On February 19, join n+1 for a celebration of Sophie Pinkham ’s The Oak and the Larch , a cultural and environmental history that reveals how forests have made and resisted Russia’s many empires. Pinkham will discuss the book, which is out now from Norton, with n+1 founding editor Keith Gessen . Copies of  The Oak and the Larch will be for sale, along with beer and wine. The event is free and open to the public, but RSVPs are strongly encouraged. The n+1 office is wheelchair accessible. RSVP here . Thursday, February 19 7 PM n+1 office 37 Greenpoint Ave #316 Brooklyn Praise for The Oak and the Larch “The forest has been friend and enemy, sanctuary and prison, zone of industry and realm of the spirit.…