Russia: victory Jamala political matter

moscow - Russian MPs have hard Sunday lashed out at Jamala's victory in the Eurovision Song Contest. The Ukrainian singer continued with the song '1944', referring to the expulsion of the Tatars in Crimea by Soviet dictator Josef Stalin, the representative of Russia in Stockholm.

The influential politician Alexei Poesjkov, international expert in the Duma, the song was anything but a contribution to the common European cultural dialogue that the songs festival is so high are of paramount importance.,, The Eurovision Song Contest has become a political battlefield, '' he said Sunday.

The influential politician Alexei Poesjkov, international expert in the Duma, the song was anything but a contribution to the common European cultural dialogue that the songs festival is so high are of paramount importance.,, The Eurovision Song Contest has become a political battlefield, '' he said Sunday.

I love how they tried make Eurovision less political and ended up with a Russia/Ukraine showdown.

— Sonja Nikcevic (@sonjanik13) May 14, 2016