Putin announces pro-Russian knock-off rival to Eurovision song contest…despite similar showcases flopping in Soviet era VLADIMIR Putin has announced his own version of the Eurovision song contest despite Russia's similar Soviet attempts being a huge flop.
Putin issued a decree to set up a Moscow-led song contest called Intervision.
Intervision is reportedly set to give performers four minutes on stage to sing in whatever language they like, according to documents seen by Reuters.
It is not known if Putin will seek to sing at the contest, as he famously did in 2010, performing Blueberry Hill at a live charity event in St Petersburg.
More than 25 of his ally countries are set to join his contest - including North Korea, Iran, Cuba, and Venezuela.
