Individuum

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Individuum is an publishing entity associated with Popcorn Books and involved in legal proceedings in Russia. In May 2025, individuals linked to Individuum—Pavel Ivanov, Dmitry Protopopov, and Artem Vakhlyaeve—were detained and placed under house arrest on charges related to extremism. The case drew attention due to allegations of political persecution and claims that the content was misleading or fabricated.

Events

• Individuum Publishing House Closes After Legal Crackdown
• Novaya Gazeta, Former Editor Added to Russia's 'Foreign Agent' List
• Russia Adds Novaya Gazeta to Foreign Agents List
• Former Popcorn Books Director Gets 4-Year Probation

Recent coverage

• Why the closure of Individuum is a huge loss for all of us. The publisher continued to publish books on sharp topics inside Russia — even when it seemed completely impossible — Meduza
• New Republic Smoke — on Thursday, October 1, at 21:00 Moscow time. — Republic
• Publishing house Individuum closed — one of the few in Russia publishing excellent books about nature. Here are just some... — Кедр.медиа
• Individuum Publishing House is closing. What to read from its catalog — DOXA
• In "Eksmo" explained the closure of Individuum — Ведомости
• «Exsmo» explained the reason for closing the publishing house Individuum — Коммерсантъ
• Publisher Individuum closed. In 11 years of its existence it published many important books — from 'To All Iran' to 'Tabia 32'. Here are ten of our favorites — Meduza
• Individuum Publishing announced closure after criminal prosecution — The Bell
• Individuum Publishing House Announces Closure. Earlier Its Employees Were Convicted in Case on Sale of 'LGBT Literature' — Вёрстка
• Publisher Individuum ceased operations, said its editor-in-chief Alexey Kiselev on social networks. Reasons for closure not specified... — ТАСС (Telegram)
• Publisher Individuum announced closure. Its employees were convicted of 'gay propaganda' — Черта
• Individuum Publishing announced its closure. It published 'Word of the Guy', Tarantino, and Asimov — Фонтанка
• Publisher Individuum closes after 11 years since founding — following the 'book publishers case' and joining 'Eksmo… — The Insider
• Russian publishing house Individuum announces closure — BBC News Русская служба
• Russian publishing house Individuum ceases operations after 11 years of existence — Радио Свобода
• Individuum Publishing House announced closure; its employees were tried on a case of an extremist organization for publishing LGBT literature — Медиазона
• Individuum Publishing House is closing — Бумага
• Individuum Publishing House Announces Closure — Говорит НеМосква
• Publisher Individuum closed. The chief editor of the publisher, Alexey Kiselev, announced this today. — Republic
• Individuum Publishing House closed — ЭХО / Новости