Russian Book Union Hides Censorship-Linked Book List
The Russian Book Union has hidden from public access a list of books subject to labeling under the law on narcotic propaganda, reports Vervstka.
Consensus
- The Russian Book Union (RKS) removed the public list of books that must be labeled due to mentions of drugs.
- The list is no longer available on the RKS website.
- The RKS will continue to provide the list upon request to libraries and bookstores.
- The RKS describes the move as a 'compromise solution'.
- The list is updated weekly.
- The last update occurred on September 21.
- The list contains over 3,800 entries.
- The list includes works such as Aldous Huxley's 'Brave New World', Tina Turner's autobiography, and 'Hello, Tsoi!' by Vitaly Kalgan.
- The removal of the list happened in the first half of August.
- The decision was made to avoid negative public perception of the list as a form of censorship.
Points of divergence
- The list was paused 'by order from the presidential administration' due to upcoming elections, with plans to resume it after September 20. — mediazona
- The list was paused 'by order from the presidential administrative office' due to upcoming elections, with initial plans to freeze it until September 20. — tg_tvrain
- The list was paused 'by order from the president's administration' due to elections, with initial plans to freeze it until the 20th of September. — tg_svobodnieslova
- The RKS removed the list to avoid negative perception of the industry list as censorship in Russian society. — tg_varlamov_news
Coverage (4 sources)
- Russian Book Union hid from public access a list of books subject to marking under the law on drug propaganda... — Varlamov News
- Typesetting: list of books for labeling under the law on 'drug propaganda' removed from public access to avoid 'negative perception in society' — Медиазона
- RKS hid list of books marked for narcotics due to fear of censorship accusations — Дождь (Telegram)
- In Russia, list of books with markings removed from public access due to mention of drugs — to avoid 'negative...', — Вёрстка