Sale of Russian books on the streets of Kyiv continues despite bans
Russian books continue to be sold on the streets of Kyiv despite legislative restrictions. The number of complaints to the language ombudsman regarding violations in this area has increased more than fivefold over two years.
In brief
- Russian and Soviet books are sold on the streets of Kyiv.
- Complaints to the language ombudsman rose to 43 in 2025.
- Books by Russian authors can be purchased for several hundred hryvnias.
- Some books are sold for recycling to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Covered by 1 of 6 media groups
- Budget 2 sources
- Public money not in the collected reports
- Media business not in the collected reports
- Big capital not in the collected reports
- Readers and grants not in the collected reports
- Undisclosed not in the collected reports
No newsrooms from these groups in the collected reports: public money, media business, big capital, readers and grants, undisclosed.
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Budget
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- community 2
- region 0
- country 0
- world 0
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- Telegram 1
- TV and radio 1
- КИЇВ24Budget
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Російські книжки досі продають просто на вулицях Києва — попри законодавчі обмеження
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