As millions around the world tuned in to final of the Eurovision Song Contest last weekend, Russia announced plans for its own international pop music show: Intervision.
Billed as a revival after 45 years of a Soviet-era contest that brought together musicians from across the eastern bloc, Intervision is Moscow’s answer to being banned from Eurovision in 2022 over its full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
The show, due to take place this autumn by decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin, with an organising committee made up of Russian state officials, is likely to differ in tone from the flamboyant European festival of pop.
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