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Putin & Co: Keep your curvaceous noses out of the people’s bedrooms, and out of their bookshelves!
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That sentiment captures a very real and escalating reality right now. The Kremlin’s apparatus has been aggressively expanding its reach from the public square directly into the most intimate spheres of its citizens’ lives.On the “bedroom” front, the state’s classification of the international LGBTQ+ movement as an “extremist organization,” along with sweeping laws against so-called “non-traditional sexual relations,” has effectively criminalized private identities. It is a textbook authoritarian maneuver: legislating morality to create an ever-present internal enemy and justify wider state surveillance.
As for the “bookshelves,” the censorship regime has moved far beyond just blocking independent news outlets. Libraries and bookstores are systematically purging works by authors designated as “foreign agents,” and literature is increasingly scrutinized for subversive themes or violations of the state’s rigid new moral codes. When a government dictates what you are allowed to read and who you are allowed to love, the boundary between the state and the individual is completely erased.
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x.com/mikenov/status/2043686…Michael Novakhov (@mikenov) #Putin #Russia #PrisonCulture
Putin & Co promote the ugly, homophobic, slavish Russian Prison Camp Culture and mentality, and they suppress the real culture and Truth.
It will not end well for them, sooner or later.
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Putin & Co promote the ugly, homophobic, slavish Russian Prison Camp Culture and mentality, and they suppress the real culture and Truth.
It will not end well for them, sooner or later.
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Putin & Co promote the ugly, homophobic, slavish Russian Prison Camp Culture and mentality, and they suppress the real culture and Truth.
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Pic.: Russia’s book police – France 24Vladimir Putin is reportedly targeting classic Russian literature and poetry as part of a wider clampdown on anything seen as dissent against the state.
Russia is increasingly applying censorship to classic literature and renowned authors, utilizing strict “drug propaganda” and LGBTQ+ restriction laws to enforce changes, label, or withdraw books, including works by Pushkin, Gogol, and Turgenev. Books are now regularly labeled “18+” or redacted to avoid fines, effectively imposing state-sanctioned morality on historical literature. [1, 2, 3, 4]
Key Aspects of Expanded Censorship:Classic Literature Targeted: Works deemed to violate new laws—including, in some cases, references to narcotics or sexual content—are being heavily scrutinized. Pushkin, Turgenev, and Chekhov have faced 18+ labeling.
“Drug Propaganda” Law: Effective March 1, 2026, this law mandates stringent warning labels or removal of books containing drug references, affecting classics like Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita and Morphine.
LGBTQ+ Restrictions: Books deemed to contain “nontraditional sexual relations” are being removed from bookstores, such as in the case of Stephen King’s It, which was pulled from retailers.
Self-Censorship and Redaction: Publishers and retailers, fearing severe fines, are using self-censorship, including blacking out passages, removing chapters, and re-writing sections without informing readers.
Opaque Enforcement: While no single official list of banned books exists, authorities use “expert reviews” and complaints from vigilante groups to demand the withdrawal of books from libraries and retailers. [1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]These actions, while technically violating the constitutional ban on censorship, are framed as protecting “traditional values” and managing potential “extremist” or “immoral” content. [1, 2]
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[1] aljazeera.com/news/2025/9/26…
[2] ua.news/en/world/u-rf-posili…
[3] mezha.net/eng/bukvy/2bc2b2a3…
[4] msn.com/en-gb/news/insight/r…
[5] youtube.com/watch?v=XvTTSuPG…
[6] youtube.com/watch?v=gwfcIQ5x…
[7] russiapost.info/culture/book…
[8] globalvoices.org/2024/09/30/…
[9] novayagazeta.eu/articles/202…Pic.: Russia’s book police: Anti-gay law opens new chapter as censors target literature – France 24— https://x.com/mikenov/status/2050592426226573479
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