A pole-dance performance in Lübeck's St. Marien Church has caught the eye of a dubious website linked to the Moscow-loyal Orthodox Church. The site is using the event as fodder for Russian propaganda. There appears to be a systematic approach behind it.
A pole-dance performance recently took place in the historic St. Marien Church in Lübeck, Germany, now gaining unwanted international attention. A dubious website with ties to the Moscow-loyal Orthodox Church has seized on the event, portraying it as an example of Western decadence to fuel Russian propaganda.
Reports suggest this is not an isolated incident but part of a systematic effort to collect and disseminate such content from the West through Russian media channels. Local sources in Schleswig-Holstein highlight the instrumentalization of cultural events for propaganda purposes. The performance was part of an artistic program in the church, but its exploitation raises questions about the sensitivity of such activities in religious spaces.
No official responses have come from the church or organizers yet. The episode underscores ongoing Russian disinformation campaigns influencing Europe.
