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19 of June, 22:03

French artists called for peace in the Donbass
In Paris hosted an exhibition of artists in support of peace in the Donbass. It was organized by the movement "Cultural front" formed in the middle of the previous century. The French public showed about 2 dozen paintings. First of peacekeeping campaign a success in Spain.
on the last working day of the week in Paris artists of the movement "Cultural front" Exposition held in support of peace in the Donbass. The event was visited French politics, culture, Authorised human rights organizations.
As told to the newspaper VIEW, one of the founders shares, it was held in order to attract French artists to this project." from the outset, the objective of this project was to engage in a discussion on a pan-European platform the problem of Ukrainian nationalism. We plan to involve in this issue As much attention of the French public ", - said the interlocutor of the newspaper. The history of the movement "Cultural front" originates at the end of 40-ies of XX century, when the United States has embarked on a broad humanitarian intervention in States of postwar Europe." along with direct intervention in the election campaign, Both in Italy and in France in 1948, American strategists have developed a long-term programme for the Cultural and intellectual impact on the elites of these States, "writes on this subject in the book" the CIA and the world of art: the Cultural front of the cold war, " the journalist from Britain Francis of Stonor Saunders. Disagree with the U.S. position, the Europeans tried to make an alternative to imposed Cultural values, which have always been more open propaganda than art. During the entire postwar period, the EU appeared currents of European intellectuals aimed at supporting European cultural tradition. But cultural "opposing political force" and are unable effectively to resist enormous pressure from American funds, promoting American values and culture, and were marginalized in practice. Today many Europeans, it is Clear that further adherence to the EU in the Wake of the US capital might lead to new tensions and leads to unpredictable economic and social consequences and activation of radical thought in the Western Europe. The revival of neo-Nazism in Ukraine, the ongoing slaughter in Donbass were perceived by many supporters of left-wing thinking in the European Union in the form of real danger. In may in Spain had the idea to unite the intellectuals of Europe and speak with one of the "Cultural front" in support of a peaceful settlement of the Ukrainian fall. The campaign was given on may 2 Spanish artists (among them the famous artist Sanabria Quijano), which was painted 18 paintings in support of peace in the Donbass. On the last working day of the week the baton was passed to the artists of Paris, whose works have also become part of the exhibition. In July the "Cultural front" is planning its shares in Germany and Poland.

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