Churchill Bio, Hawking Stories in Ukrainian Held in Russia's Closed…
Books including a Ukrainian translation of Stephen and Lucy Hawking's children's stories and Winston Churchill's biography were placed in a closed storage facility at the Russian State Library (Leninka) due to concerns over their Ukrainian-language translations. The facility, established over a year ago, holds around 20,000 books, mostly in Ukrainian, and is used to study 'the history of Russophobia'.
Consensus
- The Russian State Library (Leninka) has a closed storage facility for 'destructive literature'.
- The facility contains approximately 20,000 books.
- Most books in the facility are written in Ukrainian.
- The storage was established over a year ago.
- Books are selected based on criteria including language and content.
- The facility is used to study 'the history of Russophilia'.
- The Ukrainian translations of the Stephen and Lucy Hawking children's stories and the Winston Churchill biography are included.
- The books were found in the closed storage by journalists from 'Kommersant'.
- The books are also available in Russian editions and sold in Russian bookstores.
- Experts use specific keywords as markers during selection, such as 'Moskovshchina' instead of 'Russia' or 'Bolsheviks' instead of 'Russians'.
- The facility includes books about Ukrainian nationalism, wartime memoirs, and political children's literature.
- The director of the library, Vadim Duda, stated that the library decided to preserve these materials instead of destroying them as some combatants have demanded.
Points of divergence
- The comic 'Princess + Princess: Long and Happy' was described as depicting a romantic relationship between a white and a Black princess, and the library staff found it 'destructive' due to its content. — tg_istories_media
- The library staff claimed that musician Kuzma Skryabin was killed because he was a Ukrainian nationalist, a claim not supported by other sources. — tg_istories_media
- The library staff found an alphabet book with a burning Kremlin illustration for the letter 'M' (Moskovia), which they deemed 'destructive'. — tg_istories_media
- The library staff stated that the musician Kuzma Skryabin 'was also a Ukrainian nationalist'. — fontanka
- The library's director, Vadim Duda, said he dreams that the storage will never be replenished again. — tg_tvrain
- The library's director, Vadim Duda, described the comic 'Princess + Princess' as a story about two princesses whose feelings lead to marriage. — tvrain
- The library's director, Vadim Duda, confirmed that the comic 'Princess + Princess' was included and described its content as a romantic relationship leading to marriage. — kommersant
Coverage (6 sources)
- Biography of Churchill and children's stories of Hawking get into closed special storage of Leninka — РИАМО
- In the special storage of "destructive" literature in Leninka, children's books, a biography of Churchill, and a three-volume set of Stephen Hawking were found — Важные истории
- In the special storage of RGB found children's stories by Hawking and Churchill biography in Ukrainian translation — Фонтанка
- In the special archive of "destructive literature" of RGLB (on which "history of Russophobia" is studied) came children's stories of Hawking and bio... — Дождь (Telegram)
- In the special storage of "destructive literature" of RGL, children's stories of Hawking and biography of Churchill fell — Дождь
- In the special storage of "destructive literature" at RGL, there were found children's stories by Hawking and biography of Churchill — Коммерсантъ
Key entities
- Stephen Hawking
- Churchill
- RGb
- Lucy Trilogy
- Commerzant
- Russian State Library RGL, Leninka
- Leninki
- U
- Russia
- Kommersant