"I was at GUBABiK, I was at the Ministry of Culture. Where else should I go?" Vitaly Artist recognized as a "freeloader"
Vitaly Artist, the frontman of the Minsk band "Bez Bileta", shared on social media the news that he had been recognized as a person not employed in the Belarusian economy.
Vitaly Artist. Screenshot from video
"I was a little upset today. Because they handed me a paper saying that I am no longer employed in the economy. Over these years, while I haven't had the opportunity to play concerts, I've tried various active professions. I've been a driver, a woodcutter, a mower, a laundress, a village builder, and a courier. Really, I've done almost everything.
But I admit, I'm a bad builder. I'm much better at writing songs. And I want to thank Belarus for the opportunity to live, breathe this air, dream under the Belarusian sky. And I really hope that one day I will have the opportunity to be employed in the economy and do my profession — write songs and perform them for people.
I was at GUBABiK, I was at the Ministry of Culture. Where else should I go? If you know, tell me.
Universe, I'm sending you this video list. Do something and tell me where to move, give me some other sign, besides this letter, which I received this morning," Artist said.
A little earlier, he spoke about the negative reaction he somehow faces due to his tours in Russia.
After a four-year break, the band "Bez Bileta" began touring in Russia from the beginning of 2026. Before that, on October 19, 2025, Vitaly Artist, the frontman and creator of the Belarusian band "Bez Bileta", was included in the database of the Ukrainian website "Mirotvorets", which publishes information about alleged "pro-Russian terrorists, separatists, mercenaries, war criminals and murderers".