Metro 2033 author put on Russian government ‘wanted’ list for condemning invasion of Ukraine
Dmitry Glukhovsky faces up to 10 years in prison for violating a law that forbids “discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.”
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Metro 2033 author Dmitry Glukhovsky is facing a lengthy prison sentence in Russia over his criticism of the country’s invasion of Ukraine. ARadio Free Europereport says Glukhovsky was added to the Interior Ministry’s wanted list on June 7 for violating a law imposed in March that criminalizes independent reporting and protest of the Russian war in Ukraine.
Glukhovsky said in a post onTelegram(Google translated) that he is “accused of discrediting the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation for a post on Instagram.” That apparently refers to this post, made on March 12, shortly after thelaw against criticism of the warwent into effect:
A post shared by Dmitry Glukhovsky /Глуховский (@glukhovsky)
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“Stop the war!” the Instagram post says (Google translated). “Recognize that this is a real war against an entire nation and stop it! Mariupol.”
“I am ready to repeat everything that is said there,” Glukhovsky said in his Telegram message. “‘Stop the war! Recognize that this is a war against an entire nation and stop it!'”
AReutersreport says Glukhovsky is the first “major cultural figure” to face charges under the new law, and it did not go unnoticed. Lyubov Sobol, a high-profile Russian political figure and associate of imprisoned Putin opponent Alexei Navalny, said on Twitter that “previously, Putin was only afraid of politicians, now writers too.”
На писателя (!) Дмитрия Глуховского завели уголовное дело и обьявили в розыск. Ничего себе! Раньше Путин только политиков боялся, теперь и писателей тоже. Дмитрию шлю лучи поддержки! Непонятно, за что конкретно уголовка, но явно же за то, что оставался человеком. pic.twitter.com/GWNNU0ZedeJune 7, 2022
Glukhovsky, who according to RFE is not currently in Russia, is best known as the author of the Metro novels, about survivors of a global nuclear war forced to eke out a wretched existence in the ruined depths of the Moscow Metro subway system. The novels came to the attention of gamers in 2010 with the release of the cult-hit shooterMetro 2033, which spawned two increasingly successful sequels,Metro: Last LightandMetro Exodus.
All three games in the series were developed by Ukrainian studio 4A Games. The studiorelocated its headquarters to Maltain 2014 following Russia’s initial incursion against Ukraine in Crimea and the Donbas, but it maintains a studio in Kyiv.
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Russian opposition politician Vladimir Milov, also a Navalny associate, and investigative journalistAndrei Soldatovwere also placed on the Interior Ministry’s wanted list at around the same time as Glukhovsky. A message posted to the Twitter account of jailed Kremlin critic Andrei Pivarov noted the addition of Glukhovsky and Milov to the list, and said that “the machine of repression will pass through everyone.”
С очередным днём розыска!В розыск на этот раз объявлены писатель Дмитрий Глуховский и политик Владимир Милов. Машина репрессий проедет по всем.June 7, 2022
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