The Intervision Song Contest (ISC) was an international song competition organised by the International Radio and Television Organisation. It was the Eastern Bloc equivalent to the Eurovision Song Contest. It was transmitted to national broadcasters via the Intervision network.

2 days ago · The Intervision song contest, a Soviet-era version of the Eurovision song contest that ended in 1980 and is being revived this year on Vladimir Putin’s orders, will be free of “perversion”, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Wednesday.. The contest, Lavrov said, would be “an opportunity for all countries to showcase their …

The Eurovision Song Contest banned Russia from participation in 2022 following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine.. Putin's order instructs officials to host Intervision in Moscow in 2025 for the ...

2 days ago · Launched under the former Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, the Intervision Song Contest took place in Czechoslovakia (1965 to 1968) and later in Sopot, Poland (1977 to 1980), replacing the Sopot ...

1 day ago · Russia will host the Intervision Song Contest in the autumn, featuring entries from Brazil, China and Cuba

Jun 15, 2024 · The Intervision Song Contest has been delayed until 2025, with the contest to be hardly early next year. Mikhail Shvydkoy, the special representative of the Russian President for international cultural cooperation has confirmed to Russian media that the Intervision Song Contest will now be held in 2025.

3 days ago · Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered a revival of the Soviet-era alternative to the Eurovision Song Contest, Intervision, which he claimed will counter the decadence of modern Western culture.

May 17, 2024 · Further details of the relaunch of the Intervision Song Contest have been released in materials from the Russian Government. The contest which is supported by the Russian Government is set to feature at least fifteen countries competing in …

3 days ago · The Intervision song contest, organized by the International Radio and Television Organization (OIRT), which existed in 1946-1993, was held in 1965 to 1977 and was an analogue to the Eurovision ...

4 days ago · The Intervision song contest, organized by the International Radio and Television Organization (OIRT), which existed in 1946-1993, was held in 1965 to 1977 and was an analogue to the Eurovision contest organized by the European Broadcasting Union, which split from the OIRT. Along with socialist countries, Intervision participants included ...