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After a resonant case, “the Seventh Studio” which has allowed probation in the spotlight was the work of artist, Director and FEM-activist Yulia Tsvetkova. It would seem that the articles of charges are very different – there is fraud here pornography. However, many believe that in both cases, it is not that presented in fact, and the issue of freedom of speech and human rights, what can be said in the language of art, and what not. In February, the human rights organization “memorial” recognized as a political prisoner Yulia. She is accused of distribution of pornography and propaganda of nontraditional relations among minors. 26-year-old girl faces up to 6 years of imprisonment.

Problems Yulia Tsvetkova started a year ago. Attracted the attention of her public “the vagina Monologues”, where the artist raises questions of the open discussion of female physicality. On the page, which, incidentally, is still available to the public, you can find pictures and decorative crafts that resembles a woman’s genitals. Image schematic. Because of these works of Julia charged under the criminal code of the Russian Federation No. 242 (Illegal production and trafficking of pornographic materials or subjects). For almost six months – from November 2019-March 2020 – Julia spent under house arrest.

Now, she faces another charge – under article 6.21 of the administrative code (propaganda of nontraditional sexual relations among minors) for a figure depicting the happy LGBT couples with children. Punishment under this article provides for an administrative penalty “in the amount of 50 thousand to 100 thousand rubles with deportation from the Russian Federation or administrative arrest for up to 15 days with administrative deportation from the Russian Federation”. July 2, the police plans to file a report for this reason.

Under current law, at the expense of drawing depicting same-sex families, Yulia really can be issues, but it’s not all about that. Whether such laws which restrict freedom of expression and thought? – asks those who are advocates Tsvetkova. On the first episode matters even more. What do pornography? Is it possible for her to carry conventional drawings, even erotic pull between them? So we can agree that “David” pornography, reminds participants of the poetry marathon, which takes place on the youtube channel of the center of ascension.

“the Woman still has rights over her own body” – says in the beginning of the action one of its curators Catherine Zacharkiw. Poems read by the participants from different countries of the world, just about it. The poet Anna Halberstadt, wife of artist Vitaly Komar, said that “culture must fight for freedom of expression.” She read the poem “Russian feminism”, where we are talking about re��flax episode of life. Once in the 90s, Anna, along with her husband, as well as Gelman and his at the time wife, Julia, came on television to give an interview. “Once we were with Julia for the fifth time called the artist’s wife Anya and the wife of the gallery owner Julia, I said, “In America, where I live, I have a name, surname and profession.” The middle name I did not claim — in America it is not in Vogue” – these words ends with a poetic statement of Halberstadt.

the Poet Maria Galina reads a poem from the cycle EX FISICA: “She doesn’t pluck her mustache, her stomach works like a clock, and he even likes that she can’t cook nothing but fried sausages…”. These lines just lie in the main debate around Tsvetkova, who in the signatures to their drawings says: living women are wrinkles, grey hair, fat and that’s fine. The images that Julia calls “bodypositive”, illustrate the idea: they naked women with fat, gray hair and wrinkles. The drawings, again, conditional. Can we consider them pornography?

“Pornography is in the eye of the beholder, and these eyes do not look that is not there,” said one of the young winners of the poetic marathon.

“Pornography is the change in the Constitution, is the adoption of laws that are aimed against freedom of speech, laws that try to restrict someone’s existence. But art can not limit. Pornography is the state propaganda on TV,” says another.

In turn, the poetic action in support of Yulia Tsvetkova proposes to answer the following, for the broadest possible interpretation questions: 1) What does it mean for you the phrase of Pushkin: “Poetry is above morality-or at least, an entirely different matter?” 2) Should the public activity of the artist to be regulated by law? If Yes, in what aspects? 3) do you Think the pictures of Yulia Tsvetkova pornography? 4) How do you personally feel about the taboo images and descriptions of anatomical details of the female body?

it is Clear that all those who today dare to speak of the poetry marathon “for” Tsvetkov, against any taboo. But soon these questions will have to answer for all of us.

Recall that the network is collecting signatures in support of Yulia Tsvetkova. The petition was signed by more than 200 thousand people.