Publishing in ... Russia

       At Publishing Perpectives Eugene Gerden reports that Russian Government Targets $100m at Book Industry in Crisis.
       Among the disturbing data:

According to data of the Russian Book Chamber, last year 116,888 books and brochures were produced by domestic publishers with the total circulation of 540.5 million copies. This is nearly 5% and 12% lower respectively, compared with 2011.

       And while it's great to see that beyond just throwing money at the problem (welcome though that always is) there is talk of: "other measures of support being considered" I worry that the emphasis there remains on 'being considered' rather than being put into practice.