Komsomolskaya Pravda Explained

Komsomolskaya Pravda
Type:Daily newspaper
Format:Tabloid
Owners:Media Partner
Publisher:Izdatelsky Dom Komsomolskaya Pravda
Chiefeditor:Olesya Nosovad
Language:Russian
Headquarters:Moscow, Stary Petrovsko-Razumovsky Proezd 1/23, Building 1
Publishing Country: Soviet Union (1925–1991)
Russia (1991–present)
Circulation:660,000 (March 2008)
Issn:0233-433X

Komsomolskaya Pravda (Russian: link=no|Комсомольская правда;) is a daily Russian tabloid newspaper that was founded in 1925.[1] Its name is in reference to the official Soviet newspaper Pravda 'Truth'.

History and profile

During the Soviet era, Komsomolskaya Pravda was an all-union newspaper of the Soviet Union and an official organ of the Central Committee of the Komsomol. Established in accordance with a decision of the 13th Congress of the Russian Communist Party (b), it first appeared on 24 May 1925 in an edition of 31,000 copies.

Komsomolskaya Pravda began as the official organ of the Komsomol, the youth wing of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU). As such, it targeted the same 14 to 28 demographics as its parent organization, focusing initially on popular science and adventure articles while teaching the values of the CPSU. During this period, it was twice awarded the Order of Red Banner of Labour (in 1950 and 1957) and was also the recipient of the Order of Lenin (in 1930), of the Order of the October Revolution (in 1975), and of the Order of the Patriotic War (in 1945).

The paper's largest owner is the son of the founder of the Baltic Media Group, Sergei Rudnov, who indirectly controls 45%.[2] Until 2011, it was owned by Media Partner, which in turn was owned by ESN Group (Russian: Евросевернефть), an energy company led by Grigory Berezkin.[3] In December 2000 the Norwegian media company A-Pressen bought 25 percent plus one share of the paper.[4] It is published in tabloid format by "Izdatelsky Dom Komsomolskaya Pravda" (Komsomolskaya Pravda Publishing House).

Komsomolskaya Pravda reached its highest circulation in 1990 when it sold almost 22 million daily copies.[5] In 2001 it was the ninth-top European newspaper with a circulation of 785,000 copies.[6] It was the top-selling newspaper in Russia in 2006 with daily circulation ranging from 700,000 to 3.1 million copies.[7] Its March 2008 circulation, certified by the NCS, was 660,000 copies[5] and it was the most read paper in the country based on the findings by the TNS Gallup Media.[8] In the same year the online version of the paper was also the most visited news website.[8]

In January 2015 a front-page article in Komsomolskaya Pravda suggested that the United States had orchestrated the Charlie Hebdo shooting.[9]

In May 2017, columnist Alisa Titko went viral for writing that the English city of Manchester was "full of fat people" and that she found the sight of same-sex love "disgusting".[10] [11] [12]

In 2021, the tabloid published an article in which former Kontinental Hockey League coach Andrei Nazarov accused New York Rangers winger Artemi Panarin of sexually assaulting an 18-year-old Latvian woman in Riga. The team released a statement condemning the allegations as a "fabrication" and "intimidation tactic" against Panarin after speaking out against "recent political events", most notably expressing his support for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who was detained upon return to Russia from Germany.[13] [14]

Editors in chief of Komsomolskaya Pravda

The newspaper's editors in chief, in reverse chronological order, have been:

Notable journalists

Related and similar publications

A "European" edition (Komsomolskaya Pravda v Evrope), aimed in particular at the Russian diaspora in Germany, as well as Russian-speaking tourists on the Croatian Adriatic coast, is distributed in several EU countries, while a special Baltic-region edition is available in Latvia, Estonia, and Finland.[25]

A number of similar, but independently owned, newspapers can be found in other member or associate-member states of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS):

