Showman Ivan Urgant said that he “wants to contribute to the fruitful work” of the group investigating anti-Russian activities in the field of culture (GRAD), which demanded that he be fired from Channel One.
In his telegram channel, Urgant said on August 5 that he had read the video materials of the first meeting of the GRAD in the field of culture and made “several rational proposals.”
He proposed that not only “agents of foreign influence” be punished, but also their “closest relatives, with the possibility of subsequent abdication.”
“As part of the development and support of your idea of “Russian McCarthyism,” it is proposed to withdraw from free sale all Paul McCartney albums, with the exception of the album “Back in USSR,” he wrote.
The presenter also believes that the abbreviation GRAD does not fully reflect the “gigantic” amount of work that the group members have to do, and suggested renaming the association into the Group for Detecting the Enemies of Our Society. As the anthem of the organization, Urgant sees the song performed by Yaroslav Evdokimov “Fantazer”.
Ivan attached a selfie to the post with Zakhar Prilepin’s book “Eight”. “With respect, all the best,” the writer left an autograph.
ShareGRAD was created on the initiative of Zakhar Prilepin, a writer and co-chairman of the A Just Russia – For Truth party. The group includes Russian deputies and senators. GRAD demanded the dismissal of TV presenters Ivan Urgant and Alexander Vasiliev, whom parliamentarians considered “agents of foreign influence” because of their pacifist position. Also on the list of “agents” were members of the Bi-2 group and director Alexander Molochnikov.
