Publisher 'Eksmo' has removed Danyil Turovskiy's book 'Light' from…
Publisher 'Eksmo' has removed Danyil Turovskiy's book 'Light' from sale following reports of its removal. The author wrote on Instagram that the book disappeared from marketplace websites and was sent for a third expert examination.
Consensus
- The novel 'Luch' by Danila Turovsky was removed from sale on Russian marketplaces.
- The removal followed complaints or denunciations from Z-bloggers.
- The book has undergone multiple expert reviews, including at least one AI-based and one linguistic examination.
- A first edition of the book was destroyed after being deemed to contain 'extremist fragments'.
- A second, censored version of the book was released but later also removed from sale.
- The third expert review is currently underway.
- The novel is set in a post-apocalyptic Moscow and centers on a mysterious purple ray causing hallucinations.
Points of divergence
- Eksmo's CEO Evgeny Kapiyev stated that the official version of 'Luch' does not contain controversial excerpts cited by some channels, and that no such fragments were found during the latest review. — vedomosti
- Turovsky claims the book was removed after denunciations from Z-bloggers and believes it will not survive the third expert review. — kommersant
- The first edition of 'Luch' was destroyed in March 2026, and a second version included censored content such as an episode related to events in the Chechen village of Novye Aldy in 2000. — tg_sotavisionmedia
- Turovsky believes that the second edition will likely be destroyed, and he plans to reclaim rights to the text. — tg_echoonline_news
Coverage (7 sources)
- "Eksmo" explained the removal of Turovsky's novel "Light" from sale — Ведомости
- В «Эксмо» прокомментировали снятие с продажи романа Туровского «Луч» — Коммерсантъ
- "Eksmo" removed Danila Turovskiy's novel from sale after Z-blogger complaints — SOTAvision
- «Eksmo» has taken off the sale of Daniil Turovsky's novel "Light" — Коммерсантъ
- Publisher Eksmo removed Danyil Turovskii's book 'Light' from sale after denunciations — ЭХО / Новости
- «Эксмо» после доносов убрало из продажи роман «Луч» — Дождь
- Eksmo Removed Danyil Turovsky's Novel 'Light' from Sale Following Z-Blogger Accusations — Дождь (Telegram)