Russia's pop singer Alla Pugacheva opposes the head of the Kremlin.
"I am in solidarity with my husband, who wants an end to dying," she says.
Israel - She is a pop icon in Russia and has been on the country's big stages for decades: Alla Pugacheva, the woman with the blonde curls and the deep voice.
She is now opposed to Vladimir Putin and the Ukraine war.
Her form of protest is out of solidarity: Since the Justice Department has blacklisted her husband Maxim Galkin as a "foreign agent", they are asking to be included among the foreign agents, the 73-year-old wrote on Sunday (September 19) on Instagram.
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"Because I am in solidarity with my husband, an honest, decent and sincere man, a real and irreplaceable patriot of Russia, who wishes his homeland prosperity, a peaceful life, freedom of speech and an end to our boys dying for illusory purposes that make our country a... pariah and make life difficult for our citizens.”
Alla Pugacheva
And their influence cannot be underestimated.
The political scientist Abbas Galliamov, once a speechwriter for Russian President Putin, spoke of a "strong slap in the face" for the Kremlin.
"If there are still important people in the country about whom there is a consensus, then of course it is Pugacheva," he wrote on Telegram.
You have always left politics outside.
"Their sudden politicization can create that 'that's enough' feeling in society that is so dangerous for the authorities," he said.
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Anti-war protest: Pugachewa's anthem - together with Udo Lindenberg
Pugacheva is considered a superstar in her homeland.
She has shaped rock and pop music in Russia since the 1970s.
Her success has survived the fall of the Soviet Union - with her constant TV presence she was one of the most dazzling show greats in Russia and her marriage to the 27-year-old presenter and comedian Galkin was a constant topic for the tabloid media.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, the couple left Russia for Israel.
In contrast to Galkin, who criticized the Russian leadership in Israel, Pugacheva has so far held back with political statements.
In 1987 she was on stage with a German pop icon: Udo Lindenberg sang with her at the time "What are wars for?" - in German and Russian, the two were enthusiastically celebrated by the audience.
A few people in Germany, Russia and Ukraine seem to have remembered the peace anthem these days as well.
"What a relevant song in these times, I'm moved to tears," writes a user in Russian in the spring under the YouTube video.
(dpa/kat)