OUR Russia he is not going to send films in the next oscar awards, It is reported by the Russian Film Academy.

In fact, this is the first time that Russia does not participate in the Academy Awards ceremony. since the fall of the Soviet Union.

OUR Pavel Chukhrai The head of the committee responsible for submitting Russian feature films to the Oscars condemned the decision “behind his back” this morning and announced his resignation.

Earlier yesterday, on Monday, director Nikita Mikhalkov, a staunch supporter of the regime of President Vladimir Putin, considered Russia’s participation in the Oscars useless.

“It seems to me that choosing a film that will represent Russia in a country that, in essence, currently denies the existence of Russia, simply does not make sense,” he told the state news agency TASS.

Mikhalkov recalled that he proposed to create a “Eurasian” analogue of the “Oscar” of American cinema and that his plan is under development.

Nikita Mikhalkov, 76, a descendant of a dynasty of famous Russian artists, won the 1995 Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for his film himself. “False Sun” about Stalin’s dictatorship.

With information from APE-MPE.