It looks like the Guardian got really overheated. I’ve received the Russian report of this morning’s radio phone in with the Russian prime minister.
Gergiev had just flown in from Spain and was generally upbeat about Russia’s achievements (as he usually is). He does not credit Putin personally with these improvements, nor does he liken him to Prokofiev or Peter the Great. The Guardian needs to look more closely at its reporting.
But the question is: why did he make the call in the first place? Probably put up to it by Putin’s minders.
Here’s the Russian text. Use google, if you like, to translate:
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