Russky Newsweek
| Editor-in-chief | Mikhail Fishman |
|---|---|
| Categories | News magazine |
| Frequency | Weekly |
| Publisher | Axel Springer |
| First issue | June 2004 |
| Final issue | 18 October 2010 |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
Russky Newsweek or Newsweek Russia was a Russian language news magazine published in Russia between 2004 and 2010 as the Russian edition of Newsweek. It was the first news magazine with a Western origin published in the country.[1]
History and profile
Russky Newsweek was established in June 2004.[2][3] The license of the magazine was held by the Axel Springer Russia, a subsidiary of Axel Springer AG.[4] It was published weekly by Axel Springer Russia.[5][6] The magazine featured detailed articles some of which were critical of Kremlin.[5]
Leonid Parfyonov and Alexander Gordeev served as the editors-in-chief of Russky Newsweek.[1][2] Mikhail Fishman was the last editor-in-chief.[4]
The last edition of Russky Newsweek was published on 18 October 2010 and it ceased publication due to economic reasons.[2][4]
References
- ^ a b "Newsweek looks over old Iron Curtain". Media Week. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ a b c Svetlana Kononova (25 October 2010). "Memories of Newsweek". Russia Profile. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Springer launches Russian edition of Newsweek". Free Republic. 8 June 2004. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ a b c "Axel Springer Russia: License agreement for NEWSWEEK will not be prolonged". Axel Springer AG. 18 October 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ a b "Russian Newsweek closed 'with respect to economic reasons'". Sputnik News. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Newsweek Russia folds". M&M Global. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2014.