# Russia’s largest bookstore chain says it has spent millions of rubles removing banned books from sale, shredding them on camera

https://mins.news/en/item/118842

- Meduza, 2026-10-28 10:12 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/10/28/russia-s-largest-bookstore-chain-says-it-has-spent-millions-of-rubles-pulling-banned-books-from-sale-they-re-shredded-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.