Russia has updated its list of books containing mentions of…
Russia has updated its list of books containing mentions of narcotics that must be marked with warnings, including works by Viktor Tsoi, Yuri Khoi, Agatha Christie, Anthony Burgess, Stephen King, Chuck Palahniuk, and others, under new regulations effective since March 1, 2024.
Consensus
- The Russian Book Union (RKС) updated the list of books containing mentions of narcotics that require special marking.
- The updated list includes books by Viktor Tsoi, Yuri Khoy, and Agatha Christie.
- The new regulations require warning labels with an exclamation mark and anti-drug text for works published after August 1, 1990, that mention narcotics as part of the artistic concept.
- The changes to the law on narcotics came into effect on March 1, 2024.
- Books in the list are subject to administrative and criminal liability if distributed without proper marking.
- The total number of books in the list is 3,496.
- The list includes works by Anthony Burgess, Stephen King, Chuck Palaniuk, Howard Lovecraft, and Viktor Pelevin.
Points of divergence
- The list was updated on August 2, adding 151 works. — vedomosti
- The list also includes James Bowen's 'The Street Cat Named Bob' and Vladimir Mayakovsky's 'War and Language', as well as Lenin's 'The Ass's Bridge' and other works. — vedomosti
- Works by Viktor Pelevin ('Generation 'P' and 'Chapaev and Void') and Truman Capote's 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' were added starting July 27. — vedomosti
- The new regulations were introduced on March 1, but the article mentions that the law was effective from March 1, 2023, which contradicts other sources stating 2024. — vm
- The introduction of mandatory marking has led to significant financial costs for publishers, as reported by 'Eksmo'. — kommersant
Coverage (6 sources)
- In Russia, books about Tsoe, Khoe, and 'Agatha Christie' will start being marked — Вести
- In Russia, books about Tsoy, Khoi, and 'Agatha Christie' will be marked — Ведомости
- Books 'A Clockwork Orange' and 'Call of Cthulhu' will be marked in Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- In Russia, books by Stephen King, Chuck Palahniuk, and Viktor Pelevin will be marked — Коммерсантъ
- In Russia, the book 'A Clockwork Orange' will be marked — Вести
- In Russia, the list of books containing mentions of narcotic substances and subject to labeling has been updated. It was reviewed by… — ТАСС (Telegram)