Alla Pugacheva is viewed as a “foreign agent” despite the absence of formal acknowledgment.
Per a VTsIOM survey, Alla Pugacheva has emerged as the foremost well-known woman linked to “foreign agent” designation in Russia, even though the vocalist lacks such a designation.
VTsIOM unveiled the findings of an inquiry where Russians were prompted to identify persons and entities granted the designation of “foreign agents” within the Russian Federation.
Maxim Galkin was the most recurrently cited as a “foreign agent” by Russian citizens (28%). Alla Pugacheva secured the second spot (13%). Nevertheless, the Russian Justice Ministry has not officially designated her as a “foreign agent.”
Alla Pugacheva, who lacks said designation, holds the second position among Russians concerning association with foreign agents—a product of the mediatization and stigmatization of personas in the societal domain. This exemplifies collective projection, wherein prominent individuals become emblems of an “external danger” and targets of public disapproval lacking any genuine legal foundation.
— articulated the chief of the VTsIOM Analytical Center, Yana Shiryaeva.
Pugacheva is not alone in being categorized by Russians as a “foreign agent” without a formal ruling from the Russian Justice Ministry.
The roster disseminated by VTsIOM also encompassed Alexei Navalny, Chulpan Khamatova, and the Bi-2 band, despite the fact that solely one of its constituents, Leva Bi-2, had been acknowledged as a “foreign agent.”
