Image copyright Thinkstock The Ministry of Culture of the Republic of Komi and the local library deny the burning of books published with the support of the Soros Foundation, as recently reported by regional media. They say that the book is only gently removed from the shelves and sealed in boxes.
According to BBC Russian Service in the Ministry of Culture of Komi, they really sent a letter to the publication of 7×7, which said the burning of books from the library of the Vorkuta Mining -economic college. Journalists have published the letter on Wednesday 13 January. These are two names and 53 copies of the book, which over the years published by the Soros Foundation in Russian.
The letter, according to officials, was based on information from the college, and now “there is evidence that the book is not were burned “.
College Librarian Elena Vasilieva told BBC BBC that the book is not destroyed – they were removed from the shelves and sealed in a box” for further instructions. ” But could destroy.
“In principle, it could have done but did not do in this situation”, – he explained the librarian. According to her, over the 11 years of the book did not take a single reader, but now they are in high demand among journalists.
Also, in a letter to the Ministry of Culture said the seizure and disposal of books from other educational institutions of the republic – a total of about 450 copies.
In the incident on Thursday reacted to Russian Culture Minister Vladimir Medina.
“I think personally, regardless of what happened, what we understand – in principle, the burning of books – it In the same series as the demolition of monuments. It’s so bad looks, this is so weird historical associations, in my opinion, is absolutely unacceptable, “- said Medina Tass, obviously referring to the demonstrative burning of books by German Nazis in 1933.
Also, “to take away all the books would let burn” offers Skalozub comedy of Alexander Griboyedov “Woe from Wit”.
George Soros – American financier, investor and philanthropist. His foundation is active in 30 countries. In Russia, he officially operated from 1995 to 2003. During this period, the organization, according to “Kommersant”, issued over a billion dollars in grants to teachers, professors and students – in total they received over 64.5 thousand people. In 1995, the State Duma has officially thanked Soros, “for his contribution to the preservation and development of national science, education and culture”.
In July 2015 the Soros Foundation joined the “patriotic stop-list” of the Federation Council – the list of non-profit and non-governmental organizations, standing first in line for the status of “junk in the territory of Russia.” In November, Russian Prosecutor General’s Office officially recognized foundation “undesirable.” Since then, the citizens of Russia are prohibited from participating in the activities of the organization and participate in its projects.
In December, Syktyvkar edition Pro City has published a letter allegedly sent by the deputy presidential envoy to the Northwestern Federal District Andrei Travnikov – Deputy Prime Minister of Komi Tamara Nikolayeva. It said that the literature published with the support of the Soros Foundation, “forms the youth a distorted perception of the country’s history and promotes the alien to Russian ideology setup” and it should be removed from public libraries.
In the Office of the Plenipotentiary Representative of the President BBC Russian Service was unable to find out the authenticity of the letter.
Recall is not the only book-censorship scandal in Russia in recent years. In October 2015, the Library of Ukrainian Literature in Moscow were searched, its director Natalia Sharina detained and filed against her criminal case under article 282 of the Criminal Code (incitement to ethnic hatred and hostility, and humiliation of human dignity).
In August, the Ministry of Education of Sverdlovsk Oblast ordered removed from school library books about the Second World War, the British historian John Keegan and Antony Beevor, also released with the support of the Soros Foundation.
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