Books by bestselling author Grigori Chkhartishvili, who writes under pen name Boris Akunin, removed from shelves
Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates
Russia’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 Chkhartishvili, used to be bestsellers in Russia before the authorities turned on him for what they said were his unacceptable anti-Russian views.
Continue reading…Books by bestselling author Grigori Chkhartishvili, who writes under pen name Boris Akunin, removed from shelvesRussia-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 Chkhartishvili, used to be bestsellers in Russia before the authorities turned on him for what they said were his unacceptable anti-Russian views. Continue reading…