Leonid Bershidsky: Eurovision’s music drowns out politics
Sergey Lazarev representing Russia with the song \"You Are The Only One\" performs during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 Grand Final in Stockholm, on May 14, 2016
Ukraine may not be able to win its wars against Russian-backed rebels and against domestic corruption, but it has just beaten Russia in spectacular fashion at the Eurovision Song Contest. The political message has been amplified by the pundits, but the Russians and Ukrainian voters themselves seemed unwilling to be dragged into the propaganda war.
