At the beginning of 2021, information appeared on the Russian -speaking Internet that Ukraine has banned the distribution of the most famous novel by Mikhail Bulgakov in the country. We checked how similar publications are true.
At the end of January and early February, a whole series of publications appeared on social networks, which stated: the Ukrainian authorities “banned Bulgakov”. The authors of some posts adhered to a vague formulation, from which it was possible to conclude that the writer’s text is prohibited, others specified: “Masters and Margarita”, along with other works, cannot be imported from Russia. The deputy of the Verkhovna Rada expressed their indignation, in particular Maxim Buzhansky and ex-deputy of the Ukrainian parliament Elena Bondarenko. Russian parliamentarians did not lag behind their colleagues - for example, the chairman of the Provisional Commission of the Federation Council on Information Policy and Media Interaction Alexei Pushkov He called it The ban is "another example of impenetrable stupidity and inertness of the Ukrainian farm bureaucracy." On February 1, an article on Ukrainian censorship regarding Bulgakov released "Arguments and Facts."
The reason for the emergence of these publications and relevant headings on news resources was interview Sergey Olizinik, an employee of the Ukrainian Goskomeleradio. In an interview with the correspondent of the Ukrinform agency, he spoke, in particular, about the restrictions that the state imposed on the import of books of “anti -Ukrainian content” from Russia. Olinik also emphasized that in most cases, the ban concerns books with “propaganda in favor of the aggressor state”.
The journalist asked Olizin to give examples of books that were banned for import. Listing such publications, the official also mentioned the book of Oliver Stone and Peter Koznik “The Unexplored History of the United States”-it “contains several myths created by Soviet propaganda about the Ukrainian national liberation movement, which have long been debunked by historians.” The Ukrainian authorities also banned two volumes of “History of the Russian State” Boris Akunin, who “translate exclusively an imperial view of history and abound in a variety of historical myths.” It turns out that Senator Pushkov is in vain worried For the fate of the detectives about fandorin, the “ban” of which was called “incredible stupidity” - these works of Akunin are not in the regularly updated The list of booksforbidden to import into Ukraine. True, Oliznik too about them Specked Very negative.
The representative of the Ukrainian Goskomeleradio drew the attention of the journalist that the import of books can be prohibited, including because of the “details” of a particular circulation. Explaining his thought, Olinik gave the following example: “In the preface to Mikhail Bulgakov’s book“ Master and Margarita ”, representatives of Russian cinema are mentioned, who are included in the list of people who pose a threat to national security for public support for military intervention.” IN list There really is only one edition of the “Master and Margarita” forbidden to import books, which in 2018 published the ABC-Atticus publication. The preface to this publication tells about the film adaptations of the novel and mentioned director Yuri Kara, as well as actors Nikolai Burlyaev and Valentin Gaft who died in December 2020. All three are included in the official List of cultural figures, the actions of which pose a threat to the national security of Ukraine. Although the restrictions and prohibitions listed by the Olian are imposed in accordance with the current Ukrainian legislation, the law itself provokes a lot of criticism as inside countries, and abroad.
On the ban on the import of this publication "Master and Margarita" as Russian, so Ukrainian The media reported in the spring of 2019. Even then, journalists emphasized that we were talking about only one circulation issued by a specific publishing house, and cited the same arguments that Oliznik referred to. However, this did not reduce the intensity of media passions for the same reason two years later. And in 2021 dozens Ukrainian bookstores offer their customers a variety of editions of “Masters and Margarites”, including Russian and printed in Russia. Director of the Ukrainian publishing house "Folio" Alexander Krasovitsky in his commentary to NV Publishing House He emphasized: “You are not enough for a dozen different publications“ Masters ”, including those brought from Russia? Do you really need exactly where the preface is contrary to Ukrainian laws? <...> Yes, you just need to understand that in information wars in our country there are no winners and there are still no punished for lies. ”
Most of the untruth
- https://nv.ua/ukraine/events/master-i-margarita-zapreshchen-li-roman -v-ukraine-i-kakie-knigi-zapreshchchyut-novosti-ukrainy-5013852.html
- http://comin.kmu.gov.ua/control/uk/publish/article?art_id=141781&cat_id=141650
- M. Bulgakov. Master and Margarita
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