Today it became known that on March 13, 2026 two new books were added to the list of “extremist materials.”
- Pavel Antipov, To Arrive Somewhere, Do Something, and Leave (Miane Niama, 2025)
- Yuri Felshtinsky, Natalia Radina’s Belarus. A Journalist Against the Dictator (ISIA Media Verlag, 2025)
We remind you that the inclusion in the “National List of Extremist Materials” carries severe legal consequences, including administrative liability for producing, publishing, possessing, or transporting the banned book. In practice, the scope of “prohibited acts” is applied excessively broadly. Sanctions range from heavy fines to administrative arrest, creating a powerful deterrent for authors, publishers, and readers.
You can read more in detail about the legal assessment here.