TV presenter Ksenia Sobchak in a Telegram channel humorously addressed “vigilantes, activists, Komsomol organizers and elders” with a request to respond to the intention of the singer SHAMAN (real name – Yaroslav Dronov) to register a brand of vodka with the name “I am Russian”. She noted the comic nature of the situation and wondered what kind of person the artist sees as a real citizen of Russia.
Friends… comrades… my relatives… Something terrible has happened. SHAMAN will get the people drunk to his songs. So, this is the Russian that Yaroslav sees in the Year of the Family? Divorced? Selling vodka? Where is the honor? Where is the conscience? Where is the national pride? – Sobchak wrote .
SHAMAN representative Anton Korobkov-Zemlyansky previously stated that the artist had filed applications with Rospatent to register the trademark ” I am Russian “. If the brand is approved, the artist will be able to produce several categories of goods and services, including strong alcohol, clothing, and cosmetics.
Music critic and TV presenter Sergei Sosedov suggested that the registration of the trademark “I am Russian” could be a social provocation . The expert emphasized that this could simply be a test of public opinion, and not a serious undertaking.