The former deputy publicly apologized to the dancer from Volgodonsk for comments on social media.
Entrepreneur and former State Duma deputy Oleg Pakholkov recorded a video with public apologies to a dancer from Volgodonsk for rude sexual comments and offensive remarks about her weight, which he left on social media under a video of her dance and in responses to her followers.
Businessman and former State Duma deputy Oleg Pakholkov recorded a video address with public apologies to a dancer from Volgodonsk. He apologized for the rude sexual remark under the video of her dance and for comments about her weight.
"I sincerely apologize to the girl Anya for my comment, where I wrote that I wouldn't give my [brightly expressive word] to such a person. Indeed, it was very ugly, I was emotional, I wrote on Instagram*, I thought I was using youth slang, especially since I didn't intend to threaten anyone or twist anything," Pakholkov said in the video address, which was published on November 8 by the Telegram channel Baza.
In the same address, Pakholkov criticized women's dancehall (an energetic street dance, – Ed. "Caucasian Knot"). In his opinion, this dance direction contradicts traditional values and harms women's health.
According to the dancer from Volgodonsk Anya, Pakholkov left the first comment under the video of her dance. She reported that after her outrage, he continued to discuss women's appearance and make rude sexual comments in responses to her followers. This was reported on November 7 by the Telegram channel Baza. The screenshots published by the channel show at least four comments.
The practice of public apologies initiated by Ramzan Kadyrov has spread beyond Chechnya to other regions of Russia. More about this practice can be read in the reference "Caucasian Knot" "The Fashion for Apologies: From Chechnya to the Outskirts". "Caucasian Knot" also maintains "Chronicle of Public Apologies in the Caucasus".
"Caucasian Knot" also reported that residents of southern Russia have repeatedly made public apologies for offensive statements. For example, on October 26, 2024, the Astrakhan police published a video in which a detainee apologized to a local resident and other citizens. He explained that during a quarrel outside a store, he made offensive remarks about the woman's nationality.
On October 8, 2024, the police of Kuban published a video in which a blogger from Ust-Labinsk apologized for statements on religious themes and the belonging of Adyghe lands. The blogger explained that he spoke about this on his YouTube channel and acknowledged that he chose incorrect wording.
On June 23, 2023, Volgograd blogger Pavel Prokudin apologized to Muslims and people from the Caucasus for insults during a live broadcast. In the video address, he explained his words by saying that during the broadcasts, insults were also directed at him.