This is pure joy...
Ramzan Kadyrov, president of Chechnya. Chechnya is friendly with Russia
Where they just opened a concentration camp for gay people? I'm afraid I don't agree at all...it makes me sick that Plushy is friends with him, to be honest. :disagree:
Where they just opened a concentration camp for gay people? I'm afraid I don't agree at all...it makes me sick that Plushy is friends with him, to be honest. :disagree:
Look, if you follow Plushy at all, you'd know that he is one of the most open minded people when it comes personal freedom. We have ALL seen him hanging out Johnny Weir and Johnny is hardly "In The Closet." Maybe Plushy wants to make a difference in this area. It may sound like a stereotype, but trust me, there's no way you're going to run a "Successful" Figure Skating Academy without a gay person on site.
Lastly, having been to Russia, I can tell you first hand that I NEVER felt unsafe or threatened. With my dark skin, cowboy boots, dance pants, and scarf around my neck, I definitely stood out when we were in St Petersburg. Look at this cute picture of Plushy and Johnny....http://www.pinchofnutmeg.net/files/ifs1.jpg
Look, if you follow Plushy at all, you'd know that he is one of the most open minded people when it comes personal freedom. We have ALL seen him hanging out Johnny Weir and Johnny is hardly "In The Closet." Maybe Plushy wants to make a difference in this area. It may sound like a stereotype, but trust me, there's no way you're going to run a "Successful" Figure Skating Academy without a gay person on site.
Lastly, having been to Russia, I can tell you first hand that I NEVER felt unsafe or threatened. With my dark skin, cowboy boots, dance pants, and scarf around my neck, I definitely stood out when we were in St Petersburg. Look at this cute picture of Plushy and Johnny....http://www.pinchofnutmeg.net/files/ifs1.jpg
I was outraged and I showed this article to my Russian friend. She said they are moslims and we all know the religious moslims aren't tolerant. In 90s when Dudaev was a president of Chechnya, there was a big problem , the terrorism against Russia. Now it's much better because he is loyal to Putin. These are the reasons why Kadyrov is popular in Russia. This is all of politics. I don't think the Russian media told everything about Kadyrov.
Plushy's has other gay friends: Valentin Yudashkin, the world famous designer, Nikolai Baskov,Filip Kirkorov( famous singers) they aren't openly gays but there are rumors in Russia. Kirkorov and Baskov are always welcomed in Chechnya. Most in cases Plushy doesn't care of politics but he likes Putin as all of Russian athletes
I have been reading more about Chechnya since I read about it earlier in this thread. I'm shocked to hear about these camps and even more shocked that the city would let Plushy have his academy there. Eman and Johnny Weir are good friends of Plushy's and they have BOTH had very public relationships with Men. In fact, I know that Johnny that was married to a man and I think Eman was too. Is that correct?
This is all so strange to me and I hope we get more information in the near future. Update....One of my former students just sent me this clip from YouTube. It's certainly NOT official but it, if true, it's very disturbing. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXDp5E40RYo
I think it's awesome that they publish behind the doors process! It so fun to know how much work goes into becoming a figure skater!
Sorry, but Kadyrov is 'popular' in Russia in the same way as 'Bin Laden was popular in USA' or 'Assad is popular in Syria' :disagree:Now it's much better because he is loyal to Putin. These are the reasons why Kadyrov is popular in Russia.
Plushy is friendly with people who are famous, rich or have authority in politics (which is synonym of "rich" ). Chechnya is the wealthiest region in Russia (after Moscow) that's why artists, singers and sportsmen like Plushy are glad to have concerts and shows there - it's perfect possibility to get some real money at the time of fullscale economical crisis.Plushy's has other gay friends: Valentin Yudashkin, the world famous designer, Nikolai Baskov,Filip Kirkorov( famous singers) they aren't openly gays but there are rumors in Russia. Kirkorov and Baskov are always welcomed in Chechnya. Most in cases Plushy doesn't care of politics but he likes Putin as all of Russian athletes
Mrrice is always a nice surprise here. First Maria... and now this...
Sorry, but Kadyrov is 'popular' in Russia in the same way as 'Bin Laden was popular in USA' or 'Assad is popular in Syria' :disagree:
Kadyrov is loyal for now thanks to TONS of money Chechnya and his family got from federal budget during all these ~17 years of Putin's ruling, while all other regions (except Moscow and S.Petersburg), especially eastern are degrading without support and losing its population.
Plushy is friendly with people who are famous, rich or have authority in politics (which is synonym of "rich" ). Chechnya is the wealthiest region in Russia (after Moscow) that's why artists, singers and sportsmen like Plushy are glad to have concerts and shows there - it's perfect possibility to get some real money at the time of fullscale economical crisis.
Please don't generalize this person's opinion about Kadyrov's 'popularity' on all Russian society GS is politics-free forum I assume, we don't want to have such discussions here, right?I just repeated what I heard from a Russian. I don't know the Russian reality.
That is what I said: they all are in the same boat, so Plushy would never say anything against Kadyrov, besides it's life-threateningPlushy is friendly with them becuse he is also rich, and famous. They are in same company. And if you follow Baskov, Kirkorov, and even Yudashkin, too( he was happy to made him costume, he flied to Sochi because he wanted to watch his skating) are also happy because they are friends with Plushy.. Moscow's mayor, also invited Plushenko to his campaigne, and Vodianova too...
Good! I hope he pays all the taxesHe earned his money with his shows in Asia, Europe, and Russia, plus the advertising the Mercedes, the Russian Lottery( Bingo Boom), Intimissimi, Vick, the Swiss Ulysse Nardin luxury watch, Oriflame, etc. According to the Russian Forbes his income was 16,5 million dollars in total since 2006... In 2016 his income was $3 millions..And he wasn't in Chechnya then You don't forget he earns his money not only in Russia.
Please don't generalize this person's opinion about Kadyrov's 'popularity' on all Russian society GS is politics-free forum I assume, we don't want to have such discussions here, right?
Right. You wrote me.
That is what I said: they all are in the same boat, so Plushy would never say anything against Kadyrov, besides it's life-threatening
Who will say? Baskov, Trankov, Yagudin, or anyone else ???
Good! I hope he pays all the taxes
At Worlds in 2001. I followed Maria and Plushy like a stalker. After his Bolero SP, a group of us followed him as he went backstage toward the locker/changing rooms. There were already people lining both sides of the walls. Plushy was just about to the end of the hall, and then he turned and ran back towards his fans and he "hi fived" all of them. I have never heard girls scream so loudly....It was hilarious. He stayed and signed autographs until his coach finally told the crowd that he had to leave. He gave us all a big wave and then disappeared into the room. We were all in a trance after he left and he really left a big impact me. It was just like with Maria. I had a dorky smile on face for the rest of night.