“Called to overthrow power”: singer Maria Maksakova, who lives in Ukraine, was declared a foreign agent 06/05/2023, 08:15

On the department’s website, a message appeared on the recognition of Maksakova as an undesirable person. This is due to the fact that Maria regularly speaks out against Russian policy and condemns the actions of the state in Ukraine.

“Maksakova-Igenbergs called for the provision of weapons to Ukraine, the overthrow of the current government of the Russian Federation, participated as a respondent on information platforms provided by foreign structures, and also distributed materials created by foreign agents to an unlimited circle of people. . He lives outside the Russian Federation,” the official website of the Ministry of Justice states.

The new foreign agents also included lawyer Vladimir Pastukhov, political scientists Yana Matveeva, Elena Agafonova and Ivan Preobrazhensky, politician Alexander Osovtsov, associates of Alexei Navalny Georgiy Alburov and Maria Pevchichh. The register of the department was supplemented by organizations: the publication “Taiga. info”, “Saint-Petersburg Russian PEN Club”, “Soft Power” women’s movement and “SOS Crisis Group”.

The former soloist of the Mariinsky Theater has lived in Ukraine for seven years, where she moved with her husband Denis Voronenkov and her youngest son. She became a widow after a former member of the State Duma was shot in the center of Kyiv in 2017. At the same time in Russia, the singer left her mother and older children. The artist complained that she did not keep in touch with them. She thinks her family hates her.

The opera diva criticized the behavior of Alla Pugacheva. She complained that the Primadona does not take decisive steps, but limits herself to words and hints. Maria supported Laima Vaikule, who claimed to feed the entire USSR.