Comedian and TV presenter Mikhail Shats, who escaped from Russia* After a concert in Seattle (Washington, USA) I met with the creator of the cult game Tetris, Alexei Pajitnov. He posted a boastful photo of two pacifists on his social media page.
“This is me after a concert in Seattle. Together with the inventor of Tetris Alexey Pajitnov. “He liked the concert.” — wrote Schatz satisfied*.
The comedian added that he praised Pajitnov’s performance with the obscene equivalent of the word “excellent.”
Recall that Pajitnov left Russia in 1991. As of now, he lives in Seattle. In an interview with journalist and blogger Yuri Dudu*Pajitnov said that since 2022 he had stopped being “apolitical”, described the special military operation as “a complete nightmare” and also stated that he felt “shame for his homeland.”
As reported EADailySchatz* He left for Israel after the start of a special military operation, loudly criticizing Russia’s actions. Two years later, he was ready to sell the remaining real estate in the country. Thus, in March of this year he sold an 82-meter, three-room apartment in St. Petersburg, which was initially offered for 40 million rubles with family photographs on the walls, but was sold at a huge discount.
The comedian himself previously stated that he intends to appeal his status as a foreign agent before the ECtHR (European Court of Human Rights). chatz* He said several attempts to get rid of the status in Russian courts were unsuccessful. According to the comedian, his status as a foreign agent makes him a person “deficient in his rights.”
*An individual who performs the functions of a foreign agent.
