{"id":379992,"date":"2026-09-18T19:00:14","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russian-violinist-hopes-talent-keeps-him-out-of-army\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T19:00:14","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T18:00:14","slug":"russian-violinist-hopes-talent-keeps-him-out-of-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/russian-violinist-hopes-talent-keeps-him-out-of-army\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian violinist hopes talent keeps him out of army"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/k35hyDpfhRQ\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Russian violinist hopes talent keeps him out of army\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/k35hyDpfhRQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Alexei is playing for rubles &#8211; and for his life.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>He hopes that his talents will save him from being picked up by the army and sent to the front line.<\/p>\n<p>And with the Russian parliamentary election this weekend, Alexei says he will vote &#8211; with the hope that Russia&#8217;s current course turns towards something &quot;more normal&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alexei is playing for rubles &#8211; and for his life. 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