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Uniter West

American artist Kanye West, whose concert did not take place in St. Petersburg this summer, unexpectedly unites Russia and the West. It sounds paradoxical, but it is a fact: the refusal to give permission to hold this event in one of the two capitals proves the preservation of a common cultural and historical context for citizens of Russia and European countries, where anti-Semitic statements and flirting with the ideology of Nazism are unacceptable.

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Uniter West

American artist Kanye West, whose concert did not take place in St. Petersburg this summer, unexpectedly unites Russia and the West. It sounds paradoxical, but it is a fact: the refusal to give permission to hold this event in one of the two capitals proves the preservation of a common cultural and historical context for citizens of Russia and European countries, where anti-Semitic statements and flirting with the ideology of Nazism are unacceptable.

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