Leninka Stores Destructive Literature Including Hawking, Churchill
In the archive, there are five sections: Among the books in Ukrainian that the 'Kommersant' correspondent noticed, there were: 'Archive of Destructive Literature' is decorated with: Cover photo: Sefa Karacan / Anadolu / Getty Images
Consensus
- The Russian State Library (Leninka) operates a closed storage facility for 'destructive literature'.
- Access to the storage is restricted to intelligence agencies and researchers.
- Researchers must undergo a special interview at the library to gain access.
- The storage contains approximately 20,000 books.
- A significant portion of the books are in Ukrainian.
- The storage is divided into five sections: ideology of the ruling Ukrainian elite, Ukrainian nationalism, foreign authors' views on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, politically charged children's literature, and works by modern Ukrainian nationalists.
- The storage has been operational for over a year.
- Among the books included are works by Stephen Hawking, Martin Gilbert's biography of Churchill, and the comic 'Princess + Princess: Happily Ever After'.
Points of divergence
- The inclusion of David Satter's book 'Less You Know, Better You Sleep' was justified by its portrayal of Russia as a 'criminal state' created by Vladimir Putin. — tg_theinsider
- The storage is decorated with a bulletproof vest and a quote from Putin. — meduza
Coverage (2 sources)
- Comic about princess, books by Hawking and biography of Churchill placed in special storage of "destructive literature" at Leninka — "Kommersant" — The Insider
- In Leninka created a 'closed storage of destructive literature'. Inside were Stephen Hawking, biography of Churchill and comic about two princesses. And decorate the storage body armor and quote of Putin — Meduza
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