SocietyRussia’s largest bookstore chain says it has spent millions of rubles removing banned books from sale, shredding them on camera
Chitai-Gorod–Bukvoed has spent about 100 million rubles in recent years removing books it says violate Russian law and destroying them, its head, Alexander Brychkin, told RBC. A contractor shreds the books on camera. The chain suspends sales after receiving a warning from the Russian Book Union, while Brychkin says returns and disposal costs fall on the retailer.
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Russia’s largest bookstore chain says it has spent millions of rubles removing banned books from sale, shredding them on camera