Russia revives Soviet-era song contest

By Charles Maynes

Published September 21, 2025 at 5:17 PM EDT

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

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