INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Petersburg court on Monday fined the manager of the century-old bookstore Podpisniye Izdaniya 20,000 rubles ($254) for selling a copy of a
The designation effectively bans the organization from operating inside Russia and exposes its members and affiliates to potential criminal
prosecution.Orlovatold a St
Russia, local media reported
Her lawyer claimed the book was removed from store shelves soon after the February 2024 ban.A court spokesperson disputed the claim, saying
a copy of the book was purchased from the store as recently as December 2024.Podpisniye Izdaniya was fined earlier this year for selling
Those books included works by authors such as Susan Sontag and Olivia Laing.In April, Podpisniye Izdaniya was ordered to remove 48 books
from its catalogue following the accusations.
