Just talked with Paul Galashin, better known as "Sauron(RU)" on BeShare, and he reports that the Russian Be User Group is doing just peachy!

At last count, their website has over 400 members, most of them active too. Many members in the Russian community are busy learning C++, Java, using BeOS and giving demos to their friends.

All in all, things are "real" according to Paul, and it appears the Russian BUG is doing just fine. Great to hear!