vera musaelyan says that, afterwards, the organizers received a visit from russia's fsb. the security service agents demanded the surveillance videos and photos, to identify people who had attended the concert. >> we're a thorn in the side of the authorities. our lifestyle, our social media posts all that is reason enough to ban us. i make no secret of my views in protest against the state. and that's enough for them to block our work as artists. there is no official blacklist so far. but the names of performers whose appearances are 'unwanted' keep popping up in the media. the russian parliament is taking it a step further, proposing to penalize state employees who hire these performers even if it's the director general of channel one russia or the director of moscow's renowned bolshoi theater. >> these state employees stand on the wrong side of history. we want to give them back their common sense. if you're a state employee, you mustn't give pop stars or celebrities who are taking an openly anti-russian position any state money svetlana loboda is certain that she's cho

vera musaelyan says that, afterwards, the organizers received a visit from russia's fsb.he security service agents demanded the surveillance videos and photos, to identify people who had attended the concert. >> we're a thorn in the side of the authorities. our lifestyle, our social media posts all that is reason enough to ban us. i make no secret of my views in protest against the state. and that's enough for them to block our work as artists. there is no official blacklist so far. but the names of performers whose appearances are 'unwanted' keep popping up in the media. the russian parliament is taking it a step further, proposing to penalize state employees who hire these performers even if it's the director general of channel one russia or the director of moscow's renowned bolshoi theater. >> these state employees stand on the wrong side of history. we want to give them back their common sense. if you're a state employee, you mustn't give pop stars or celebrities who are taking an openly anti-russian position any state money svetlana loboda is certain that she's chose