"In recent years, a system should have been established that would allow cultural figures to travel abroad. However, such a system does not exist. Daily, I have to review around 100 applications for departure, and I am unfamiliar with most of the names, which requires me to spend time researching information. I should also point out that out of five individuals who leave, one does not return," he stated.
In September, Tochitsky emphasized the need to create conditions so that all cultural figures could "freely travel abroad based on transparent rules."