A message about the death of the founder of the online library 'Flibusta', known under the pseudonym Stiver, appeared on the project's website. He passed away with the help of 'assisted suicide'.
'If everything goes according to plan, then tomorrow, on Sunday 20.10, I will receive a lethal dose. If I don't write on Monday, it means it worked :) Please publish this information on Tuesday,' the message says. The 'Flibusta' account on Twitter confirmed the information by posting a message R.I.P., with a link to the original post about the death.
Physician-assisted suicide is legal in some countries and under certain circumstances, including incurable diagnoses. It is conducted in Austria, Belgium, Canada, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Spain, Switzerland, parts of the USA, and parts of Australia.
In September, the founder of the online library announced its closure due to health problems: 'I am in the hospital with an indecently large glioblastoma. Unfortunately, 'Flibusta' seems to have ended, as have I. Thanks to everyone, it was fun. The servers are paid for a few more weeks.' Later it became known that despite the founder's terminal illness, 'Flibusta' would continue to operate. 'The servers are paid, the site is maintained, we are working in stable mode,' said an update to the post about the closure of the online library.
'Flibusta' is based on the idea of free access to books. All materials are available to everyone for free. Roskomnadzor blocked 'Flibusta' due to a court decision on a lawsuit by the publisher 'Eksmo' back in 2015. In 2016, the Moscow City Court decided on the eternal blocking of 'Flibusta'.