The Fanzon publishing house replaced Russians with Ukrainians in the Russian translation of Joe Hill's novel 'King Sorrow' and removed mentions of Putin and a maternity hospital in Mariupol, which drew criticism from writer Nikolai Karaev.

The Fanzon publishing house replaced Russians with Ukrainians in the Russian translation of Joe Hill's novel 'King Sorrow' and removed mentions of Putin and a maternity hospital in Mariupol, which drew criticism from writer Nikolai Karaev.

@varlamov_news 28 Oct 2026, 16:49

The publishing house 'Eksmo' altered the translation of Joe Hill's novel 'King of Sorrow' by replacing mentions of Russians with Ukrainians, which has sparked criticism for distorting the author's text.

@meduzalive 28 Oct 2026, 15:59