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Two books by Boris Akunin and one book by Mikhail Bulgakov were not allowed to be imported into Ukraine at the same time. Serhiy Oleinik, head of the State Committee of Radio and Television of Ukraine, noted that Russian propaganda in publications “is hidden in the details.”
Books by Russian authors, including those that appear neutral at first glance, are prohibited from importing into Ukraine due to the presence of pro-Russian propaganda in such literature.
The head of the licensing procedure and control of the distribution of editorial products of the State Television and Radio Committee of Ukraine, Serhiy Oleinik, told Ukrinform in an interview published on January 23.
He explained why the ban was imposed on the books by Boris Akunin (Grigory Chkhartishvili) and Mikhail Bulgakov.
“The preface to Mikhail Bulgakov’s book” The Teacher and Margarita “mentions representatives of Russian cinema who, due to their public support for military intervention in Ukraine, are included in the list of people who pose a threat to national security”, said the representative. of the State Committee of Broadcasting and Television.
According to him, propaganda was also found in the books of Akunin, whose personality the State Committee of Television and Radio of Ukraine has “great respect”, under the title “History of the Russian State. From the origins to the Mongol invasion”. Part of Europe “e” History of the Russian State. Horde period. Part of Asia “…
These books convey a purely imperial view of history and are replete with various historical myths. And in general, in the work of Grigory Shalvovich there was a period when he looked at the history of the “prison of nations” through rose-colored glasses. As an example, I can cite a series of detective stories he wrote about Erast Fandorin, in which the Russian silovik did not appear as a bloody oprichnik, but as a true aristocrat of the 19th century. And all the events described took place around the same time that Muscovy massacred the Circassian people, “Oleinik explained.
He stressed that “in general, the only reason for refusals is the presence in the books of anti-Ukrainian propaganda or propaganda in favor of the aggressor state.”
“The books, whose import requests have been rejected, are usually completely neutral. The propaganda is hidden in details that only experienced specialists can identify,” Oleinik said.
In December 2016, after the Russian occupation of Crimea and the outbreak of war in Donbass, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law prohibiting import Russian books with anti-Ukrainian content into Ukraine.
May 22, 2017 came into force decree The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, according to which distributors of book publications from Russia and the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine must obtain import permits.
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