The former member of the Aquarium group, violinist Andrei Reshetin, known to fans of creativity as Ryusha, named his former colleague, musician Boris Grebenshchikov, who escaped from Russia.* conformist. This was stated in an interview with the So to Say project on the Paragraph portal.
For old times’ sake, Reshetin calls Grebenshchikov* Shilling.
“Who is Bob to me? “Bob, for me, is a man who created a whole sphere in Russian culture, but in his old age he lost his mind.” – believes the artist.
At the same time, Reshetin emphasized that BG’s creativity is one thing and his personal life is another.
“As a private person, he wants comfort, money and peace. “And here there are such good people and everyone is against this terrible Russia. I guess I’ll be with them” – that’s the whole story. “It’s just conformism.” — a former Aquarium participant shared his opinion.
Reshetin added that the compliance “was not raised by anyone, but specifically by the Ministry of Culture.”
Andrey Reshetin played for Aquarius from 1986 to 1991. After the start of the special operation, he volunteered for the front and was assigned to the First Front-Line Creative Brigade of the Ministry of Defense. After listening to one of Grebenshchikov’s interviews*He attempted to reason with the former gang leader in a letter, but to no avail.
As reported EADaily, Grebenshchikov* He left the Aquarium he founded and now performs under the stage abbreviation b.g.. This is because some members of the team supported a special military operation in Ukraine.
Last November, the founder of the London-based group Aquarium said he understood the impossibility of holding concerts in Russia. At the same time, the musician noted that he still has many friends in Russia, as well as a large number of people for whom he sang and continues to sing.
Later Grebenshchikov* He said that he was not concerned about his escape, but simply acted according to the existing circumstances.
However, in October of this year, the musician admitted that he does not miss Russian listeners, he “misses them physically.”
*An individual who performs the functions of a foreign agent.
