The authorities are not in the slightest bit interested if the project is to do with art or whether it is a project which could be of some use. As I say, the discrepancy between the authorities and the people as a whole is very great. Lena, who we see in the film, has been giving concerts all over the world since the age of nine. It is my impression that these agencies have a great deal of money, perhaps they have sponsors, I do not know. They also have direct contact with Russian television.
Many concerts take place in cooperation with Russian television.
For example in the film, the archive material which shows Lena playing for the Pope was made for a Russian program in collaboration with this organisation. I know that the little girl Ira, shown in the film, has also been taken up by this organisation. She will give some concerts in the West in the next period. Most of the children receive individual engagements and give a concert now and again. The fact that Lena has her own manager who organises her performances is really exceptional.