A group of social activists linked to the Veterans of Russia movement urged the Prosecutor General’s Office to review the writer Viktor Shenderovich, who is labeled a foreign agent in Russia, for alleged discrediting of the RF Armed Forces. The report comes from Puree via a Telegram channel, which asserts that a formal case could be opened against Shenderovich. The channel also claims he might lose three Moscow apartments, two of which are registered to his wife, and that streamlining royalties from his works could be restricted. Mash reported that this stance followed a joke in which Shenderovich stated his readiness to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Attribution: Puree Telegram channel.
Alexander Khinshtein, a deputy in the State Duma, has commented on a new LGBT law described as extremist by the International LGBT Social Movement, a designation that bans the organization in the Russian Federation. The observation suggests that this legislation will not affect the status of classical works, whether Russian or foreign. Earlier, the Russian online marketplace Megamarket confirmed the removal of titles from its catalog that were listed as restricted under the LGBT propaganda ban. Notable authors mentioned as affected include Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Stephen King, Haruki Murakami, Marcel Proust, and Oscar Wilde, among others. Attribution: Mash and Megamarket announcements.
Previously, Hasbika submitted an application to the Dagestan prosecutor’s office to raise concerns about the issue. Attribution: Hasbika source.