“We advocate that it should be prohibited to import any books from Russia, not only those published in Russian,” said Tkachenko.
However, he believes that the publication of books in Russian should not be restricted in Ukraine itself, because the Ukrainian constitution guarantees the right to freedom of speech.
According to the minister, the Security Service of Ukraine should deal with the compilation of “black lists” of prohibited information, and the criteria should be the same for books, cinema and music.
Kyiv bookseller Oleksandr Drobin, however, believes that a complete ban on Russian books would be too radical a step.
“We shouldn’t confuse Russian fascism with Russian culture. Should we really collect all these books in a pile and burn them in the street?” he asks the “AFP” news agency.
CONTEXT:
On February 24, Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered to start invasion of Russian troops in Ukraine. Putin claimed that NATO was going to use Ukraine as a springboard for aggression against Russia, although there was no evidence for these claims. Ukraine believes that Putin’s real goal is to destroy Ukrainian statehood and bring the territory under Moscow’s control.
Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has caused a general condemnation of the international communityagainst Russia more and more sanctions are introduced. Many western companies have decided to leave the Russian market.
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