Director of the Center Meyerhold resigned from her post in protest

Elena Kovalskaya said that she would complete the projects that had been started “on a voluntary basis”. Several other cultural figures condemned the military operation in Donbass

Director of the Theater and Cultural Center. Meyerhold, Elena Kovalskaya announced that she was leaving her post in protest against the Russian military operation in Ukraine.

“I will bring things to an end – which have been started, on a voluntary basis,” – wrote she’s on Facebook.

Theater producer Leonid Roberman wrotethat the organizers of the festival “Contact” in Poland noted the invitation of the troupe with the play “Boris” (staged by Leonid Roberman and Dmitry Krymov) and further cooperation within the framework of the festival in 2022 due to the “current political situation”.

Earlier, representatives of the Russian show business condemned the military operation in Ukraine. With regard to, in particular, spoke Honored Artist of Russia Valery Meladze.