List of printed publications that, according to the authorities, “may harm the national interests of the Republic of Belarus”
The list is published on the website of the Ministry of Information — here.
USA – 60, Russia – 44, United Kingdom – 25, Japan – 12, Belarus – 6, Sweden – 5, Ireland – 3, Canada – 2, China – 2, France – 2, Australia – 2, Poland – 2, Germany – 2
Others (1 book each): Ukraine, Russian Empire, Austria, Argentina, Italy, Spain, Norway
21.11.2024 (35 items):
1. “Outline of Belarusian History (1795–2002)“ – Zachar Šybieka (Belarus)
2. “Secrets of Belarusian History” – Vadim Deruzhinsky (Belarus)
3. “On the Tablets of Centuries: Historical Works” – Kastuś Cvirka (Belarus)
4. “Summer in a Pioneer Scarf” – Elena Malisova, Katerina Silvanova (Russia)
5. “What the Swallow Is Silent About” – Elena Malisova, Katerina Silvanova (Russia)
6. “The Boy Who Was Raised as a Dog” – Bruce Perry, Maia Szalavitz (USA)
7. “The Days of Our Lives” – Mikita Franco (Russia)
8. “Windows to the Yard” – Mikita Franco (Russia)
9. “They Both Die at the End” – Adam Silvera (USA)
10. “More Happy Than Not” – Adam Silvera (USA)
11. “Resurrect in 40 Days” – Medina Mirai (Russia)
12. “Schoolonia” – Medina Mirai (Russia)
13. “Shards of Our Reality” – Medina Mirai (Russia)
14. “Being Miranda: How I Became Myself by Changing Gender” – Miranda Zomberg (Russia)
15. “Bitches: Sex, Evolution, and Feminism in the Lives of Female Animals” – Lucy Cooke (UK)
16. “My Dark Vanessa” – Kate Elizabeth Russell (USA)
17. “HIV-Positive” – Karin Garrett (USA)
18. “Confession” – Sierra Simone (USA)
19. “Intimate Rus’: Life Without Domostroy, Sin, Love, and Witchcraft” – Nadezhda Adamovich, Natalya Seregina (Russia)
20. “Her Royal Highness” – Rachel Hawkins (USA)
21. “The Corrupt King” – Rina Kate (UK)
22. “The Steel Princess” – Rina Kate (UK)
23. “Hunting Adeline” – H. D. Carlton (USA)
24. “Chasing Adeline” – H. D. Carlton (USA)
25. “The Wicked + The Divine” – Kieron Gillen, Jamie McKelvie (UK)
26. “The 120 Days of Sodom” – Marquis de Sade (France)
27. “Wreck This Everywhere!” – Keri Smith (Canada)
28. Book series “Gangsta. Gangsta” – Kohske (Japan)
29. Book series “Jujutsu Kaisen” – Gege Akutami (Japan)
30. Book series “Beastars” – Paru Itagaki (Japan)
31. Book series “Heaven Official’s Blessing” – Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (China)
32. Book series “The Founder of Diabolism” – Mo Xiang Tong Xiu (China)
33. Book series “Tokyo Ghoul” – Sui Ishida (Japan)
34. Book series “Tokyo Ghoul: re” – Sui Ishida (Japan)
35. “Tokyo Ghoul: zakki” – Sui Ishida (Japan)
24.01.2025 (30 items):
36. “Night Bitch” – Rachel Yoder (USA)
37. “Lullaby” – Chuck Palahniuk (USA)
38. “Plush Head” – Vlad Raiber (Russia)
39. “Summer Camp” – Vlad Raiber (Russia)
40. “The Infinite Monkeys Theory” – Ekaterina Zvontsova (Russia)
41. “Don’t Tell Mom” – Sasha Stepanova (Russia)
42. “The Age of Consent” – Elena Krechman (Russia)
43. “Special Meat” – Agustina Bazterrica (Argentina)
44. “An Extra in His Game” – Alyona Filipenko (Russia)
45. “My Name Is Death” – Elisabeth Helland Larsen, Marine Schneider (Norway)
46. “Made for Me: A Book for Fathers” – Zak Bush (USA)
47. “The Prince and the Dressmaker” – Jen Wang (USA)
48. “The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo” – Taylor Jenkins Reid (USA)
49. “In the Land of Milky Rivers” – Sergey Vereskov (Russia)
50. “Call Me by Your Name” – André Aciman (USA)
51. “Find Me” – André Aciman (USA)
52. “Less” – Andrew Sean Greer (USA)
53. “GULAG” – Anne Applebaum (USA)
54. “What If It’s Us” – Adam Silvera, Becky Albertalli (USA)
