INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
either minors or adults punishable with a fine of up to 5 million rubles ($82,500).The first investigation targets Popcorn Books, an
independent publisher based in Moscow that had a recent bestseller with the highly popular novel "Summer in a Pioneer Tie," which centers on
role in promoting LGBT literature in Russia," Khinshteyn said on Telegram, adding that he had submitted multiple requests for Popcorn Books
redesign several of its book covers to include the passage from the Russian constitution that bans the introduction of censorship.State Duma
Deputy Nina Ostanina last year called on Russia's communications regulator Roskomnadzor to open a criminal investigation into Popcorn Books
and "Summer in a Pioneer Tie" authors Yelena Malisova and Katerina Silvanova, but the agency found no grounds to move forward with the
conservative figures in Russia, including Oscar-winning film director Nikita Mikhalkov and writer-turned-politician Zakhar Prilepin, who
publicly threatened to burn down Popcorn Books' office in Moscow.
