The governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region, Gleb Nikitin, described information about the list of confiscated books for allegedly containing LGBT propaganda (“LGBT International Social Movement” is considered extremist and is banned in the Russian Federation) as a provocation. This is what he’s talking about Wrote On your Telegram channel.
“I read a certain list of banned books, which included Dostoyevsky and Plato. “I can’t contain my emotions and I remain silent,” he wrote.
As the regional president noted, the criteria for compiling the list are unclear.
“It is not known under what sauce it was distributed and what goals the author of the idea pursued. “But personally, it seems to me that he wants to harm our country and undermine the authority of its institutions,” he said, expressing hope that the list will be properly evaluated by the public.
In November 2023, the Supreme Court, at the request of the Russian Ministry of Justice, recognized the “international popular movement of LGBT individuals” (recognized as extremist and banned in Russia) as an extremist organization and banned its activities in Russia. The law banning LGBT propaganda among Russian citizens of all ages came into force in December 2022.
online 20 February 2024 seen List of books allegedly containing LGBT propaganda that are banned from sale. The list includes more than 250 works, including books by Dostoyevsky, Murakami, Coelho, Wilde, Proust and other classics. Megamarket confirmed the authenticity of the list and stated that it had already hidden the cards of these books on its website. Deputy Alexander Khinshtein, who also initiated the law banning LGBT propaganda, said that this “blacklist” was unnecessary and that the works therein were not in danger.
Previously Russian President Vladimir Putin said About attitudes towards LGBT people in Russia.