Megan Case writes about the effect the current foreign-made wine shortage in Russia is having on her life: “When wine started disappearing from the shelves last week, we were unconcerned. Kostia’s theory was that it was all bought up by high school graduates preparing for the all-night graduation party last weekend. […] But now all of the shelves are bare, waiting for the new import tax stickers to be printed, and we’re forced to drink beer.” Vilhelm Konnander explains the situation.