Russia's Indie Bookstores: 'Glittering Lights on Literary Map'

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Moscow's new independent bookstores "evoke the ambience of a salon--a setting for inspiration and conversation. Likewise, they have become much more than merely a place to buy books: they can be a source of abundant cultural events. Atmosphere and a selection that reflects the owners' tastes take center stage," Russia Beyond the Headlines reported.

"Glittering light" indie bookstores in St. Petersburg include Poryadok Slov, Vse Svobodny, My and Podpisnye Izdaniya, the last of which was reborn from the Soviet period.