Pelevin, Harari, and Bakman made it onto the list of books marked for drugs.
The updated list includes works by Viktor Pelevin such as "The Life of Insects," "iPhuck 10," "Secret Views of Mount Fuji," "Transhumanism Inc. + The Invincible Sun," as well as "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind," "Homo Deus: A Brief History of the Future," and "21 Lessons for the 21st Century" by Yuval Noah Harari. The list has been expanded with two works by Fredrik Backman — "A Man Called Ove" and "My Grandmother Asked Me to Tell You She's Sorry."
Additionally, on June 15, "Deep Waters" by Emma Bamford was added to the list, along with books by Mikhail Pelekhaty and Yevgeny Spiritsa on manipulation techniques and tough negotiations.
As of the end of May, the list contains over 2,000 works. It includes books by Sergey Lukyanenko, Eduard Limonov, Stephen King, Chuck Palahniuk, Haruki Murakami, Erich Maria Remarque, Carlos Castaneda, Franz Kafka, and other authors, reports the newspaper "Kommersant."
How the new law works
From March 1, 2026, criminal liability for drug propaganda on the internet will be introduced in Russia. For the distribution of works mentioning prohibited substances without labeling, fines of up to 600,000 rubles are provided for legal entities. The maximum punishment is imprisonment for up to two years. Works of literature and art are not subject to prohibition if drugs are an integral part of the artistic concept justified by the genre. Those published since August 1, 1990, are subject to mandatory labeling.
Classics and modern translations
As previously reported by Newsler.ru, the law applies not only to contemporary authors but also to modern translations of classical literature published after 1990. For example, the list includes Erich Maria Remarque ("The Night in Lisbon" in the 2017 translation), John Steinbeck ("East of Eden"), Jean-Paul Sartre ("Nausea"), as well as books by Stephen King, Chuck Palahniuk, Haruki Murakami, and Carlos Castaneda.
Publishers, fearing fines, are suspending book sales for examination. AST has removed the novels by Denis Dragunsky, Alexey Salnikov, and Vladimir Sorokin ("Blue Lard") from sale. "Eksmo" has suspended the sale of Dina Rubina's book "Designer Zhorka. Book Two. Silver Mine."
Market participants criticize the law for its vague wording. The CEO of the Eksmo group, Yevgeny Kapyev, noted that the boundaries of the criteria for classifying as propaganda and mentioning drugs are not very clear. Writer Sergey Shargunov admitted that he now thinks about whether he will "get in trouble for this" when writing a new page.
How books are labeled
A warning sign — an equilateral triangle with an exclamation mark — and a text message must appear on the cover. For books printed before September 1, 2025, labeling with a sticker is allowed. E-books and audiobooks are also subject to labeling, but the warning is placed in the product card on the website.
Violations of the requirements are subject to fines: for individuals — from 2,000 to 4,000 rubles, for legal entities — from 300,000 to 600,000 rubles with confiscation of products. For repeated violations within a year, imprisonment of up to two years is threatened.
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Pelevin, Harari, and Bakman made it onto the list of books marked for drugs.
The Russian Book Union has updated the industry list of books that contain mentions of drugs and are subject to special labeling. The list includes more than 170 new works, including books by Viktor Pelevin, Yuval Noah Harari, and Fredrik Backman.