Artiom Vakhlyayev

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Artem Vakhlyayev was the former head of sales at the publishing house 'Eksmo' and was convicted in July 2025 by the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow for involvement in the distribution of literature promoting LGBTQ+ content, which authorities classified as extremist. He was sentenced to four years of conditional imprisonment, a term requested by the prosecution, and admitted guilt, providing testimony against alleged co-conspirators. The case was part of a broader investigation into the sale of 'LGBT-literature' by employees of multiple publishing houses, including Popcorn Books and In…

Events

• Artem Vakhlyev, director of the sales department of Eksmo
• On August 7, 2026, the Zamoskvoretsky District Court in Moscow…
• Following the case of Artem Vakhlyayev, head of the sales department…
• Artem Vakhlyayev, former head of sales at publishing house 'Eksmo'
• Mediazona reports that Ivanov admitted guilt

Recent coverage

• To four years conditionally sentenced defendant of 'publishers case' Artem Vakhlyev Exactly such term requested for ex-director of sales department 'Eksmo' prosecutor — Говорит НеМосква
• Director of the sales department of Eksmo Artem Vakhlyev sentenced to four years probation on an extremism case due to sale... — Varlamov News
• «Everyone turned everyone in»: how the case of the publishing house «Eksmo» ended — BBC News Русская служба
• Sales department director of publishing house 'Eksmo' Artem Vakhlyev sentenced to 4 years probation on case of sale of 'LGBT-liter... — ASTRA
• Former head of Popcorn Books and Individuum asked for four years suspended sentence on case about sale of 'LGBT literature' — Дождь
• Eksmo Introduces 10 Book Verification Criteria Following Top Manager's Censure — Фонтанка
• President of 'Eksmo-Ast' Explains How Books Are Checked Before Publication — Вести
• Sales Director of 'Eksmo' Sentenced to Four Years Probation on LGBT Literature Case — Дождь (Telegram)
• Former head of 'Eksmo' sales department sentenced to four years probation for selling LGBT books — Вести
• Former sales director of publishing house 'Eksmo' sentenced to four years probation on charges of selling queer literature — Meduza
• Former 'Eksmo' Manager Sentenced to Four Years Probation on Books Ban Case — Фонтанка
• Former top manager of 'Eksmo' sentenced on LGBT propaganda case: what sentence did he receive? — Вечерняя Москва
• Former head of sales department at Eksmo sentenced to four years probation — Ведомости
• Sales Director of 'Eksmo' Sentenced to Four Years Probation for Selling 'LGBT Literature' — Медиазона
• Former sales director of Eksmol Vakhlyev sentenced to four years probation — Коммерсантъ
• 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 sentenced on extremism case — Фонтанка