Sergiy Pidkaura Reflects on Hostile Reception of Ukrainian Musicians in Crimea

Guitarist Sergiy Pidkaura from the cult band The ВЙО recalls the hostile reception Ukrainian musicians faced in Crimea during the 1990s. At the 1995 "Chervona Ruta" festival in Simferopol, participants were attacked with objects, and members of the group "Noviy Svit" suffered injuries. Pidkaura emphasizes that hostility towards Ukrainian culture was palpable even before the Russian occupation.