Administrative cases have been initiated against the legal entities of the bookstore chain 'Chitai-Gorod' in several regions of Russia for selling novels that are not officially banned, accused of 'LGBT propaganda'.

Administrative cases have been initiated against the legal entities of the bookstore chain 'Chitai-Gorod' in several regions of Russia for selling novels that are not officially banned, accused of 'LGBT propaganda'.

@meduzalive 23 Jan 2026, 15:15

The publishing house 'Chitai-Gorod' described the administrative cases related to the sale of books not banned in Russia as extremely controversial, as the basis for their initiation were expert conclusions regarding the promotion of non-traditional sexual relations.

@ostorozhno_novosti 23 Jan 2026, 13:00