Bookberry (Букбери) was a chain of bookstores based in Moscow, Russia, and with stores in that city and in Yekaterinburg.
The chain was launched by private investors in 2003 including Alexander Mamut (36%), Tim Waterstone,[1] Roman Lola, Dmitry Kushaev and Maxim Scherbakov.
[3] In February 2008, a company controlled by Oleg Deripaska, Rainko, bought a controlling stake, buying out Lola, Kushaev and Scherbakov entirely.
The CEO departed in January 2009, and by March 2009 five stores were closed, including the last-opened, on Tverskaya Street.
On Monday 2 March 2009, the company applied for bankruptcy protection.