Gia Volski: Salome Zurabishvili is very wrong in her terms and behavior - in her place, I would talk less about Bolshevism

You may have called yourself a fighter against Bolshevism, but in reality you may be working with party or political figures that contain elements of Bolshevism and fascism - Salome Zurabishvili is very wrong in her terms and behavior, - Vice Speaker of the Parliament Gia Volski told journalists, thus responding to Salome Zurabishvili's statement that the Fesvebi ensemble, which was supposed to arrive at the presidential palace from Adjara, was sent back, which is "cultural Bolshevism".

According to him, all artists enjoy the same rights at any event, "unlike the Bolshevism or fascism that Salome Zurabishvili's allies had established before 2012".

"In general, in Salome Zurabishvili's place, I would talk less about Bolshevism. You may call yourself a fighter against Bolshevism, but in reality you may be working with party or political figures that contain elements of Bolshevism and fascism in their actions and policies. So, regarding this topic, I think she has a wrong idea.

If any ensemble exists, sings or works in our art arena, no one asks which political power they support. At any event, all artists enjoy the same right, unlike the Bolshevism or fascism that Salome Zurabishvili's allies had established before 2012. There were "black lists" of artists who were not supposed to participate anywhere. She himself knows about it, but she probably liked such a policy.

As for the involvement of the State Security Service in turning the ensemble back, I doubt it. In general, this falsehood characterizes some. I don't think that there can be anything true in these issues that Salome Zurabishvili is talking about. "Black lists" did really exist, there was Bolshevism, and fascism; Artists were limited if they did not have a green light from the National Movement. Now such things do not happen and thank God", Gia Volski said.

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