The "Speed" charity festival, created by volunteers, is becoming pro-government in the Ryazan region.
Charitable cultural and educational Speed Festival, which was invented and made popular Irina Avdekova и Margarita NadeevaThis year, it's being organized by the pro-government Center for Creative Industries Development, a non-profit organization. The actual organizers are even mentioned in the announcements. do not appear.
The festival was first held in September 2023 on the grounds of the von Derviz Estate (Starozhilovsky Stud Farm). Avdekov and Nadeev donate the proceeds annually to clean up the estate's dilapidated grounds. Last year, the festival received the prize The Center for Creative Industries Development promised the organizers support, but they didn't specify what kind.
"Under the guise of support, the ANO CRKI is effectively taking over the festival organization, and pressure is being put on the volunteer organizers. 'Speed' already has its own identity, its own history, and its own audience. It's a unique festival that grew from the bottom up—from people's initiatives, not from an organization's decision at the top."- Wrote Avdekova and Nadeeva to the governor To Pavel Malkov on his page.
The organizers publicly refused the award and “support” from the Development Center.
Nadeeva clarified for Pol Zreniye: their “squeezing” out of the project happened gradually.
— To us, the organizers, closed "The opportunity to comment on publications about 'Speed' was denied, and they said our sound and stage arrangements should be cancelled. Our partners aren't suitable, and their partners will be. The ANO is removing the word "charity" from the festival's public presentation. We're increasingly no longer referred to as organizers. Instead, 'Speed' is presented as some kind of gathering of enthusiasts organized by the Center for Creative Industries Development. This is a story about what happens to independent initiative," Nadeeva explained.
According to the organizers, the festival will still take place on Sunday, September 13, without the assistance of the Center for Creative Industries.
Photos and videos: festival group on VK
