Opinion Today: Putin’s getting sanctioned, but Russia’s getting canceled

Is the backlash against Russian culture going too far? 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As Alyson Krueger [reported this week in The Times](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkDc0VP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wOC9ueXJlZ2lvbi9ydXNzaWFuLXVrcmFpbmUtcmVzdGF1cmFudHMtbmV3LXlvcmsuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIyMDMxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NTQ2MiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NTI2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYioVSCtiP2r8rlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has created a public relations problem for the city’s Russian restaurants. Even though many owners and workers — some of whom are themselves Ukrainian and have ties to victims of the violence — have spoken out against the war, they are getting deluged with cancellations, negative online reviews and harassing emails and phone calls. Some establishments have even been vandalized. “There is a lot of stigma out there,” Vlada Von Shats, the owner of a Russian piano bar in Midtown, told The Times. Reservations have plunged by 60 percent, she said, and her door was kicked in during the night. “These people don’t realize that we have nothing to do with Putin.” The backlash against Russian culture is by no means just a New York story. Across the country, [liquor stores and supermarkets have pulled Russian vodka](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkDc0VP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY25uLmNvbS8yMDIyLzAzLzAzL2J1c2luZXNzL3J1c3NpYW4tdm9ka2Etc2FsZXMvaW5kZXguaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIyMDMxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NTQ2MiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NTI2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYioVSCtiP2r8rlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) from their shelves, in [several states under governors’ orders.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkDc0VP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmJjbmV3cy5jb20vbmV3cy91cy1uZXdzL3J1c3NpYW4tdm9ka2EtYmFucy1pbi11LXMtc3RhdGVzLXdoZXJlLXdoeS1yY25hMTc5ODA_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMjAzMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTU0NjImbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODUyNjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIqFUgrYj9q_K5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) Netflix has [suspended all projects from Russia](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkDc0VP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly92YXJpZXR5LmNvbS8yMDIyL3R2L2dsb2JhbC9uZXRmbGl4LXBhdXNlcy1ydXNzaWEtcHJvamVjdHMtYWNxdWlzaXRpb25zLTEyMzUxOTQyMDAvP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjIwMzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU1NDYyJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg1MjY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiKhVIK2I_avyuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~), and [orchestras in Britain and Japan have pulled Tchaikovsky](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkDc0VP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubmV3c3dlZWsuY29tL29yY2hlc3RyYXMtcHVsbC10Y2hhaWtvdnNreS1jb25jZXJ0cy1vdmVyLXJ1c3NpYXMtd2FyLXVrcmFpbmUtMTY4NjU1Nz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIyMDMxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NTQ2MiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NTI2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYioVSCtiP2r8rlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) from their programs. And in the realm of international competition, [Eurovision](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkDc0VP0TdaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8yNS93b3JsZC9ldXJvcGUvZXVyb3Zpc2lvbi1ydXNzaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIyMDMxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NTQ2MiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NTI2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYioVSCtiP2r8rlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA), [FIFA](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkDc0VP0TcaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMi8yOC9zcG9ydHMvc29jY2VyL2ZpZmEtcnVzc2lhLWJhbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjIwMzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU1NDYyJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg1MjY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiKhVIK2I_avyuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) and[the Paralympic Games](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkDc0VP4QoAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tL2V4cGxhaW4vMjAyMi8wMy8wMS9zcG9ydHMvcnVzc2lhLXVrcmFpbmUtd2FyLXNwb3J0cy9pdHMtdHdvLXllYXJzLWF3YXktZnJvbS10aGUtc3VtbWVyLW9seW1waWNzLWJ1dC10aGUtaW9jLXRha2VzLWEtc3RhbmQ_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMjAzMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTU0NjImbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODUyNjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIqFUgrYj9q_K5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) have all barred Russians from participating in this year’s contests. [Continue reading the main story](#a11y-skip-0) ADVERTISEMENT ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkDc0VP0RsaHR0cHM6Ly9saXZlaW50ZW50Lm5ld3lvcmt0aW1lc2luZm8uY29tL2NsaWNrP3M9NTk3ODUmbGk9VFkmbT1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkNyZwPVRZXzIwMjIwMzExVwNueXRCCmIqFUgrYj9q_K5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~ Cultural boycotts during times of war [aren’t new.