The book industry in Russia faces serious challenges, including declining sales and rising prices, exacerbated by strikes on Wildberries warehouses and repressive laws from the authorities.

The book industry in Russia faces serious challenges, including declining sales and rising prices, exacerbated by strikes on Wildberries warehouses and repressive laws from the authorities.

@meduzalive 14 Aug 2026, 07:01

More than 11 million books were burned at Wildberries warehouses following attacks in Ukraine, including fiction, children's literature, and popular science.

@meduzalive 14 Aug 2026, 06:47