DDT concert in Kiev was 100,000 viewers

Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko announced his intention to the Ukrainian Autocephalous Orthodox Church to create, regardless of the Moscow Patriarchate. In response, the ROC was first against the Ukrainian government a new method of struggle used: a rock concert on Khreschatyk with Yuri Shevchuk and several metropolitans gathered more than 100 thousand people. Almost simultaneously with the arrival of Alexis II is a rock concert began on the occasion of the 1020th Anniversary of the Baptism of Russia, organized by the deacon Andrey Kuraev and two deputies from the Party of Regions. Concert, as you know, wanted to spend on the Maidan, but then to not interfere with the President's Reception at the Cathedral of St. Sophia, moved to 500 meters - the Kiev mayor's office. The scene unfolds on Khreschatyk, so that in the Maidan were very back row of the audience. Contrary to expectations, none of the participants had. "Disrespect for the ROC" is not a word about President Yushchenko nor the attempts to cancel a concert, or on the Leading vaguely complained "politicians who are in the murky waters of separatism catch their dividends," writes "Kommersant". Around the scene, but with pride, the young people went to T-shirts "Young Guard" United Russia "," with the flags of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. Deacon Andrei Kuraev sit under the stage with a laptop. I went up to ask him to say what the political significance of the action and that the organizers of the concert have this event, the Ukrainian authorities. Music boomed, so to hear each other, we had to go to a nearby shoe store. - What do you think about the idea of a national Yushchenko local church think? - Is it possible to think about it? Yushchenko wants to have a local church. A church may want to see him in the political coffin - Andrei Kuraev thought, sitting on the couch next to young people try on shoes. - And his plan could be implemented? - You can only expect nothing. It is the land of Mazepa, so there are strong these viruses. - Your Concert - a counterweight to the official celebrations Yushchenko? - No, we started our tour in the Ukraine almost a year ago, long before the Ukrainian authorities have decided to do something. And think you know vain, that this concert - Presentation by the Russian authorities. Conversely, Russian elites have shown no interest in us. We have not received a penny from one of the Kremlin-fund. - Why do you have it, "Young Guard" goes? - What should we do with them? The hell do we need it? They came popiaritsya at our expense, and any help that we received from them. - And the Ukrainian elite? Party of Regions, for example? - The party as such - No. We helped two Kiev businessman - Horbal and Omelyanenko, they really members of the Party of Regions. But the party in general, do not show an interest in us. We all hope that after Ukraine toured throughout Russia. But fails. Andrei Kuraev and rushed to the scene - to say that you believe in God, and you must believe in the devil, who is all systems go and vote, as I said. Then on the big screen to the audience showed video Greeting Patriarch Alexy and Metropolitan Vladimir of Kiev. And when it was dark, there was a recent member of the "March of Dissent" Yuri Shevchuk. And when it was dark, there was a recent member of the "March of Dissent" Yuri Shevchuk - politicians who are trying to divide us, be gone in 30 years. And we will stay. And we will live together. Russian-Ukrainian friendship forever - he announced from the stage. Khreschatyk and clapped, as if this was not just a rock concert, and the new Maidan revolution, this time against a new enemy. Yuri Shevchuk and sang, "I have a fight." Literally in between songs on stage DDT ran head External Church Relations Metropolitan Kirill of the Russian Orthodox Church, Metropolitan Dnipropetrovsk Irenaeus. - Hey, Kiev - fervently exclaimed the 120000th Rock Maidan Metropolitan Kirill. And the audience greeted him like a rock star. - More Laurence of Chernigov, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus - is the Holy Russia - Metropolitan began - and Holy Russia - this is not an empire! Holy Russia - this is not an association, past or future. Holy Russia - it is the ideal of beauty, goodness and truth! Hundred thousand square applauded. Back into the scene, Yuri Shevchuk, sang his biggest hits - ". Ugly home" for the first time "in the distance, it is the Dnieper, it, love," and then the chorus latest songs he began suddenly in the Ukrainian sing: "Tse all scho zalishitsya pislya mene, target are all the same, I scho vizmu it myself." And for some reason, cried a lot. At this point, Yuri Shevchuk, probably some time to atone for the sins of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the State Duma, and even "Gazprom". The last time singing at this place in Kiev and cry in December 2004 -. "Orange Revolution" in