![]() The complainants especially took offense at Stillagin’s comments that the group played on a Sunday because “the Tajiks” could not afford a busier night and that all of Tajikistan’s music lovers are now in Russia. The letter, signed by prominent Tajik journalists, claimed that Stillavin and his friends went far beyond the line of decency: they were making fun not only of the band, but of all Tajiks. The ministries sent an official letter of complaint to the Russian State Broadcaster and the Russian Union of Journalists demanding apologies from the radio program’s hosts and the station’s managers. А recording of the program made its way back to the musicians, and, later, to officials at Tajikistan’s Culture Ministry and Foreign Ministry. But after slamming the band’s repertoire, their discussion turned to “the dying culture in the republics of Central Asia.” They also derided the band members’ command of the Russian language. The next day, popular Russian radio personality Sergey Stillavin and his co-hosts poked fun of the musicians on state-controlled Radio Mayak. The controversy dates back to July 24, when the Tajik band Parem performed at the prestigious B2 club in downtown Moscow. Insults about a Tajik rock band tossed off on a Russian radio station have turned into a diplomatic incident. The Tajik band Parem performs at Moscow's B2 Club on July 24. ![]()
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