55. “The Perfect Boyfriend” – Alexis Hall (UK)
56. “The One” – Yulia Veresk (Russia)
57. “The Sex-Cult Nun” – Faith Jones (USA)
58. “Why Kids Kill: What’s Going On Inside the Mind of a School Shooter” – Peter Langman (USA)
59. “Fact: How I Learned Polyamory, Starred in Porn, and Got a Slave” – Milana Logunova (Russia)
60. “On the Porn Needle: Porn and the Nature of Addiction” – Gary Wilson (USA)
61. “To Paradise” – Hanya Yanagihara (USA)
62. “A Little Life” – Hanya Yanagihara (USA)
63. “Heartstopper” – Alice Oseman (UK)
64. “Someday I’ll Choose You” – Emma Scott (USA)
65. “Red, White & Royal Blue” – Casey McQuiston (USA)
01.04.2025 (27 items):
66. “It’s Perfectly Normal: Changing Bodies, Growing Up, Sex, and Sexual Health” – Robie Harris (USA)
67. “Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1945–1956″ – Anne Applebaum (USA)
68. “The Virgin Suicides” – Jeffrey Eugenides (USA)
69. “Giovanni’s Room” – James Baldwin (USA)
70. “A Single Man” – Christopher Isherwood (UK)
71. “Goodbye to Berlin” – Christopher Isherwood (UK)
72. “A Home at the End of the World” – Michael Cunningham (USA)
73. “Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe” – Benjamin Alire Sáenz (USA)
74. “Fingersmith” – Sarah Waters (UK)
75. “Tipping the Velvet” – Sarah Waters (UK)
76. “Lie with Me” – Philippe Besson (France)
77. “The Heart’s Invisible Furies” – John Boyne (Ireland)
78. “Sarah” – J.T. LeRoy (USA)
79. “The Great Believers” – Rebecca Makkai (USA)
80. “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” – Stephen Chbosky (USA)
81. “Carmilla” – Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (Ireland)
82. “Coin Locker Babies“ – Ryu Murakami (Japan)
83. “Beartown” – Fredrik Backman (Sweden)
84. “Us Against You” – Fredrik Backman (Sweden)
85. “The Winners” – Fredrik Backman (Sweden)
86. “The Foxhole Court” – Nora Sakavic (USA)
87. “The Raven King” – Nora Sakavic (USA)
88. “The King’s Men” – Nora Sakavic (USA)
89. “Cloud Atlas” – David Mitchell (UK)
90. “Captive Prince series“ – C.S. Pacat (Australia)
91. “Boy Erased” – Garrard Conley (USA)
92. “The Survivor’s Dilemma” – Kristina Dvoinykh (Russia)
29.05.2025 (18 items):
93. “The Modern Encyclopedia for Girls” – Katya Denisova, Marina Mentusova (Russia)
94. “The Wasp Factory” – Iain Banks (UK)
95. “Faces and Masks of Same-Sex Love. Moonlight at Dawn” – Igor Kon (Russia)
96. “Russian Poker” – Felix Razumovsky (Russia)
97. “A Frank Conversation about Homosexuality. The Other Side of Tolerance” – Richard Cohen (USA)
98. “When You Come Back to Me” – Emma Scott (USA)
99. “Three-Day Virgin” – Day Lucky (Russia)
100. “The Rise of the Dark Moon. Pagan BDSM and the Path of Trials” – Raven Kaldera (USA)
101. “BDSM-Light: Uninhibited Techniques” – Rita Fox (Russia)
102. “BDSM for Professionals: What Else You Can Try” – Rita Fox (Russia)
103. “Is BDSM a Perverse Practice or Not? With Eyes Wide Shut” – Veronika Larsson (Russia)
104. “Whip for the Innocent. BDSM Stories for Adults” – Samantha Jones (Russia)
105. “Passions and Intrigues. Confession of the Innocent. Threesome Sex. BDSM and the Sex Shop. Adult Toys” – Samantha Jones (Russia)
106. “The Poetry of BDSM. Stories, Tales, and Poems” – Sophie Renard (Russia)
107. “Demonic Women” – Leopold von Sacher-Masoch (Austria)
108. “Hurts So Good: The Science and Culture of Painful Pleasures” – Leigh Cowart (USA)
109. “The Color of Pain. Silk” – Eva Hansen (Russia)
110. “Middlesex” – Jeffrey Eugenides (USA)
04.08.2025 (31 items):
111. Blood Cruise – Mats Strandberg (Sweden)
112. The Will – Nina Wähä (Sweden)
