- The Moscow Times
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For time zone, see Moscow Time.
The Moscow Times Type Daily newspaper Format A3 Owner Independent Media Sanoma Magazines Founded 1992 Language English Official website themoscowtimes.com The Moscow Times is an English-language daily newspaper published in Moscow, Russia since 1992. The circulation in 2008 stood at 35,000 copies [1] and the newspaper is typically given out for free at places English-language "expats" attend, including hotels, cafés and restaurants, as well as by subscription, though it is being increasingly read by English-speaking Russians.[2] It is not available at newsstands.[3]
The paper began as a twice weekly publication, before becoming a daily newspaper after a few months. Until 2000, it was based in the old headquarters of Pravda, and it was the first Western daily to be published in Russia.[4]
Until 2005, the paper was owned by Independent Media, a Moscow-registered publishing house that also prints a Russian-language daily newspaper, Vedomosti, The St. Petersburg Times (the equivalent of The Moscow Times in Saint Petersburg) and Russian-language versions of popular glossy magazines such as FHM, Men's Health and Cosmopolitan.[4] That year, Independent Media was acquired by the Finnish publishing group Sanoma.
The Editor-in-Chief is Andrew McChesney, who was promoted to the position in June 2006 after serving in a number of capacities in the newspaper.
The newspaper regularly publishes articles by prominent Russian journalists, many of whom take critical positions towards the current Russian government in general. In 2009, The Moscow Times published Russia for Beginners: A Foreigners Guide to Russia, a guide for foreigners written by foreign authors who have lived in Russia, and offers their experiences in Russia.[5]
The newspaper, as well as its sister publication, The St. Petersburg Times, are owned by the Finland-based Sanoma Corporation.
Contents
History
- 1992 first issue of The Moscow Times was published
- 1997 creation of site www.moscowtimes.ru.
- 1998 start of conferences and business-breakfasts arranging
- 2003-2004 creation of appendixes Jobs & Careers and и Real Estate Catalog и Real Estate Quarterly
- 2005 launch of glamorous appendix Moscow Guide, culture and rest guide in Moscow, launch of annual restaurant project Moscow Dining Guide.
- 2006 alliance The Moscow Times - International Herald Tribune.
- 2009 launch of united news portal about Russia in English www.themoscowtimes.com.
- 2010 first issue of The Moscow Times in color, launch of projects Travel guide, Bar Guide, Life Style Guide.
Regular rubrics
Newspaper The Moscow Times highlights politics events that happen inside the country and abroad, business and culture news 5 days a week.
- News – interpretation of the latest news and events (Russia and CIS)
- Business & Finance – coverage of news from the business world
- Stocks – news of the financial and stock markets
- Opinion – opinion-based articles on actual topics
- Real Estate – real estate market (thematic section every Tuesday)
- Job Opportunities – vacancies and education (every Wednesday and Friday)
- Classifieds – private advertisements
- Miniguide – referential information
- Entertainment – main events of the day, bulletin board of a foreign community of Moscow
- Context – leisure and entertainment
- What's On – calendar of culture events: cinema, theatre, exhibitions, ballet, opera (weekly column on Thursday)
Publications and special projects
- International Herald Tribune – international news every day
- Inter-country annexes The Moscow Times – Russia-France, Russia-Finland, Russia-UK, etc. These editions are dedicated to bilateral issues of cooperation and promote establishing of business and investment programs of interaction between 2 countries. Main focus of these editions is discussion of the economic and trade-investment issues, inter-culture project, tourism issues.
- Real Estate Catalog and Real Estate Quarterly – regular specialized business editions about real estate market
- The Moscow Times Guide – Russia for Beginners, Russia for the Advanced, Dining Guide, Travel Guide, Bar Guide glamorous edition, seasonal style guide, fashionable trends, secular and culture events of the capital.
- Conferences The Moscow Times – meeting place of Russian and foreign investors, businessmen and experts in Russia and abroad as well.
See also
References
- ^ "About the newspaper" (PDF). English Media Kit. The Moscow Times. http://www.themoscowtimes.com/free_pdf/Media_Kit_TMT_2009_eng.pdf. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
- ^ Richardson, Dan. (2001). The Rough Guide to Moscow. Rough Guides. p. 56. ISBN 978-1858287003
- ^ Charlton, Angela. (2007). Frommer's Moscow & St. Petersburg. John Wiley and Sons. p. 63. ISBN 978-0764588990
- ^ a b Lawton, Anna. (2004). Imaging Russia 2000: Film and Facts. New Academia Publishing, LLC. p. 107. ISBN 978-0974493435.
- ^ "Russia for Beginners. A Foreigner’s Guide to Russia". The Moscow Times. March 3, 2009.
External links
Categories:- Newspapers published in Russia
- Media in Moscow
- English-language newspapers
- Media companies of Russia
- Publications established in 1992
- 1992 establishments in Russia
- Companies based in Moscow
- Russian media
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