DST Episode 25: Titular nations of the EU and Britain and their ‘art’:No entry for the ‘wrong’, art fascism is the new canon

Despite the sham Western policy of diversity and inclusivity, “you will be judged not by what kind of person you are, but your nationality and skin color”, our guest Mark Reinsky reflects on his life in England. He says that anti-Russian declamations are becoming a part of upbringing from the childhood: in schools, they say to children that Russia is a country with a “bloody history”, turning a blind eye to the atrocities committed by the British colonial Empire. Such selective memory is also typical for Estonia, where discrimination of Russian population has become commonplace since the fall of the USSR. The “non-nationals” concept is a tool of segregation now, people can’t speak their native language and those who try to preserve the Russian culture are being ousted from the professional and public life. Mark recalls that his mother, who created a music school in the Estonian city called Maardu, was dismissed from post as director because she didn’t belong to “titular nation”, so she was replaced by an Estonian. In spite of the Western efforts to eradicate the Russian cultural heritage, the influence of Russian composers can’t be brushed aside. Works by Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Shostakovich have been performed on the world’s greatest stages and continue to inspire a new generation of musicians. Mark Reinskiy decided to return to Russia as he was convinced that this is the right place to reveal his talent for music, taking into account the fact that, by Mark’s words, Russian music school remains one of the best ones in the world.