The Ukraine Bans Russian Books and Music to Boost Democracy

Democracy in the Ukraine keeps getting stronger and stronger.

The Ukraine is our greatest ally because they are the only democracy in Russia.

New York Post:

Ukraine is closing the book on scores of Russian authors and turning a deaf ear to its foe’s music, too.

The Ukrainian parliament Sunday approved a law that stops the printing of books by Russian citizens unless they give up their Russian passport and become Ukraine citizens. The ban only applies to those authors who held Russian citizenship after the 1991 collapse of the Soviet Union.

Books printed in Russia, its ally Belarus and occupied Ukrainian territory also can no longer be imported, and special permission is required for the importation of books in Russian from any other countries.

Another law passed Sunday puts the brakes on music by post-1991 Russian citizens played by media outlets and on public transportation. It also forces television and radio broadcasts to play more Ukrainian-language speech and music content.

“The laws are designed to help Ukrainian authors share quality content with the widest possible audience, which after the Russian invasion do not accept any Russian creative product on a physical level,” Ukraine Culture Minister Oleksandr Tkachenko said.

I think a lot of people still are not aware that Zelensky banned all opposition parties in his great and very important democracy. Some of these facts would make it really hard for the US to keep saying that they are “fighting for democracy” in this war against Russia.

The torture of civilians, torture and execution of POWs, firing rockets at random apartment buildings – all of this stuff would really damage the argument that this is all about values of a democracy.

It’s good to control the media.