Russian Bookseller Spends Millions Destroying Banned Books, CEO Says

Chitai-Gorod, Russia's largest book retailer, has spent millions of rubles destroying books removed under government censorship, according to its CEO. This reflects the ongoing tightening of speech controls in Russia, with the company complying to avoid legal risk. The scale of destruction signals a significant escalation in state-driven cultural censorship.

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