of all his ukrainian state awards and titles. and joseph kabzon wrote and performed the anthem of the then self-proclaimed donetsk republics. he went to his homeland, despite the bans, sanctions and serious illness, he went certainly with help. and in donbass he was not only loved, but also respected. for those places, this is a rare quality that says a lot. after 2014, iosif davidovich became the honorary consul of the dpr in russia. what a people's. artist his fellow countrymen remembered for which they never tire of thanking in olga mokhova's story. october 2014, the opera and ballet theater. in donetsk, under incessant shelling, but at the same time with a full auditorium, a concert lasts 2 and a half hours without a break iosif kobzon. he came to donbass despite the pressure from the west and threats from the security services. it is a time that is scary to remember, 2014, summer, autumn, this is the situation that the residents of donbass encountered for the first time, here is the arrival of iosif davidovich, it became such an event that gave hope to people, kobzon is wi

and joseph kabzon wrote and performed the anthem of the then self-proclaimed donetsk republics.o his homeland, despite the bans, sanctions and serious illness, he went certainly with help, in donbass he was not only loved, but respected. for those places, this is a rare quality, which. says a lot. after 2014, iosif davidovich became the honorary consul of the dpr in russia. how did his fellow countrymen remember the people's artist, for which they never tire of thanking him? in the story by olga mokhova. october 2014, the opera and ballet theater in donetsk under incessant shelling, but at the same time with... a two-meter bronze monument was erected in his honor monument, though it took about a year and a half to persuade the artist to agree to it. in 2003, the townspeople actually installed a sculptural composition, to which iosif davidovich said that this is not a monument, this is a sculptural composition, and i dream of couples in love making a date here. it can be said that his ascent to the pop olympus began in donetsk, when he was just a boy, iosif. kabzon first appeared

in the spring of 2024 , a memorial plaque to joseph kabzon was unveiled in the building of the luganskcircus. in the fourteenth, it was badly damaged by shelling. the windows made of rare display glass were completely broken, there was a gaping hole in the dome from a shell hit. he came here, looked at all this. i told him i say: iosif davidovich, there seems to be a hole in the dome. let's go, i'll show you. he says: no need, i can see everything anyway, i'll help. probably, if it weren't for iosif davidovich, the circus probably wouldn't have been restored. not only financial assistance, medical equipment and personal civic position. kabzon didn't let the cultural life of the warring donbass fade away. in the dpr he launched the festival "i love you life", in the lpr he revived the patriotic song contest "young guard". in donetsk he headed the project "children's music academy for talented children from all over the republic". more than 70% of the participants of the children's music academy project have linked their fate with professional music studies, now they are either students