Hundreds of lanterns were lit during the final song of the “Picnic” in St. Petersburg Posting in CHAT: Russia March 28, 2024, 01:20 “Picnic” ended the evening in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack with the song “There, at the very edge of the earth” RIA Novosti Read 360tv in St. Petersburg, the rock concert of the group “Picnic”, dedicated to the victims of the terrorist attack in the Crocus city hall, ended with the final with the song “There, at the very edge of the earth,” during which the audience lit lanterns. This was reported by Izvestia. The musicians’ performance ended with thunderous applause. The audience sang “Thank you!”, applauding the artists. The charity concert was held at the Oktyabrsky Concert Hall under the conditions of enhanced security measures. There were no empty seats. As stated by the Governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov, the musicians who appeared on stage showed in word and deed that terrorists cannot intimidate or break Russians. His words are quoted by the press service in its Telegram channel. “Our city, which has experienced blockades and terrorist attacks, understands the pain of losing family and friends like no other,” he said. He announced this before the start of the speech. musicians and spectators honored the memory of the victims with a minute of silence. All funds raised will be used to help the victims and families of victims of the terrorist attack Authors: Lyudmila Shorokhova St. Petersburg Shooting at Crocus City Hall Source link Source link
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The Picnic group explained the decision to make the concert a charity Posting in CHAT: Russia Bass guitarist of the Picnic group Marat Korchemny explained why the group decided to hold a charity concert. On March 27, an event in memory of the victims of the terrorist attack at Crocus City Hall will be held at the Oktyabrsky concert hall in St. Petersburg. Korchemny said that on the first day after the tragedy the team did not think about actions. “Then some time passed, we realized that we need to do something, we need to somehow be together with our viewers,” a representative of the group explained the position of the musicians. “We can collect - we can collect, we can play - we will play.” According to the bassist, there was no talk of using the money for anything other than helping the families of the victims of the terrorist attack at Crocus. Korchemny also thanked those present and noted that he was sincerely proud of them. Earlier it was reported that musicians of the Picnic group, singers Timati, Shaman and Lyusya Chebotina, as well as blogger Vlad Bumaga, joined the “Cranes” memorial event organized on Sunday near the Crocus building. Source link Source link
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The director of “Picnic” spoke about the assistant of the “Picnic” group, Ekaterina Kushner, who died as a result of a terrorist attack on March 24, 2024. Posting in CHAT: Russia Ekaterina Kushner worked with the Picnic group at almost all concerts and easily coped with all the difficulties of a difficult touring life. Source: Ekaterina Kushner / T.me Assistant and great friend of the Picnic group Ekaterina Kushner died during a terrorist attack in the City Hall of Crocuses . The concert director of the group, Yuri Chernyshevsky, told a MSK1.RU correspondent about this today. The information was later confirmed by the group itself: during the filming on March 22, the musicians were in the dressing room, and it all started a few minutes before they went on stage. The group was evacuated, and Ekaterina Kushner was in the lobby. They were looking for her from the first day of the tragedy: she did not get in touch and her name was not on the lists of the dead and wounded. Today, Ekaterina’s husband Dmitry went for identification. He reported her death. – We worked together and became friends with Katya for six years. Before Picnic, I worked with her in the Melnitsa group and on other projects. That evening at Crocus she was going to start selling our group’s equipment and jewelry that Katya had made with her own hands. She had her own workshop,” Yuri Chernyshevsky, director of the Picnic group, told MSK1.RU. Source: Ekaterina Kushner / T.me - She was going to do what she usually did at other concerts, but everything was interrupted, everything happened ... too quickly. She had no chance to escape,” Chernyshevsky noted. “Katya made big plans for the future, planned to live on and had the absolute right to do so, but her life was cut short.” Yuri Chernyshevsky, concert director of the Picnic group. Ekaterina Kushner worked as a freelancer. According to Yuri Chernyshevsky, she was with the Picnic group at almost all concerts and easily endured all the hardships of a difficult touring life. “Katya was a very strong person, a real fighter, and she was constantly involved in sports. We arrived at the hotel, went to rest, and she went to the gym, where she spent all her free time,” recalls the director of “Picnic.” “And Katya was a very bright, open, clear, purposeful person and had no bad habits. Katerina was 51 years old. She lived in Kaluga. She is survived by an adult daughter. Where Catherine will be is still unknown. buried. My husband is now dealing with this issue. The editors of MSK1.RU express condolences to Catherine’s family, friends and loved ones, as well as to all those killed and injured as a result of the terrorist attack. MSK1.RU is collecting all the latest news about the shooting in a separate online report. Source link Source link