To impose punishment against the people's artist of the USSR and the Deputy of the State Duma Joseph Kobzon could only citizens with a defect of the brain, said the Minister of culture of Russia Vladimir Medinsky. "people that impose penalties against Kobzon, - year-old brain of a chicken", He said today in Geneva, answering the questions of reporters in the process of the 29th international book fair and the press, betrays news Agency. Those who make such decisions might suffer from a "defect of the brain," said Medina, adding that " another way to consider the decision of the authorities (EU and Norway) prohibiting admission of concerts and cultural figures impossible." This is a question for their kindergarten teachers. Apparently, since then they have mental strain, " said the Minister. He said that the Russian Federation will not impose retaliatory penalties against cultural figures from countries that restrict entry to their Russian colleagues." We are not at war with culture, " Vladimir Medinsky. April 25 Norway After the European Union adopted the expanded blacklist for Russia and Ukraine, with 19 individuals and nine legal entities, among them Joseph Kobzon.