Predvestnik

Infobox Newspaper
name = Predvestnik


caption =
type = Free monthly newspaper
format = Broadsheet
foundation = 2004
ceased publication =
price = Free
owners = Pari Hoxha
political position =
publisher =
editor =
language = Russian
circulation = 4000
headquarters = Westfield, Massachusetts USA
ISSN =
website = [http://www.predvestnik.com/ predvestnik.com]

"Predvestnik" (Forerunner) is a Russian language newspaper published in the Pioneer Valley, Massachusetts. It was founded in 2004.

"Predvestnik" covers a wide variety of local and world news, and publishes articles on Christianity. It appears monthly with a circulation of about 4,000 and is printed in a full color broadsheet format. The newspaper is delivered free to the public.

Target readership

The newspaper serves immigrants from the former Soviet Union republics that have been immigrating to Western Massachusetts since 1989. The majority of these immigrants belong to the Evangelical Christian faith, which includesPentecostals and Baptists.Fact|date=August 2007 These immigrants were granted refugee status by the United States Department of State because of religious persecution. Russian Jewish immigrants who moved to Western Massachusetts during the same period represent a significantly smaller number of the population.Fact|date=August 2007 Other religious faiths represented in the area include the Armenian and Orthodox faiths. The population also includes a small number of Muslim Turkish people, who began arriving from Russia in 2006.

For more than 15 years the Russian speaking community has drastically grown in numbers, and in cities like Westfield, Massachusetts they constitute around 10% of the population. Thousands more russian speakers are located in West Springfield, Springfield, Chicopee, Agawam and other towns. Additionally, information from local municipalities and immigrant agencies suggests that the population is more than 25,000 in the Pioneer Valley.Fact|date=August 2007

Most immigrants from the former Soviet Union speak Russian at home and favor news media in their own language. The newspaper may therefore be the only source for local news, information and inspiration in their language.

Key persons

The present publisher is the newspaper's founder, Pari Hoxha, and the editor is Tatyana Hoxha.

External links

* [http://www.predvestnik.com Predvestnik.com]