Belarus bans sales of George Orwell's dystopian novel 1984. This is reported by the independent Belarusian edition Nasha Niva with reference to the relevant order..

" " Report on execution no later than May 19, ”the order says..

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" The language was replaced by newspeak: “war is peace”, “freedom is slavery”. The phrase "

The novel was banned in the USSR and other totalitarian states of Eastern Europe until 1987.. it was translated into Belarusian in 1992. In the state network Belkniga, the novel was in fourth place on the bestseller list, which is rare for books published decades ago..

Recall that in 2020, the customs of Belarus demanded proof that the book “Gary Potter and the secret hall” (“Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets”), which the Yanushkevich publishing house tried to import into the country, does not call for the overthrow of the current government. The book was printed in Lithuania.

And already this month, Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko signed amendments to the Criminal Code approved by parliament.. Now in Belarus they will be shot for plans to commit a terrorist attack or kill politicians.