Russian language newspapers

[Alexander Gruntsev]

Good day !

     Please, let me introduce to you a unique source for current
issues and archives of famous Russian newspapers in full image
and text.
     Archives are freely and easely searchable.
     I included brief annotations of the resources.

Hope this can be of interest to your colleagues and students.

Thank you for consideration,

Alexander Gruntsev
President and CEO,
Russian Story, Inc.

1(212)253-4217 - fax
grampo at russianstory.com


Russian Story - Russian Periodicals Online

http://www.russianstory.com

Major Russian newspapers are now available online in full image and
text. Archives are freely searchable without needing special fonts or
keyboard drivers. Russian newspapers delivered to your desktop in
Acrobat PDF format in an affordable and timely manner. Newspapers cover
politics, government, arts, culture, family, sports and entertainment

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FREE Resources
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Press Rover - free full text search of Russian periodicals archive

http://www.russianstory.com/rover

Get your questions answered by a number of major Russian newspapers. The
full text Russian search engine has an intuitive interface, relevance
ranking of results, summary preview, instant article and full image
retrieval.
Press Rover operates under different platforms and Russian language
encoding. Includes Cyrillic Java keyboard.
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Russian Story News Digest - best stories from Russian periodicals

http://www.russianstory.com/news/news.htm

Russian language News Digest covering most important events in politics,
economics and culture of Russia are summarized free of charge to online
viewers by Russian Story, Inc. The best of current articles and stories
from Russian newspapers are made available online in different Russian
encodings. News Digest is updated daily
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Russian Newspapers
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GOVERNMENT AND SOCIETY
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Argumenty i Fakty (Arguments and Facts)

http://www.russianstory.com/infcoll/aif/aif.htm

Russia's famous newspaper is listed by the Guinness Book of World
Records as the largest circulation newspaper with more than 3.5 million
readers and was recognized as the best foreign periodical of 1996 in UK,
London.
Weekly, 16 pp., A3, Black/White, full image searchable archive since May
1996
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Pravda (The Truth)

http://www.russianstory.com/infcoll/pra/pra.htm

Leader of former Soviet mass media today is recognized for its own
opinion in Russia. An independent Russian newspaper publishes overviews
of modern politics, economics and life.
Daily 8pp., Weekly 16 pp., A3, Black/White, full image searchable
archive since April 1996
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Moskovskij Komsomolec - popular daily Russian newspaper

http://www.russianstory.com/infcoll/mko/mko.htm

Daily Russian newspaper featuring mostly sensational and provocative
news of Russian political and social life is presented by Russian Story
in full text searchable format with photographs. Online archive
available with issues from February 1997 to present.
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Vechernij Klub (Evening Club)

http://www.russianstory.com/infcoll/evc/evc.htm

The newspaper of Moscow intelligensia is famous for interviews with
well-known public figures and people of art. Covers Russian politics,
economics, culture, music and sports.
Twice a week 8pp., Weekly 16pp., A2, Black/White, full image searchable
archive since January 1996
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Svobodnaya Mysl' (Free Idea)

http://www.russianstory.com/infcoll/svm/svm.htm

The journal contains articles about current events in politics, economy,
and government. It was inspired by Russia's "perestroyka" period.
Published by the Gorbachev Foundation.
Monthly, 120 pp., A4, Black/White, full image searchable archive since
November 1996
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BUSINESS AND ECONOMY
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Interfax-AIF - Russian weekly business publication

http://www.russianstory.com/infcoll/fax/fax.htm

This Weekly publication covers important events in the Russian
industrial and financial sectors. It is well known for its analytical
reviews and ratings of leading Russian companies. It also provides
reports from the Russian stock and commodity exchanges, financial
indicators, company profiles and senior/executive employment
opportunities.
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Russian Economic Developments: Forecasts and Trends

http://www.russianstory.com/infcoll/red/red.htm

Monthly bullitin includes brief overviews of economic trends in Russian
industry, finances, investments, agriculture and foreign trade. Reports
opinion polls and is based on Russian government sources.
Monthly, 12-20 pp., A4, Black/White, full image searchable archive since
March 1996
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CULTURE AND ARTS
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AIF-Digest (International Supplement to AIF)

http://www.russianstory.com/infcoll/afi/afi.htm

News and features explore public opinion, culture, art and political
leadership in Russia. Features include Russian celebrities at work and
play. Some photographs and illustration are provocative.
Weekly, 15-20 pp., A3, Colored, full image searchable archive since
October 1996
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Joker (part of Vechernij Klub)

http://www.russianstory.com/infcoll/jok/jok.htm

The newspaper with its columns, music charts and reviews was recognized
in 1995 as the best musical newspaper of Moscow. Covers news, rumors and
ratings of Russian and foreign rave, rock, pop, metal, jazz and
classical music.
Weekly, 4 pp.,A2, Black/White, full image searchable archive since April
1996
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Art-Fonar (Art Lantern) - suspended by Argumenty i Facty in 1997

http://www.russianstory.com/infcoll/art/art.htm

Archived issues of that weekly supplement to Argumenty i Fakty with
detailed descriptions of artists' life and work in color photos and
stories.
Twice a month, 8 pp., A3, Colored, full image searchable archive June
1996 - December 1996
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ENTERTAINMENT AND FAMILY
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Ya Molodoy (I am Young - supplement to AIF)

http://www.russianstory.com/infcoll/yam/yam.htm

Discusses relations between parents and their children, friends,
partners, tendencies in modern life, fashion, culture, music. You need
to read this newspaper in order to be able to say: "I Am Young!"
Weekly, 8 pp., A3, Colored, full image searchable archive since January
1997
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Dochki-Materi (Mothers and Daughters - supplement to AIF)

http://www.russianstory.com/infcoll/dch/dch.htm

Russian family newspaper that focuses on women, families, good
housekeeping and home. Kind advices to reach peace and prosperity at
home and at work, to be always sprightly and merry.
Weekly, 12 pp., A3, Colored, full image searchable archive since January
1997
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Zhizn' i Koshelek (Your Money AND Your Life - supplement to AIF)

http://www.russianstory.com/infcoll/zik/zik.htm

The publication features articles on business and consumer affairs.
Financial advise on how to get ahead with your money in current times of
high taxes, uncertainty and rapid changes in economics.
Twice a month, 8 pp., A3, Colored, full image searchable archive since
January 1997
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Zdorov'e (Health Care - supplement to AIF)

http://www.russianstory.com/infcoll/zdo/zdo.htm

Russian popular health care newspaper features articles on healthy and
fulfilling living, detailed medical advises for every day and each
person.
Weekly, 8 pp., A3, Black/White, full image searchable archive since
January 1997
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Clubok (part of Vechernij Klub)

http://www.russianstory.com/infcoll/clk/clk.htm

Clubok newspaper covers Russian cultural events including fashion, arts
and entertainment.
Weekly, 4 pp.,A2, Black/White, full image searchable archive since April
1996
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Bolelshik (Sports Fan) - suspended by Pravda International in 1997

http://www.russianstory.com/infcoll/bol/bol.htm

Russian sports tabloid with current news and commentaries. Bolelshik
coverage includes world championships, Olympics, national competitions
and regional sporting events.
Weekly, 16 pp., A3, Colored, full image searchable archive
April-December 1996
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