was only briefly in attendance.[7] Bilan stressed that he was conservatively dressed and not responsible for how others dressed.[6] Milyavskaya described the event as an "art project".[18]
See also
References
- ↑ 1,0 1,1 1,2 1,3 1,4 1,5 1,6 1,7 Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 2,0 2,1 Шаблон:Cite web
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- ↑ 5,0 5,1 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 6,0 6,1 6,2 6,3 6,4 6,5 6,6 6,7 6,8 Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ 7,0 7,1 7,2 7,3 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 8,0 8,1 8,2 8,3 8,4 Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ 9,0 9,1 9,2 9,3 9,4 9,5 9,6 9,7 https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-stars-semi-naked-party-sparks-wartime-backlash-2023-12-28/
- ↑ 10,0 10,1 10,2 10,3 Шаблон:Cite news
- ↑ ‘Almost Naked’ Party in Moscow Angers Russian Conservatives. Outrage over scantily clad socialites highlights the growing contradictions of a society reshaped by the war in Ukraine. By Anatoly Kurmanaev, New York Times, Dec. 28, 2023
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