A wrap up of the news and news-like items from in and around Russia.

Statistics and facts worth knowing.

Two leading lights of theater and film who passed on this fall.

News of Russian courts punishing people for what they write or comment online is no longer anything out of the ordinary.

In the public mind, Russian forests have always been an unlimited resource. Not any longer.

Our collection of interesting social, political, and economic data in this issue.

An excerpt from Benson Bobrick’s new book, a memoir of his life and work as a writer.

For several months, there has been a steady trickle of news reports from Shiyes, a nondescript railway station nestled amid forests and lakes not far from Syktyvkar, that sound as if they are coming from a war zone.

News and brief items from around Russia.

This is a short excerpt from the first-ever English translation (by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler) of Grossman’s epic novel of the turning point in World War II.

After years of threatening to ban cheap dormitory-like hostels and any other accomodation in residential buildings, Russian lawmakers have approved a measure that could cause many private individuals to stop renting out beds, driving up lodging costs for young travelers.

Other assorted items from around the Russian world.