As writers, we address everyone who speaks Russian.

To people of all nationalities.

To native speakers.

To all those for whom Russian is a second or third language.

It doesn't matter now.

Today, the Russian language is used by the Russian state to incite hatred and justify the shameful war against Ukraine.

Official media hide the extent of the aggression.

The Russian people have been fed lies for many years.

The independent sources of information have been almost completely destroyed.

The opposition has been silenced.

The state propaganda machine is working with all its might.

Right now it is important to reveal the truth about Russian aggression against Ukraine to Russian citizens.

About the Sufferings and Losses of the Ukrainian People.

About civilians being attacked and killed.

About the danger for the entire European continent.

And possibly - in the face of the nuclear threat - for all of humanity.

They have a common language.

This is important.

Please use all means of communication.

Phone.

Messenger.

E-mail.

Reach out to the people you know.

Reach out to people you don't know.

Speak the truth.

Vladimir Putin is blind and deaf, maybe people in Russia will listen to those who speak their language.

This unjust war must be stopped.

#SkipPutin.

Talk to the Russians.

The authors also include Dmitry Glukhovsky, Viktor Shenderovich, Maria Stepanova, Sergei Lebedev, Liza Alexandrova-Zorina, Sasha Filipenko, Alisa Ganiyeva, Viktor Martinovich, Maxim Osipov, Alexander Genis, Lev Rubinstein, Alexander Ilichevsky and Mikhail Shishkin.

International supporters include JM Coetzee, Mathias Énard, Nuruddin Farah, Elfriede Jelinek, Pankaj Mishra, Herta Müller and Ilija Trojanow.