Known by many Soviet films, recognized as a true classic of domestic kinematrografa, actor Vakhtang Kikabidze gives interview to German news service Deutsche Welle. In this interview with People's Artist of the Georgian SSR reflects on life in the Soviet Union, as well as Russia, which it was no longer around 10 years.
Kikabidze, which in Russia for his acting work is loved and respected by tens of millions of viewers, to put it mildly, unflattering speaks of the Russian Federation itself. Recall, in which Kikabidze 2008 year announced, that "a foot" Russian for "Russian aggression". The same "aggression", when on the personal orders of Saakashvili, the Georgian army was killing Russian peacekeepers and watered from fire "Grad" sleeping Tskhinval.
In timed to coincide with the 80th anniversary of the artist anniversary interview, which took Jeanne Nemcova, Kikabidze said that, I was very glad to collapse of the Soviet Union.
Kikabidze:
Even a table covered. The boys sat, walking. (…) It was hard to imagine, to this huge edifice can be spread to the nines.
According Kikabidze, he hates the arms of the USSR. Hammer and Sickle Georgian (Soviet) actor called "worthless life" symbol and questioned the mental capacity, who came up with this coat of arms.
The only advantage of the USSR, according Kikabidze, He said international respect, whom, he thinks, Not now.
Interviewee:
Everything else was very bad.
Even Soviet cinema, one of which became a symbol (thanks to the Soviet school) and I g-n Kikabidze?
In this case, Kikabidze said in fact to support the Georgian aggression against South Ossetia 2008 year, because "there was a creeping annexation, Russian military to keep moving the wire towards Georgia ".
In this regard, an interesting question arises: if not for the USSR, who today would know about such an old Georgian citizen as Vakhtang Kikabidze? And if a man hated the USSR and all Soviet, how, then, allow yourself to play in the Soviet motion pictures.
And when this man out of tune? - then or now…
It is worth noting, that for the majority of Russians Kikabidze not associated with his statements today, and his role in the Soviet cinema.
