Artiom Vakhlyayev

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Artem Vakhlyayev, formerly the head of sales at publishing house 'Eksmo,' was charged in connection with the distribution of literature promoting LGBTQ+ themes, which authorities classified as extremist. He was accused alongside other employees of Popcorn Books and Individuum Print, including Dmitry Protopopov, and faced potential charges under laws related to extremism; he was initially detained in May 2025 and later released under restrictions after being held under house arrest.

Recent coverage

• Gray scheme with 'red' and 'yellow' lists: Court begins hearing case of former Popcorn Books director — Фонтанка
• Popcorn Books head testifies against Yevgeny Kapiev — Коммерсантъ
• Former Popcorn Books Director Charged with Creating 'Red' and 'Yellow' Lists of 'LGBT Literature' — SOTAvision
• Former head of 'Eksmo' sales department sentenced to four years probation for selling LGBT books — Вести
• Sales Director of 'Eksmo' Artem Vakhlyayev sentenced to four years probation for selling queer literature; he testified against co-conspirators — Meduza
• Prosecutor requests four years of probation for Eksmol sales director Artem Vakhlyayev in case on sale of "LGBT literature" — Медиазона
• Former Popcorn Books employee gets suspended sentence for selling queer literature; reveals he 'fought this since Soviet times' — Meduza
• Employee of Popcorn Books, where 'Summer in the Pioneer Scarf' was published, 'accused his colleagues of criminal activity'. Here is what he told — Медиазона
• Former Popcorn Books employee sentenced on extremism case — Фонтанка
• Popcorn Books employees arrested after 'control purchase' of banned books by minors on orders from security forces — Meduza