Because of the Ukraine war: Band Russkaja disbands

The band satirically served traditional Russian music and Soviet style in their performances. Because of the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, this is no longer possible, Russkaja wrote in a very detailed explanation on Facebook. “What was funny satire in music before February 24, 2022 is now only tragic with a very bitter aftertaste and the band members can no longer go on stage without feeling this tragedy in every note and every word.” the band. Nobody wanted anything represent what in times like these is associated “exclusively with war, death, crime and bloodshed”. It was the saddest day in the band’s history.

The band members had always publicly issued messages of peace and condemned war. But you can now feel that this won’t be enough and that the war won’t end any time soon, is the bitter message to the fans. The Soviet image is forever damaged and taboo.

“Flood of hate comments”

In the statement, the band also wrote of “daily shitstorms” and a “flood of hateful comments”. Lines of text were repeatedly misinterpreted and presented as pro-Russian. With reference to the multicultural composition of the band, Russkaja once again rejected these accusations. “We hope all our fans, promoters and partners can understand the hell we’re going through as we bury our own baby after all these years.”

Russkaja was founded in 2005 by lead singer Georgy Alexandrovich Makazaria. Seven albums followed and in 2020 the Amadeus award in the “Hard & Heavy” category. The band gained greater fame through their regular appearances on the ORF comedy show “Welcome Austria”.