Russian philosophers are facing accusations of fraud related to a state order for the complete works of Aristotle, which resulted in searches at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences and house arrest for project curator Svetlana Mesyats.

Russian philosophers are facing accusations of fraud related to a state order for the complete works of Aristotle, which resulted in searches at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences and house arrest for project curator Svetlana Mesyats.

@meduzalive 12 Jun 2026, 13:05

Searches are being conducted at the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences due to a criminal case of fraud related to a government contract for the complete works of Aristotle, resulting in project curator Svetlana Mesyats being placed under house arrest.

@meduzalive 12 Jun 2026, 06:02