St. Petersburg Christian University Fined for Undesirable Books

A court fined the St. Petersburg Christian University for unwanted books for Baptists.

Consensus

• The St. Petersburg Christian University was fined by the Leninsky District Court.
• The fine was 60,000 rubles.
• The university's library distributed books published by 'Mission Eurasia'.
• 'Mission Eurasia' was declared a 'undesirable' organization in Russia on May 13.
• The books were available to anyone with a library card.
• The university's representative denied guilt and claimed efforts were made to destroy the books.
• The university is a higher education institution for evangelical Christians-Baptists.

Points of divergence

• The books 'Mission in Profession: Achieve Maximum Overcoming Challenges' and 'Alphabet of Worship in the Family: 55 Characteristics of God for Family Worship' were specifically mentioned by the court. — tg_paperpaper_ru
• The university's library holds over 28,000 books, more than half of which are on biblical disciplines. — tg_paperpaper_ru
• The organization 'Mission Eurasia' was founded in 1991 to spread evangelism and establish churches across the former USSR. — tg_paperpaper_ru
• On the day after being listed as 'undesirable,' prosecutors seized Bibles published by 'Mission Eurasia' from a Christian bookstore on Malaya Konnushennaya Street. — tg_paperpaper_ru

Coverage (2 sources)

• Saint Petersburg Christian University fined over book on 55 characteristics of God for family worship — Бумага
• Court fined St. Petersburg Christian University for unwanted books for Baptists — Фонтанка

Key entities

• St. Petersburg Christian University
• Russia
• Leninsky District Court
• Saint Petersburg
• Leninsky Court
• Narvskaya Prospekt
• St. Petersburg Christian University (SPbHU)
• St. Petersburg State University