Writer Boris Akonin - on the closure of Novaya Gazeta "A few months ago I participated in a discussion (how tired of them!) whether the Russian Federation should still be considered an authoritarian state or already a totalitarian state. No, it shouldn't, argued my learned opponent. And he cited the existence of Novaya Gazeta as evidence: they say that in a totalitarian state the existence of such a media is impossible. Novaya Gazeta has indeed seemed like a strange aberration in recent years. Now everything falls into place. I hope there will be no further discussion on this issue. The newspaper is closed and the issue is closed. And I will repeat it again. People who, while in Russia (and not in a safe place far away), behave with courage and honor, are highly respected. Thanks to them" Buy books by Boris Akonin on the Hed Books website.

Writer Boris Akonin - on the closure of Novaya Gazeta "A few months ago I participated in a discussion (how tired of them!) whether the Russian Federation should still be considered an authoritarian state or already a totalitarian state. No, it shouldn't, argued my learned opponent. And he cited the existence of Novaya Gazeta as evidence: they say that in a totalitarian state the existence of such a media is impossible. Novaya Gazeta has indeed seemed like a strange aberration in recent years. Now everything falls into place. I hope there will be no further discussion on this issue. The newspaper is closed and the issue is closed. And I will repeat it again. People who, while in Russia (and not in a safe place far away), behave with courage and honor, are highly respected. Thanks to them" Buy books by Boris Akonin on the Hed Books website.