Report: Individuum Publishing House Has Closed. Over 11 Years of Operation, It Published Many Essential Books—From "All Iran" to "Tabii 32". Here Are Our Ten Favorites

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According to the available report, on September 28, Individuum's editor-in-chief Alexey Kiselev announced the publishing house's closure. The statement notes that he did not provide reasons, only saying that the books the publishing house had been working on would definitely be released—just elsewhere. Individuum began operations in 2015, and over the last 11 years it published numerous nonfiction books in Russian, including translations, as well as several literary bestsellers. In 2023, Eksmo became the owner of Individuum (Meduza reported on this in detail). Two years later, employees of Individuum and Popcorn Books publishing house were accused of "extremism" over queer literature. Among them was Dmitry Protopopov, the publishing house's executive director, who in 2026 was sentenced to four years in prison with a suspended sentence. Popcorn Books publishing house also announced its closure earlier this year. Meduza selected 10 books by which we will remember Individuum.

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