▁Union , ▁or ▁by ▁G orb ache v ▁himself , ▁bel ieving ▁it ▁to ▁be ▁too ▁radical ▁a ▁step ▁to ▁take , ▁and ▁so ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁never ▁entered ▁the ▁contest ▁before ▁dissol ving . ▁ ▁Stat ements ▁about ▁Le ont iev ▁President ▁Vladimir ▁Put in : ▁" You ▁right ly ▁recognized ▁master ▁of ▁song ▁genre , ▁artist ▁who ▁reached ▁the ▁summ its ▁of ▁Pop ▁Olymp us ▁thanks ▁to ▁genu ine ▁talent , ▁professional ism ▁and ▁hard ▁work " ▁President ▁D mit ry ▁Med ved ev : ▁" Over ▁the ▁years , ▁the ▁bright ▁stage ▁career , ▁you ▁not ▁only ▁have ▁gained ▁a ▁great ▁love ▁of ▁fans , ▁but ▁also ▁sets ▁a ▁high ▁standard ▁of ▁music ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁gener ations ▁of ▁artists . ▁The ▁songs ▁performed ▁by ▁you , ▁always ▁lead ▁not ▁only ▁in ▁the ▁charts , ▁but ▁also ▁in ▁the ▁hearts ▁of ▁an ▁audience ▁of ▁millions ". ▁President ▁Alexander ▁L uk ash en ko : ▁"" Gre at ▁talent , ▁un par alle led ▁professional ▁skills ▁and ▁constant ▁cre ative ▁search ▁brought ▁you ▁a ▁well - des erved ▁fame ▁and ▁recognition ▁around ▁the ▁world " ▁Polit ician ▁Valent ina ▁Mat vi yen ko ▁" You ▁have ▁created ▁a ▁stage ▁persona ▁which ▁has ▁never ▁been ▁on ▁the ▁stage ▁and ▁I ▁am ▁sure ▁that ▁nobody ▁will ▁never ▁repeat , ▁and ▁you ▁follow ▁this ▁image " ▁S inger ▁Muslim ▁Mag om ay ev : ▁" Name ▁Val ery ▁Le ont iev ▁enough ▁just ▁to ▁name ▁– ▁and ▁do ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁color ful ▁definitions