Ultra.Kultura () was a Russian counterculture book publisher.
History In 2003, Ilya Kormiltsev founded publishing house Ultra.Kultura and managed it as the editor-in-chief since 2003 until his death in 2007. Ultra.Kultura became notorious in 2004, when Russian authorities accused it with propaganda of drug use and terrorism.Из продажи изъяли 7 книг издательства "Ультра. Культура" . grani.ruТеррор отложили до лучших времен. gazeta.ru
In 2006, shortly after Ultra.Kultura translated Adam Parfrey's Apocalypse Culture and Apocalypse Culture II and published them together as a single volume, titled Культура времен Апокалипсиса, the volume was banned by Kremlin decree as drug propaganda. Unsold copies were ordered destroyed.Tveritina, A., "Nazi books create debate on book banning" , Russia Beyond the Headlines, Sept. 30, 2013.
Series overdrive - "radical" fiction russkiy drive - books of young Russian authors non-fiction - books dealing with acute social issues (terrorism, drugs) cybertime - books about information technology ЖZЛ - books about leading figures of the counterculture Klassenkampf - opinion journalism ultra.fiction - fiction books
Authors Ultra.Kultura was known for publishing "controversial" authors and books related to far-left and far-right extremism. Ultra.Kultura published essays of National Bolshevik Party leader Eduard Limonov when he was imprisoned.Эдуард Лимонов - В плену у мертвецов . ultraculture.ruЭдуард Лимонов - Другая Россия . ultraculture.ru
Other notable authors include :
Blanche Barton Melvin Burgess William S. Burroughs Nick Cave Geydar Dzhemal Bret Easton Ellis Susan George William Gibson Che Guevara Boris Kagarlitsky Lydia Lunch Huey P. Newton Howard Marks Hubert Selby, Jr. Adam Parfrey William Luther Pierce Abel Posse Alexander Prokhanov Israel Shamir Gene Sharp Subcomandante Marcos Alexander Tarasov
See also Freedom of the press in Russia
References
External links Ultra.Kultura - official website Ultra.Kultura 2.0 - official website