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A Moscow court fined the bookstore Falalster 800,000 rubles (approximately $10,000) and its founder, Boris Kupriyanov, 100,000 rubles (approximately $1,300) on the charges of “LGBTQA+ propaganda,” according to local media.
Charges were reportedly based on the bookstore selling books like “More Happy Than Not” by Adam Silvera, “Satanic Feminism” by Per Faxneld, “Fruit Of Knowledge” by Liv Strömquist, “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” by Emily M. Danforth, and “Fence: Volume Two” by C.S. Pacat. The court found that the removed literature “propagandizes non-traditional relationships and sex change.”
Kupriyanov pled not guilty, elaborating that the books are not banned, are not found on prohibited or extremist lists, and were not deemed “problematic” until the trial. He also questioned the expertise of the expert used to determine the “problematic” nature of the books, stating that he is unaware of their level of education and that, in some cases, the “problematic” parts of the books were taken out of context.
The founder of the bookstore also criticized the trial process, sharing that he was not aware of the expertise analysis taking place or of the rights that he is entitled to. Kupriyanov concluded with a challenge, rationalizing that the expert needs to read all 38,000 books sold in the bookstore to make sure that there are no other complaints.
Falalster was fined 80,000 rubles (approximately $1,000) and Kupriyanov 40,000 rubles (approximately $500) earlier this year for selling “On the Way to Magadan” by Belarusian anarchist Ihar Alinevich. The book was registered as “undesirable” in 2024. Kupriyanov pled not guilty then as well, noting that the publication of the book was incorrectly identified on the Ministry of Justice’s “undesirable” booklist.
Bookstores in Russia have been facing intensified prosecution for the sale of “undesirable” books, with books accused of “LGBTQA+ propaganda” currently taking the spotlight. Earlier this month, a Saint Petersburg Court announced a case against bookstore Подписные издания (Subscription Editions) on the aforementioned charges. The bookstore was previously fined 800,000 rubles (approximately $10,000) on the same charges. In May of this year, employees of publishing houses Eksmo and Popcorn Books were arrested amidst a “LGBTQA+ propaganda” investigation.
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Charges were reportedly based on the bookstore selling books like “More Happy Than Not” by Adam Silvera, “Satanic Feminism” by Per Faxneld, “Fruit Of Knowledge” by Liv Strömquist, “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” by Emily M. Danforth, and “Fence: Volume Two” by C.S. Pacat. The court found that the removed literature “propagandizes non-traditional relationships and sex change.”
Kupriyanov pled not guilty, elaborating that the books are not banned, are not found on prohibited or extremist lists, and were not deemed “problematic” until the trial. He also questioned the expertise of the expert used to determine the “problematic” nature of the books, stating that he is unaware of their level of education and that, in some cases, the “problematic” parts of the books were taken out of context.
The founder of the bookstore also criticized the trial process, sharing that he was not aware of the expertise analysis taking place or of the rights that he is entitled to. Kupriyanov concluded with a challenge, rationalizing that the expert needs to read all 38,000 books sold in the bookstore to make sure that there are no other complaints.
Falalster was fined 80,000 rubles (approximately $1,000) and Kupriyanov 40,000 rubles (approximately $500) earlier this year for selling “On the Way to Magadan” by Belarusian anarchist Ihar Alinevich. The book was registered as “undesirable” in 2024. Kupriyanov pled not guilty then as well, noting that the publication of the book was incorrectly identified on the Ministry of Justice’s “undesirable” booklist.
Bookstores in Russia have been facing intensified prosecution for the sale of “undesirable” books, with books accused of “LGBTQA+ propaganda” currently taking the spotlight. Earlier this month, a Saint Petersburg Court announced a case against bookstore Подписные издания (Subscription Editions) on the aforementioned charges. The bookstore was previously fined 800,000 rubles (approximately $10,000) on the same charges. In May of this year, employees of publishing houses Eksmo and Popcorn Books were arrested amidst a “LGBTQA+ propaganda” investigation.
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