Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova announced that they will organize an international song contest called "Intervision".
Ednews informs that the Soviet Union and Eastern Bloc countries organized a competition with this name before.
St. Speaking at the cultural forum held in St. Petersburg, Lyubimova explained the idea of organizing a new competition as a "necessity of a multipolar world".
The Minister of Culture said that they will organize the Eurasian Film Festival and the Film Award. General Director of "Perviy Kanal" Konstantin Ernst announced the details of the idea.
Ernst argued that organizations would have "no political constraints or influence."
Russia has not participated in Eurovision in the last two years. The organizers of the competition banned the participation of Russia citing the military operation against Ukraine.