Soft power: Russia revives the Intervision song contest, Cold War rival to Eurovision

20/09/2025 06:26 France 24

Russia on Saturday hosts Intervision, an international song contest that was a regular fixture in Soviet states in the 1960s and ’70s. The revival follows Russia’s exclusion from Eurovision since its full-scale 2022 invasion of Ukraine.

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Estonia, NATO slam ‘brazen’ Russian air incursion, Moscow denies claim

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20/09/2025 05:24 France 24

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20/09/2025 02:41 France 24

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19/09/2025 20:40 France 24

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19/09/2025 20:16 France 24

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19/09/2025 18:39 France 24

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19/09/2025 18:01 France 24

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19/09/2025 16:33 France 24

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US vetoes UN Security Council Gaza ceasefire call

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19/09/2025 16:04 France 24

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19/09/2025 15:51 France 24

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19/09/2025 15:01 France 24

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19/09/2025 14:29 France 24

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19/09/2025 14:03 France 24

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19/09/2025 10:15 France 24

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