“Russian literature is being removed from Odessa libraries.
Photos illustrating this process appear in local publics, ”the publication said in a Telegram message.
The photograph shows an advertisement in one of the libraries, which invites those “who have questions” to contact the SBU.
In early May, the Ministry of Culture and Information Policy of Ukraine developed recommendations according to which "propagandistic Russian literature" would be withdrawn from library collections.
From August 1, Russian language and literature will no longer be taught in the Odessa region.
Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" will be removed from the school curriculum in the country.
At the same time, the Ukrainian Ivano-Frankivsk banned the public performance of songs in Russian.
The mayor of Odessa, Gennady Trukhanov, in an interview with The New York Times noted that he was concerned about the growth of hatred "for everything Russian."