After the ban on LGBTQ+ «propaganda» was introduced, Russian book publishers began to look for access to the markets of the CIS countries. This is reported by Kommersant with reference to its sources in the book market.
Thus, according to journalists, the independent publishing house Popcorn Books, which specializes in literature for young people, is organizing the sale of its books in Belarus and Kazakhstan. The publications of the publishing house can already be found in local stores — Kazakhstani Meloman, Marwin, Olx and Belarusian AllBook, Oz, KomiksKram and MyBooks. In Kazakhstan, Popcorn Books has registered the Panther Books publishing house, which is now looking for Russian-speaking authors who are ready to write on LGBTQ+ topics.
Publications that published literature on these topics hope that their work in the CIS countries will allow them to indirectly remain on the Russian market: despite the fact that the sale of LGBTQ books in Russia is prohibited, their purchase is not punished.
State Duma Deputy Alexander Khinshtein, one of the co-authors of the bill banning LGBTQ+ “propaganda”, said in his Telegram channel that if publishing houses that sell literature on these topics abroad try to organize the “illegal import” of books into Russia, they will be prosecuted.< /p>
“Singers of non-traditional values continue to look for a way around our anti-LGBT propaganda laws. Now they have decided to publish such «literature» abroad. This is their right. That's just to introduce this product into the territory of Russia — they will not be able to; unless they establish illegal LGBT traffic. In this case, however, the organizers of smuggling will face criminal liability,” the deputy wrote.
In December, Vladimir Putin signed a law banning “propaganda of non-traditional sexual relations and gender reassignment.” For its violation, a fine of up to five million rubles is provided. Mediazona previously spoke in detail about how the law affected the publishing market. cite__image» alt=»1″ />Warlocks. How the LGBT “propaganda” law, which came into force a week ago, has already changed the publishing market