The radio network Radio Komsomolskaya Pravda (Russian: link=no|Радио Комсомольская правда;) is also related to the newspaper.[27]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Komsomolskaya Pravda. Soviet newspaper . Augustyn . Adam . 2023-02-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20221121014725/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Komsomolskaya-Pravda . 2022-11-21 . Encyclopædia Britannica.
  2. Web site: Основной владелец "Комсомольской правды" раскрыл свое имя . 31 May 2023 . 4 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220504112556/https://adindex.ru/news/media/2017/01/9/157001.phtml . live .
  3. News: Seddon . Max . 2017-06-29 . New Russian broadcaster owner says group can carry on annoying Kremlin . Financial Times . 2023-05-31 . 31 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230531132133/https://www.ft.com/content/3af24dbe-550b-11e7-80b6-9bfa4c1f83d2 . live .
  4. News: Andrei Zolotov Jr.. Norwegians Sign Deal for $10M Press. 26 December 2014. The Moscow Times. 20 June 2001. 26 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141226102841/http://www.themoscowtimes.com/sitemap/free/2001/6/article/norwegians-sign-deal-for-10m-press/253009.html. live.
  5. News: The Press in Russia. BBC Monitoring. 16 May 2008. 16 May 2008. 22 October 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191022111024/http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4315129.stm. live.
  6. News: Adam Smith. Europe's Top Papers. 5 February 2015. campaign. 15 November 2002. 13 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200313014847/https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/european-newspapers-europes-top-papers/164161. live.
  7. News: Gazprom Snaps Up Best-Selling Tabloid. The Moscow Times. 22 November 2006. 22 October 2008.
  8. Book: Cecilia von Feilitzen. Peter Petrov. Cecilia von Feilitzen. Peter Petrov. Use and Views of Media in Sweden & Russia. 2011. Södertörns högskola. 978-91-86069-26-1. http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2%3A418003/FULLTEXT01.pdf%26sa%3DU%26ei%3D5GZOU8vkKoi0yATG-IGgAg%26ved%3D0CEQQFjAI%26usg%3DAFQjCNFKighfYiK9JA9W1kRtqg3iPUaxTQ#page=14. 28 January 2015. Some Comments on Media Typology, Media Preferences and Cultural Identity in Stockholm and St. Petersburg. 5 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150205121258/http://www.diva-portal.org/smash/get/diva2%3A418003/FULLTEXT01.pdf%26sa%3DU%26ei%3D5GZOU8vkKoi0yATG-IGgAg%26ved%3D0CEQQFjAI%26usg%3DAFQjCNFKighfYiK9JA9W1kRtqg3iPUaxTQ#page=14. live.
  9. News: 'Did the Americans plan the Paris terror attacks?' asks leading Russian tabloid. Roland Oliphant. The Daily Telegraph. 12 January 2015. 4 April 2018. 23 February 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180223153340/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/russia/11340360/Did-the-Americans-plan-the-Paris-terror-attacks-asks-leading-Russian-tabloid.html. live.
  10. News: Graham. Chris. Manchester 'full of fat people', says Russian columnist in homophobic rant. 7 May 2017. The Daily Telegraph. 5 May 2017. 6 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170506120939/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/05/04/manchester-full-fat-people-says-russian-columnist-homophobic/. live.
  11. News: Dearden. Lizzie. Russia's biggest newspaper attacks Manchester over 'disgusting' gay couples and 'many fat people'. 7 May 2017. The Independent. 5 May 2017. 5 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170505121835/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/russiakomsomolskaya-pravda-newspaper-manchester-attack-gay-couples-fat-people-alisa-titko-disgusting-a7719131.html. live.
  12. News: Rucki. Alexandra. A Russian columnist said Manchester is full of 'fat people' and 'homosexuals', and M.E.N. readers are having none of it. 7 May 2017. Manchester Evening News. 5 May 2017. 8 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170508231800/http://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/russian-columnist-said-manchester-full-12990420. live.
  13. Web site: Rangers call assault allegations against Artemi Panarin an "intimidation tactic" by Putin . 23 February 2021 . 26 April 2022 . 26 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220426184047/https://www.axios.com/artemi-panarin-navalny-putin-78b80d4a-bafd-460c-bb9d-a7678b92f51e.html . live .
  14. Web site: NHL star Artemi Panarin on leave after 'intimidation' over Navalny support | New York Rangers | the Guardian . 26 April 2022 . 22 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220422015017/https://amp.theguardian.com/sport/2021/feb/22/artemi-panarin-new-york-rangers-leave-putin-navalny-nhl . live .
  15. News: Умер главред "Комсомольской правды" Владимир Сунгоркин . . 14 September 2022 . ru . 14 September 2022 . 14 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220914092330/https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5559752 . live .
  16. Web site: http://www.mediaatlas.ru/whoiswho/?a=view&id=1972. ru:Атлас медиаменеджеров - Фронин Владислав Александрович. Медиа Атлас. 3 December 2011. ru. 2 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111002134559/http://www.mediaatlas.ru/whoiswho/?a=view&id=1972. dead.
  17. Web site: http://www.pseudology.org/Mironenko/Korneshov_LK.htm. ru:Лев Константинович Корнешов. Pseudology.org. 15 September 2011. ru. 19 October 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071019210407/http://www.pseudology.org/Mironenko/Korneshov_LK.htm. live.
  18. Web site: http://www.pseudology.org/information/BubekinVM.htm. ru:Владимир Михайлович Бубекин. Pseudology.org. 3 December 2011. ru. 20 June 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100620033029/http://www.pseudology.org/information/BubekinVM.htm. live.
  19. Web site: 1 March 2018. Всеволод Кукушкин: "У каждого игрока есть свое место в истории хоккея". Vsevolod Kukushkin: "Each player has his own place in the history of hockey". 14 August 2019. chitaem-vmeste.ru. ru. 22 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210522201538/http://chitaem-vmeste.ru/zvyozdy/interviews/vsevolod-kukushkin-u-kazhdogo-igroka-est-svoe-mesto-v-istorii-hokkeya. dead.
  20. Web site: Биография Дмитрия Стешина, последние новости. Дмитрий Стешин биография. Биография Стешина Дмитрия. - Свободная Пресса . 15 July 2022 . svpressa.ru . ru . 15 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220715111648/https://svpressa.ru/persons/dmitriy-steshin/ . live .
  21. Web site: Биография Александра Коц. Александр Коц биография - Свободная Пресса . 15 July 2022 . svpressa.ru . ru . 3 July 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220703073842/https://svpressa.ru/persons/aleksandr-koc/ . live .
  22. Web site: Дарья Асламова. https://web.archive.org/web/20101117092430/http://eternaltown.com.ua/content/view/9090/2/. dead. November 17, 2010.
  23. News: Российская журналистка Дарья Асламова была задержана в Косове. Радио Свобода. 2022-08-07. 2022-08-07. 2022-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20220807072209/https://www.svoboda.org/a/rossiyskaya-zhurnalistka-darjya-aslamova-arestovana-v-kosovo/31977174.html.
  24. Web site: Олег Кашин. tvrain.ru. 2016-03-14. 2016-04-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20160416055244/https://tvrain.ru/people/oleg_kashin-275381/.
  25. Web site: Komsomolskaya Pravda Baltiya . 23 February 2012 . 10 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200510102339/https://www.kompravda.eu/ . live .
  26. http://en.interfax.com.ua/news/general/316615.html Komsomolskaya Pravda in Ukraine newspaper renamed under 'decommunization' law
  27. Web site: Радио «Комсомольская правда». Radio Komsomolskaya Pravda. ru. radiokp.ru. Izdatelsky Dom Komsomolskaya Pravda. July 18, 2024.

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