It’s also worth noting Ukraine’s reliance on Russian coal, gas and oil. To the west, the European Union and all of the potential economic benefits that closer diplomatic relationships with other European nations would bring to the east, a long-standing cultural link with Russia not only represented in the similarity of their language and culture but also in the fact that 17 percent of the country self-identifies as Russian. To the majority of viewers, this seemed like the kind of competitive result that would have signified positive momentum between the nations but back in Ukraine, there were more complicated issues affecting citizens.Įver since Ukraine gained its independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the country has been caught both ideologically and geographically between two different cultural identities. If we look at the voting between the two countries 2013, Ukraine awarded 4 points to Russia and Russia 1 point to Ukraine. Malmö 2013 was a great year for both countries as Zlata Ognevich managed third place with ‘Gravity’ and Dina Garipova managed fifth place with ‘What If’. To illustrate the impact of the conflict on the Eurovision Song Contest, let’s go back to a time when there was relative calm in both Russia and Ukraine.
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