Paint it black. How (self‑)censorship, war, and sanctions affected book publishing in Russia
Illustrations by Anya Leonova / Mediazona A revised bill banning “LGBT Propaganda” is being pushed through by the chairman of Russia’s state legislature, Vyacheslav Volodin. Initially, the author of the initiative, State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein, proposed to introduce relevant articles into the Administrative Code, which involve fines of up to 5 million rubles, expulsion from Russia (for foreign citizens) and arrest for up to 15 days.