Renowned Russian Writer Boris Akunin Labelled 'Foreign Agent'
- Exiled writer Boris Akunin, known for his criticism of President Putin, has been labeled a foreign agent by Russia for speaking out against Moscow's military operation in Ukraine.
- The Kremlin has intensified its crackdown on dissent since launching the offensive in Ukraine, targeting arts and disappearing books critical of Moscow. Akunin's name was added to the 'foreign agents' list.
- Akunin, already listed on the 'terrorist and extremists' list, co-founded 'True Russia' to help Ukrainian refugees, while many Russian cultural figures have fled due to censorship laws.
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Russia has appointed Boris Akunin, one of the country's most popular novelists, as a foreign agent, the BBC reported, citing News.ro.
Russia designates one of its most popular writers a 'foreign agent' over his Ukraine stance
The justice ministry cited Chkhartishvili's opposition to what Moscow calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine and accused him of distributing false and negative information about Russia and of helping raise money for the Ukrainian military.
Russia designates popular writer a foreign agent over Ukraine stance
Books by bestselling author Grigori Chkhartishvili, who writes under pen name Boris Akunin, removed from shelves over his opposition to invasionRussia-Ukraine war – latest news updatesRussia’s justice ministry late on Friday designated one of the country’s most popular fiction writers a foreign agent because of his opposition to Moscow’s war in Ukraine.The historical detective stories of Boris Akunin, the pen name of Georgian-born Grigori Chkhar…
Boris Akunin called Putin a “psychologically disturbed dictator,” and he heavily criticized the Ukraine war. Now the crime writer is considered a foreign agent in Russia.
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