Kikabidze explains why dismissed the Russian Order of Friendship

The famous Georgian actor Vakhtang Kikabidze at his concert in Vilnius, on Thursday night at the Palace of Congresses, who in spite of his political background of non-performance in Moscow very reserved and spoke ill of Russia, said one of the top performers. "The singer Iosif Kobzon angry at my behavior, as if the Russian people appointed me this award (ed - the rejection of the Order of Friendship of Peoples) But while the bombs fall on Georgia.", - He said. Vakhtang Kikabidze concert lasted more than two hours without a break. His repertoire was well-known and new songs, most of which was conducted in Russian, and some - in Georgian. Dedicated to the anti-war ballad on the recent events in Georgia - under the new plants. It is noteworthy that he is talking Kikabidze the horrors of war, not to mention with Russia. When thanked for the invitation to Vilnius, he said only that he refused to play in Moscow, but did not disclose the reasons for his actions. Kikabidze and sang from the repertoire of Vladimir Vysotsky ("If a friend was suddenly ..."), said that when he was a bard's birthday in Moscow Nikita Vysotsky was invited, but could not due to difficulties in obtaining a visit visas and organized a concert memory in Tbilisi, where, except it involved other artists. Previously, a few days after the beginning of the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, the actor said in an interview with RIA Novosti, which can not come to the Russian capital, "for obvious reasons." In this context, he announced the transfer of the anniversary concert, for the 5th October planned, from Moscow to Vilnius. "It's sad for me to speak about the Moscow concert, but I probably would not get television, look on the internet and see how it is our small town innocent people suffer so many deaths - .. As in this situation, I can not come and sing "- Kikabidze said. Then he refused the Order of Friendship, the. By the Regulation of the President of Russia in July this year This act, and the rejection of the jubilee concert in Moscow condemned the many artists, including a Kikabidze - Joseph Kobzon was very impressed by the news excited and expressed his astonishment: "How can you people insult entrusted (Kikabidze) have their representation in other countries. "