Yunost controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1961
Removal of Valentin Kataev after publication of Ticket to the Stars
Valentin Kataev was dismissed as editor-in-chief after Yunost published Vasily Aksyonov’s Ticket to the Stars. The episode is generally understood as an example of the pressure exerted by Soviet censorship and literary authorities on editorial decisions.