# Chitay-Gorod Spends 100M Rubles on Removing Banned Books

https://meduza.io/news/2026/10/28/glava-chitay-goroda-rasskazal-chto-set-potratila-100-millionov-rubley-na-snyatie-s-prodazhi-zapreschennyh-knig-ih-unichtozhayut-cherez-shreder-na-kameru

The 'Chitay-Gorod' network spent about 100 million rubles removing and destroying books violating current Russian laws. Head Alexander Brychkin explained the costs include transport, storage, and industrial shredding. These books cannot be disposed of as regular waste due to toxicity.

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Original source: https://meduza.io/news/2026/10/28/glava-chitay-goroda-rasskazal-chto-set-potratila-100-millionov-rubley-na-snyatie-s-prodazhi-zapreschennyh-knig-ih-unichtozhayut-cherez-shreder-na-kameru