The new 'Shaman' video and song is out. For those unaware 'Shaman' is a Russian singer and pop star with an incredible voice. He has hitched his star to the nationalist wagon and the current video/song shows him performing for military people during/after his tour in the Donbass. Three female medical personall are featured with stoic expressions, in military fatigues (?), during the concert.
What I wanted to mention is the appearence of a syringe at 52 seconds and 1:49 seconds of the 2:25 video. Along with the cross (Christian symbolism) the appearence of syringes twice struck me aa deliberate symbolism. I have read blogs critiquing the Russian vaccine policy and wonder about the 'healing' (& victory) significance of this imagery. Obviously it is a propaganda video - quite stirring and highly effective. I saw a compilation of reaction videos around the world to a previous video I Am Russian' of his and the reaction is generally one of 'danceable amazement.'
The video had 850,000 views last night and is at 1.5 million today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1KR8kjkONQ&t=111s
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What I wanted to mention is the appearence of a syringe at 52 seconds and 1:49 seconds of the 2:25 video. Along with the cross (Christian symbolism) the appearence of syringes twice struck me aa deliberate symbolism. I have read blogs critiquing the Russian vaccine policy and wonder about the 'healing' (& victory) significance of this imagery. Obviously it is a propaganda video - quite stirring and highly effective. I saw a compilation of reaction videos around the world to a previous video I Am Russian' of his and the reaction is generally one of 'danceable amazement.'
The video had 850,000 views last night and is at 1.5 million today. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1KR8kjkONQ&t=111s