PoliticsRussia’s government seeks to ‘legalize’ books already published by ‘foreign agents’ and ‘undesirable’ organizations
Russia’s Digital Development Ministry is discussing with other government bodies how to keep books published before their funders or contributors were designated “foreign agents” or “undesirable” organizations. Officials warn that literal enforcement could force municipal libraries to remove 50–70% of their holdings from open access and academic libraries 10–15%. No final solution has been reached.
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Russia’s government seeks to ‘legalize’ books already published by ‘foreign agents’ and ‘undesirable’ organizations