Volume 50, Number 1 · January 16, 2003
Russia's New Vigilantes
By Jamey Gambrell
In July, for the first time since censorship was abolished in post-Communist Russia, a criminal case was brought against a writer and his publisher, under Article 242 of the criminal code: 'Illegal distribution of pornographic materials or objects.' The writer is Vladimir Sorokin and his publisher is called Ad Marginem.[1] The charges were initiated after a complaint was lodged with the prosecutor's office by Moving Together, a pro-Putin youth organization that advocates patriotism and clean living.
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