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.

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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.

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