Video: Muscovites will be left without museums and theaters for a month
2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55
In Moscow, in accordance with the new decree of Mayor Sergei Sobyanin on additional restrictive measures to combat the spread of coronavirus, cinemas, theaters, concert halls and lecture halls will be closed until April 10. Alexei Venediktov, editor-in-chief of the Ekho Moskvy radio station, announced this with reference to the mayor's office on his Telegram channel.
Ksenia Boletskaya, editor of the Vedomosti media department, writes that the capital's theaters have already begun to officially announce the cancellation of performances, promising to exchange tickets or return their cost.
Open Media, citing sources in the Moscow government, write that Moscow Vice Mayor Anastasia Rakova, who heads the city's operational headquarters for coronavirus, insisted on the closure of cinemas and other entertainment establishments last week. The decision could not be made for fear that it would anger Muscovites.
According to the portal, the head of the department of culture Alexander Kibovsky, the head of the department of trade and services Alexei Nemeryuk and "other influential officials" strongly opposed the closure of places of leisure.
According to the mayor's decree, published on his blog, in Moscow until April 10, it is prohibited to conduct any outdoor leisure activities (cultural, sports, entertainment, educational), regardless of the number of participants, and in premises with more than 50 participants at a time.
The publication "Rise" writes that the ban "to gather more than 50" will not affect divine services, restaurants and bars in Moscow, since all this does not apply to entertainment events, explained Vakhtang Kipshidze, Deputy Chairman of the Synodal Department of the Moscow Patriarchate for Church Relations with Society and the Media, and of the department of trade of the capital Alexey Nemeryuk.
The Ministry of Culture also recommended that subordinate institutions temporarily restrict public events due to the coronavirus. In this regard, several Moscow theaters announced a suspension of work until April 12, group tours in museums will stop, and visitors will be measured the temperature. Libraries will provide remote access to resources.
Russian Internet cinemas in the context of the coronavirus and restrictions on mass events reduce the cost of subscriptions or completely cancel paid access. More.tv video service and Premier online cinemas announced the cancellation of the subscription, Vedomosti writes. The online cinema "KinoPoisk HD" decided to provide a free subscription with a promotional code until the end of April to everyone who does not have a valid subscription.
Until April 15, the Ivi service reduced the subscription cost to 1 ruble for all new users, and also expanded free content. The same step was taken by the Megogo cinema. The Okko online platform issues promotional codes for viewers in quarantine and self-isolation through the Okkobro Telegram bot. The Tvzavr service announced that it will provide three months of subscription free of charge for those with sick leave.
Some Moscow cinemas announced a temporary closure even before Sobyanin's decree. Since March 16, the Documentary Film Center at the Museum of Moscow has closed for a two-week quarantine. "We do not give in to panic, but, given how the situation is developing around the world, we propose to observe the necessary security measures," the CDK website says. The money for previously purchased tickets will be fully refunded. For 10 days, the cinema opened free access to films from its repertoire to new users on the Nonfiction.film online platform.
Due to the "turbulent epidemiological situation," the Illusion cinema, located in a skyscraper on Kotelnicheskaya embankment, also decided to close. This was reported by the Bulletin of the Kinoprokatchika with reference to a letter from the State Film Fund, which owns the cinema. It says that "Illusion" is being closed on the recommendation of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.
In St. Petersburg, the closure of cinemas and other places of leisure was demanded by the deputies of the Legislative Assembly. Now the city has a restriction on events with more than one thousand participants. The chief sanitary doctor of the Pskov region, Alexander Nesteruk, expressed concern that the cinemas continue to operate. In Naberezhnye Chelny, cinemas have decided to close, and in the Murmansk region, the number of viewers from March 17 will be limited to 99 people per show.
According to the "Kinobiznes" forecast, the receipts of Russian cinemas over the past weekend will become the worst in a year: 75% of the box office is brought by foreign cinema and, first of all, the largest Hollywood premieres, which are canceled en masse due to the coronavirus. In their absence, cinemas counted on re-showing blockbusters that had already been at the box office.
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