In the Russian city of Ivanovo (Moscow region), activist Dmitry Silin was detained, who distributed the books of George Orwell "

“The further society moves away from the truth, the more it hates those who speak it,” the message says (the quote is often attributed to Orwell himself, but he is not its author - ed..

Silin was prosecuted under the article on " It is not specified which article is in question: administrative or criminal.

Several articles of the Russian Criminal Code and Code of Administrative Offenses for condemning Russian aggression and calling for sanctions fall under this description, including those that appeared last month: 20. (fine from 100 thousand to 1 million rubles), 207. 3 (from 10 to 15 years in prison) and 280.

3 (fine up to 300 thousand rubles or up to five years in prison).

Orwell's famous dystopian novel tells of the society that dictator Vladimir Putin seeks to turn Russians into..

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The invaders are also trying to fight the truth and books in the occupied territories of Ukraine. According to intelligence, the Russian military confiscated Ukrainian historical and fiction literature in the libraries of Lugansk, Donetsk, Chernihiv regions and destroyed it..