A bill on restricting access to books by “foreign agents” was submitted to the State Duma
[ad_1]
The State Duma of Russia introduced a bill on limiting access to books by so-called foreign agents in libraries. This was reported by the chairman of the State Duma Committee on Culture, Elena Yampolskaya.
The draft law proposes to introduce amendments to the law “On library affairs”. According to the document, the Ministry of Culture of Russia will approve the rules for the placement in libraries of books written by “foreign agents” or people included in the list of terrorists and extremists. The department will also compile a list of such books and inform libraries about it.
The explanatory note states that at the moment there are books by “foreign agents” in libraries. “In this way, authors whose activities are directed against the security of the Russian Federation are propagandized and positioned,” the document says.
The bill also proposes to limit access to a number of books in libraries located in the occupied territories of Ukraine. The order of access to the funds of these libraries should be determined by the Ministry of Culture. According to the authors of the document, the funds of these libraries “during the years when they were part of Ukraine were filled with Ukrainian propaganda literature (of a clearly anti-Russian character and directed against Russian social and political leaders) and books that glorify nationalists and traitors.”
- From December 1, 2022, amendments to the law “On control over the activities of persons under foreign influence” will be effective in Russia. Books and other printed materials of authors recognized by foreign agents must be sold only with the marking “18+” and in sealed packaging.
[ad_2]
Original Source Link