This weekend, more than 20 former Soviet nations competed at Intervision 2025. Putin revived the song contest after Russia was banned from Eurovision in response to its war in Ukraine. This weekend, ...

Russia has revived Intervision, a Soviet-era song contest, with 22 countries participating. Critics argue the event serves as a geopolitical tool, reflecting Moscow's anti-Western outlook and rivaling ...

Opening the 2025 Intervision Song Contest in Moscow, Russian President Vladimir Putin framed the event as a celebration of unity through music. But the spectacle carried another message: Russia is ...

Perhaps the Eurovision ban is starting to bite, because three years after Russia was booted from the beloved song contest following the country’s invasion of Ukraine, it is reviving a Soviet-era ...