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In 2011, authorities in Tomsk, Russia, initiated a controversial legal attempt to ban a specific edition of the Bhagavad Gita As It Is by labeling it as extremist literature. The prosecution argued that the translated commentaries by A.C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada promoted social discord and religious intolerance. This move sparked significant international outrage, particularly in India, where parliamentary leaders and religious groups condemned the trial as an assault on Hindu culture. Facing immense diplomatic pressure and criticism from the global intellectual community, Russian courts ultimately dismissed the case in late 2011. Subsequent appeals by prosecutors were rejected in 2012, effectively legalizing the text and preserving its distribution within the country.