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title: "Russian Artist Flees to Germany, Finds Creative Outlet in Carnival Float"
url: https://moldova1.md/p/24226/russian-artist-flees-to-germany-finds-creative-outlet-in-carnival-float
published: 2024-02-10T07:37:20Z
language: en
section: "International"
source: moldova1.md
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# Russian Artist Flees to Germany, Finds Creative Outlet in Carnival Float

> A young Russian artist who recently arrived in Germany, citing artistic limitations in her home country, is participating in the famed Jacques Tilly Carnival in Düsseldorf.

A young Russian artist who recently arrived in Germany, citing artistic limitations in her home country, is participating in the famed Jacques Tilly Carnival in Düsseldorf.

![bild.de/ Sculptura președintelui rus scăldându-se în sângele Ucrainei](https://storage.moldova1.md/images/b577f330-2413-483a-857e-9ead397ca6d7.jpg)

*Sursa: bild.de/ Sculptura președintelui rus scăldându-se în sângele Ucrainei*

While requesting anonymity due to concerns about her safety, the artist expressed frustration with constraints on creative expression in Russia.

*"The word 'freedom' doesn't exist in Russia for artists,"* she stated. *"You can work cautiously, hiding your true message, but the fear of censorship is constant."*

Explaining her decision to leave, the artist, identified as Marina, drew parallels to jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny. "I spoke too freely," she admitted. *"Prison felt like the next step."*

Now in Germany, Marina sees the carnival as a platform for unfiltered expression. *"It's freedom in art form,"* she said, hinting at a float potentially featuring Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Marina's past contributions to the carnival included floats depicting figures like Putin *"bathing in Ukrainian blood,"* highlighting the ongoing conflict.

The Düsseldorf carnival's main parade takes place on February 12th.

Translation by **Iurie Tataru**

![alamy.com](https://storage.moldova1.md/images/37a6a275-8992-460a-8c1e-216d3f3c6aba.jpg)

*Sursa: alamy.com*