Al Pugachev is planned to be declared a “foreign agent” in Russia: he may be on the list of “enemies of the people” on his birthday

74-year-old A. Pugačiova, a Soviet and later post-Soviet stage star, criticized the war in Ukraine. In the fall of 2022, she announced that she was leaving Russia for Israel, and before that she asked the Russian authorities to recognize her as a “foreign agent”, thus showing solidarity with her husband Maksim Galkin, who also spoke out against the war and received the same status.

According to “Laisvės Radio”, commentators speculate that the status of “foreign agent” may be granted on the singer’s 75th birthday. Her birthday, April 12, this year falls on a Friday, the day of the week when the Ministry of Justice traditionally publishes new lists of “enemies of the people”.

A. Pugacheva is one of the most famous people in Russia – known from generation to generation for such hits as her 1982 song “A Million Red Roses” and the 1978 film “The Woman Who Sings”.

In the past, A. Pugachev was congratulated by both President Vladimir Putin and his predecessor Boris Yeltsin. When Mikhail Gorbachev died in 2022, she praised the last Soviet leader for allowing freedom and renouncing violence.