Russia proposes banning ideologies opposing traditional values
In the State Duma, it was proposed to consider everything 'against traditional values' as extremism. It is necessary to establish a ban on publicly justifying, propagandizing, and spreading any destructive ideologies, doctrines, and cults aimed against traditional values.
Consensus
- A bill was introduced in the Russian State Duma to expand the definition of extremism.
- The bill targets ideologies, teachings, cults, and movements opposing traditional Russian spiritual and moral values and traditional religions.
- Public justification, propaganda, and dissemination of such ideologies would be prohibited.
- The bill includes provisions to ban the use of symbols associated with these ideologies, even if they resemble them 'to the point of confusion'.
- The bill applies to materials on any medium, including texts and images.
- The bill was introduced by Deputy Nikolai Bulyaev from the 'Fair Russia' party.
- The bill references the 2025 Supreme Court decision to designate the 'International Satanist Movement' as extremist and ban it in Russia.
- After that ban, similar groups emerged under different names, according to the bill's author.
- The bill aims to protect national security and traditional Russian values.
Points of divergence
- The bill defines 'destructiveness' of teachings based on 'historical experience' and the 'propagation of evil' as a criterion. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The bill does not specify a list of destructive ideologies or criteria for determining whether a movement opposes traditional values, allowing for broad interpretation. — tg_astrapress
- The bill links followers of 'destructive' teachings to crimes such as killings, dismemberment, and desecration of churches and cemeteries, though no specific cases are cited in the document. — tg_tvrain
- The bill focuses on prohibiting public justification, propaganda, and dissemination of destructive ideologies opposing traditional values, without additional details. — tg_moscowmap
Coverage (5 sources)
- In the State Duma, a proposal was made to ban everything that contradicts traditional values — РИАМО
- In the State Duma, it was proposed to equate the propaganda of ideologies against 'traditional values' to extremism — The Moscow Times
- In the State Duma, a proposal was made to ban «destructive» ideologies that oppose «traditional values» — ASTRA
- In the State Duma, it was proposed to consider everything that is 'against traditional values' as extremism — Новости Москвы
- In the State Duma, it was proposed to consider propaganda of ideologies 'against traditional values' as extremism. Which specific ideologies are unclear... — Дождь (Telegram)