This weekend, more than 20 former Soviet nations competed at Intervision 2025. Russian President Vladimir Putin revived the song contest after Russia was banned from Eurovision in response to its ...

Perhaps the Eurovision ban is starting to bite, because three years after Russia was booted from the beloved song contest following the country’s invasion of Ukraine, it is reviving a Soviet-era ...

Russia has revived Intervision, a Soviet-era song contest, with 22 countries participating. Critics argue the event serves as a geopolitical tool, reflecting Moscow's anti-Western outlook and rivaling ...

Russia will launch the final of its own international song contest on Saturday having been banned from Eurovision. The new competition, which comes at the behest of President Vladimir Putin, intends ...