Zhurova: “Maybe Isinbayeva has confirmed that she is not Russian, that she does not like Russia and refuses it”

Down-the-line.com/Athletics. Svetlana Zhurova, Deputy of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, responded to the request of the Head of the Republic of Dagestan, Sergey Melikov, to rename the Makhachkala stadium, which is named after the Russian athlete Elena Isinbayeva.

Yelena Isinbayeva, a two-time Olympic high jump champion, said the military ranks bestowed on her while playing for CSKA were minimal. In addition, in her post on the social network, she called herself a “man of the world”.

Svetlana Zhurova noted: “In my opinion, in this situation it was worth first contacting Elena Isinbayeva and finding out whether she really said what is credited to her. I am not criticizing the leader of Dagestan, everyone is entitled to their point of view. Maybe he discussed it personally with her, and she confirmed his words that she doesn’t consider herself a Russian, doesn’t like Russia and rejects it – so maybe I would understand his decision. But Gergiev and many other Russians can say “I am a man of the world”. The question is, did she say something else after that.

This position of Svetlana Zhurova is given by the Rise telegram channel.

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