The last festival in 2010 was thwarted by the Chernihiv authorities, which, according to the comments by Vitaĺ Supranovič, co-organizer of the event, to Nasha Niva, were "“in contact with the official Belarusian side,”" which strongly advised "“to not to allow the festival.”" Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported on the political shade of the bans too.