Russia’s censorship agency bans two dystopian novels by Olga Ptitseva about an alternate Russia ruled by the ‘Party of Cold’
Russia’s communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, has banned Olga Ptitseva’s novels “Dvesti trety den zimy” (“The 203rd Day of Winter”) and “Vesna vody” (“Spring of Water”). A notice appeared on the God Literatury portal on October 7, Vyorstka reported.
Russia's communications regulator, Roskomnadzor, has banned two dystopian novels by author Olga Ptitseva that depict an alternate Russia ruled by the "Party of Cold". The novels, "Dvesti trety den zimy" ("The 203rd Day of Winter") and "Vesna vody" ("Spring of Water"), have been added to the regulator's Unified Register of Prohibited Information and the Registry of Book Assessments.
The books must be withdrawn from public circulation in Russia. The ban may be due to perceived "propaganda of nontraditional sexual relationships". The dystopian duology, set in a Russia where eternal winter follows the rise of the "Party of Cold", depicts residents maintaining a prescribed snow cover, rationed food distribution, and the exile of dissenters to freezers.
Ptitseva confirmed her books were withdrawn from sale but expressed no concern. Ptitseva, known for several published works, had her novel "Tam, gde tsvetet polyn" adapted into a TV series and her "Vyidi iz shkafa" shortlisted for a major literary prize.
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