Russia has been destroying the houses of its Ukrainian neighbors with artillery for almost two years, but in this final stretch of the year, indignation has exploded over what is happening in the darkness of Moscow, always hospitable in everything that refers to showbiz, posturing and implicit sex.. On December 20, blogger and TV presenter Nastya Ivleeva hosted a party whose dress code was “almost naked”.

All kinds of celebrities attended the event almost without clothes and some were very bold: the rapper Vacio attended the event only with sneakers and a sock covering his genitals. The famous presenter Ksenia Sobchak, liberal presidential candidate and goddaughter of Vladimir Putin, appeared in a semi-transparent bodysuit. Although the party was private, mobile phones worked their magic and the images spread like wildfire on social networks.. The rapper's condom sock is now the most famous in the country, the subject of 'memes' and other jokes.

Anastasia Ivleeva initially reacted by sarcastically pointing out that “in this country, in this world, they do not accept each other”. But justice has taken action on the matter and the mock orgy has stopped being funny..

First it was the political class that beat its chest. Putin's spokesman said the Russian president had seen the photos. Maria Zakharova, spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry, also intervened, saying that the event had “tainted” those who participated.. “Our soldiers on the front are not fighting for this,” lamented Ekaterina Mizulina, head of the Russian Safe Internet League, a leading censorship body..

One by one, the party's most prominent guests took to social media: some to apologize, regretfully, for their attendance.. Others insisted they have done nothing wrong.

“They say that Russia knows how to forgive. If so, I would like to ask you, the people, for a second chance,” Nastya Ivleeva said crying in her video message.. She had long been in the crosshairs of the hardline Putinist sector: last year Ivleeva published a drawing of a dove of peace and called on the Russian authorities to stop the invasion of Ukraine.. Now he faces several complaints and they demand that he donate almost ten million euros to a group that helps soldiers..

The famous 'sock rapper' has been arrested for 15 days and will pay a fine of around 2,000 euros. Other stars who participated in that wild night are being eliminated from the recorded entertainment programs that Russian television had prepared for New Year's Eve..

Maxim Katz, a Russian opposition activist, described the situation from exile: “For the first time in a long time, the system punishes those who have supported all its rules as long as they did not apply to them.”. What has changed is that “now life [in Russia] is not a party”.

Apology videos have become increasingly common in Russia since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The system punishes deviations, and repentance is the emergency parachute for those who suddenly find themselves accused of something that, despite not contradicting any law, is considered inappropriate.. The regime looks for enemies outside and traitors within.