Andrei Makarevich is used to packing out big venues, but these days one of Russia's best known rock stars is struggling to get on stage, because of a culture war sparked by the conflict in eastern Ukraine.
Russia's War Against Ukraine
BBC: Russia’s music stars split in culture war over Ukraine
A picture taken on Oct. 11, 2010, shows Russian rock musicians Andrey Makarevich (L) and Boris Grebenshchikov (R) speaking with Dmitry Medvedev (C), then Russia's President at the Beat-Blues Cafe in Moscow. While patriotic fervour grips Russia over its takeover of Crimea and President Putin's approval ratings soar, Makarevich and Grebenshchikov, have emerged as among few high-profile voices of dissent inside Russia.
