The Russian pop group will be renamed Ivanushki International in compliance with the Law on the Protection of the Russian Language and the Prohibition of English Languages, which came into force on March 1.
The creator and producer of the group Igor Matvienko said that from now on the word “international” will be crossed out in the name of the group.
“I want to cross out International, because I completely agree that I’m tired of English vocabulary.” He said He is having a conversation with RBC Radio.
Matvienko also asked not to be called the producer in the future. “I solemnly ask you not to call me ‘producer’, I am now the art director.” Confirm He’s having a conversation with Tas.
The creator of “Ivanushki” added that for artists who want to keep the English names for their projects, he would “propose an additional tax on this.”
The new law on protection of the Russian language requires that any “information intended for public information to consumers” be in Russian. However, the law does not apply to trade names and trademarks.
At the beginning of March, a denunciation was written to the Yekaterinburg Prosecutor’s Office with a demand to examine the singer Yaroslav Dronov, known by the pseudonym Shaman. She said that the artist’s concert posters violated the anti-English law.
The singer responded by saying that the author of the conviction “will have to be dealt with by law enforcement agencies.” “The plaintiff either did not know the laws of the Russian Federation, or deliberately reported an alleged crime with some intent,” Dronov said.