113. Buttons and Rage: Her Heart. His Revenge – Penelope Sky (USA)
114. Buttons and Lace: Her Debt. His Desire – Penelope Sky (USA)
115. Topaz – Ryū Murakami (Japan)
116. Ecstasy – Ryū Murakami (Japan)
117. Trust Exercise – Susan Choi (USA)
118. Dirt Town – Hayley Scrivenor (Australia)
119. Down Among the Sticks and Bones. Every Heart a Doorway – Seanan McGuire (USA)
120. Every Heart a Doorway – Seanan McGuire (USA)
121. Three: A Wicked Bond – Lucky Daye (Russia)
122. Toy for the Bosses: Updated Edition – Rox Lili (Russia)
123. Seduce Me – Lucky Daye (Russia)
124. The Ultimate Guide to BDSM: Erotic Role Playing and the World of Kink – Tristan Taormino (USA)
125. If Mom Is Toxic… How to Break Free from Hostile Relationships – Marina Osborne (Russia)
126. In the Land of Milk Rivers – Sergei Vereskov Duplicate of the book under number 49
127. Dirty Book Club – Lisi Harrison (Canada, USA)
128. The Secret History – Donna Tartt (USA)
129. The Seed of Desire – Anthony Burgess (UK)
130. The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test – Tom Wolfe (USA)
131. Invisible Monsters – Chuck Palahniuk (USA)
132. Thirty-Three Abominations – Lydia Zinovieva-Annibal (Russian impire)
133. Bloody Love: The Story of a Girl Who Killed Her Family for a Man Twice Her Age – Howard Clark (USA)
134. The First Day of Spring – Nancy Tucker (UK)
135. The Scariest Book: The Guardian – All Shades of Fall – Ivan Belov (Russia)
136.Life for Sale – Yukio Mishima (Japan)
137. Marina’s Thirtieth Love – Vladimir Sorokin (Russia)
138. Russian Gothic – Mikhail Bokov (Russia)
139. Little Thieves – Margaret Owen (USA)
140. East Slavic Urban Legends – Dionizyusz Chubalya (Poland)
141. There They Are, and Here We Are: Belarusian Poetry and Poems of Solidarity – ed. by V. Korkunov (Russia)
30.09.2025 (32 items):
142. Day of the Dead. A Book with Fascinating Tasks – comp. S.A. Stankevich (Belarus)
143. The Elephant – Sasha Filipenko (Belarus)
144. Red Crosses – Sasha Filipenko (Belarus)
145. Duck, Death and the Tulip – Wolf Erlbruch (Germany)
146. The Little Soldier – Cristina Bellemo (Italy)
147. The Little Mole Who Wanted to Know Who Had Done It on His Head – Werner Holzwarth, Wolf Erlbruch (Germany)
148. The Secret Life of Farts and Burps – Mariona Tolosa Sisteré (Spain)
149. Marabou Stork Nightmares – Irvine Welsh (UK)
150. The Sex Lives of Siamese Twins – Irvine Welsh (UK)
151. Trainspotting – Irvine Welsh (UK)
152. Glue – Irvine Welsh (UK)
153. Porno – Irvine Welsh (UK)
154. Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance (published in Russian as “Stupid Ride”) – Irvine Welsh (UK)
155. Filth – Irvine Welsh (UK)
156. Dead Men’s Trousers – Irvine Welsh (UK)
157. The Acid House – Irvine Welsh (UK)
158. Three Stories about Love and Chemistry – Irvine Welsh (UK)
159. 18+. Part One – Natasha Heyden (Russia)
160. My Policeman – Bethan Roberts (UK)
161. The Bastard von Narbe – Natalia Ignatova (Russia)
162. The Miseducation of Cameron Post – Emily M. Danforth (USA)
163. The Danish Girl – David Ebershoff (USA)
164. Unjustified Cruelty. The Impressionable Should NOT Read – Vl.Yak. Morshenyuk (Russia)
165. White Path, Black Fate – Leonid Sukhorukov (Ukraine)
166. Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas – Hunter S. Thompson (USA)
167. Heroin – Tomasz Piątek (Poland)
168. 0.5 – Valery Shpyakin (Russia)
169. Naked Lunch – William Burroughs (USA)
170. Wilder Girls – Rory Power (USA)
171. Perfectly Preventable Deaths – Deirdre Sullivan (Ireland)
172. Almost Transparent Blue – Ryū Murakami (Japan)
173. Piercing (published in Russian as “Karaoke”) – Ryū Murakami (Japan)