The Ukrainian musical duo “Potap and Nastya” is once again in the public spotlight after they published a new nostalgic video on their Instagram account. In the video, Oleksiy Potapenko and Nastya Kamensky addressed their followers with a call to remember the past and record their own videos to the old hit “Мы отменяем к. с.”, performed in Russian. Users were particularly outraged by the fact that the description of the post was also written in Russian.
This is reported by Finway
Outrage on social media and reactions from followers
The publication quickly became popular, gathering nearly 10,000 likes, but a heated discussion erupted in the comments. The overwhelming majority of commentators expressed dissatisfaction with the duo’s return to using the Russian language in their work. Users reminded the performers of their previous promises to never sing in Russian again and accused them of seeking to earn money by appealing to their former audience.
“Users angrily reminded the singers of their past statements where they promised to never sing in Russian again. Some directly accused the duo of ‘singing in Russian for the sake of money’.”
Some followers stated that such behavior indicates a creative crisis for the artists, and their popularity is a thing of the past. There were also harsh comments directed at the duo, particularly regarding their departure from Ukraine and the unwillingness to see them in the country’s media space.
Opinions of supporters and support
Despite the significant negativity, some fans supported the artists, emphasizing that they grew up on their music and that it does not matter to them what language their favorite songs are in. Some followers left positive feedback and emojis in the form of hearts and fire under the video, demonstrating their loyalty to the duo’s creativity.
The return of Potap and Nastya to the public space and the use of Russian-language compositions has once again divided their audience into supporters and critics, highlighting the sharpness of the language issue in contemporary Ukrainian culture.