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkDc0VP0TZaHR0cHM6Ly9wcmVzcy51Y2hpY2Fnby5lZHUvdWNwL2Jvb2tzL2Jvb2svY2hpY2Fnby9CL2JvNjY4MjMzNy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTM5JmVtYz1lZGl0X3R5XzIwMjIwMzExJmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTU1NDYyJm5sPW9waW5pb24tdG9kYXkmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTg1MjY1JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgpiKhVIK2I_avyuUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAA~) During the American Revolution, colonial merchants and consumers expressed their nascent patriotism by selling and buying [homespun textiles](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkDc0VP0TdaHR0cDovL2Jsb2cueWFsZWJvb2tzLmNvbS8yMDE2LzEyLzI4L3RoZS1wb2xpdGljYWwtaGlzdG9yeS1vZi1mYXNoaW9uLz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIyMDMxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NTQ2MiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NTI2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYioVSCtiP2r8rlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) instead of British-made ones. In the lead-up to World War II, [left-wing activists militated for boycotts of Japanese silk.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkDc0VP0T1aHR0cHM6Ly9kZXB0cy53YXNoaW5ndG9uLmVkdS9kZXByZXNzL3dhc2hpbmd0b25fY29tbW9ud2VhbHRoX2ZlZGVyYXRpb25famFwYW5lc2VfYm95Y290dC5zaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIyMDMxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NTQ2MiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NTI2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYioVSCtiP2r8rlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA) But what does seem fairly novel about these campaigns — thanks at least in part to the organizational power of social media — is the speed and ease with which they have taken off, as well as the sheer number and diversity of nonstate actors who have chosen to wage them. For [this week’s edition of the Debatable newsletter](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkDc0VP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wOS9vcGluaW9uL3VrcmFpbmUtcnVzc2lhLWNhbmNlbC1jdWx0dXJlLXB1dGluLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMjAzMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTU0NjImbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODUyNjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIqFUgrYj9q_K5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~), I surveyed a range of views on the promise and peril of this informal sanctions effort. Some commentators, like [Yasmeen Serhan](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkDc0VP0TJaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cudGhlYXRsYW50aWMuY29tL2F1dGhvci95YXNtZWVuLXNlcmhhbi8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMjAzMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTU0NjImbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODUyNjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIqFUgrYj9q_K5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of The Atlantic and [Sally Jenkins](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkDc0VP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cud2FzaGluZ3RvbnBvc3QuY29tL3Nwb3J0cy8yMDIyLzAyLzI4L3J1c3NpYS1zcG9ydHMtYmFuLXB1dGluLXB1YmxpYy8_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzkmZW1jPWVkaXRfdHlfMjAyMjAzMTEmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9NTU0NjImbmw9b3Bpbmlvbi10b2RheSZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9ODUyNjUmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmIqFUgrYj9q_K5SG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAA~~) of The Washington Post, believe that cultural boycotts have the potential to drive a wedge between the Russian people and Putin in a way that state-instituted economic and political sanctions cannot. 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There’s another danger to this kind of decentralized resistance movement that the Times columnist Thomas Friedman [raised](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRkDc0VP0TaaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMi8wMy8wNi9vcGluaW9uL3B1dGluLXVrcmFpbmUtY2hpbmEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zOSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90eV8yMDIyMDMxMSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD01NTQ2MiZubD1vcGluaW9uLXRvZGF5JnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD04NTI2NSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKYioVSCtiP2r8rlIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAA): When a leaderless movement decides to sanction a culture, whom does the culture call to broker a peace deal? 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