Yesterday
Channel One of Russia finally announced
who would represent the country at the Eurovision 2017 song contest in Kyiv. The choice fell on Yulia
Samoilova, a woman with a disability.
Presumably,
such an unusual choice was made on the assumption that the performer would be pitied
and could secure a high position in the contest. However, Russia apparently forgot
that in Europe, people with disabilities are considered full members of society
and are treated as equals. Yulia is not the first contestant with a disability;
previously, none of such participants managed to secure a high position.
In
addition, it is not ruled out that the woman will be denied entry to the country by the SBU
as she visited the territory of occupied Crimea.
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