Neha Patil (Editor)

Moskovskaya Komsomolka

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Type
  
Alternative weekly

Owner(s)
  
Boris Berezovsky

Editor
  
Marina Lesko

Format
  
Tabloid

Publisher
  
Yevgeny Dodolev

Founded
  
1999

Moskovskaya Komsomolka

Moskovskaya Komsomolka was a satirical newspaper published weekly in Russia (1999-2001). The newspaper had a fixed 32 page layout.

Presentation

Founded by Boris Berezovsky and Yevgeny Dodolev, it featured investigative journalism and leaks from sources inside the Russian business world, as well as a large number of cartoons. Its history saw a number of stunts. It published so-called "leaks" from administration officials, including information from whistle-blowers

Valeriya Novodvorskaya said that it was most provocative newspaper in Russia.

Although the Moskovskaya Komsomolka never lost its touches of humor, it soon established itself as a pre-eminent forum for serious journalism.

The Moskovskaya Komsomolka writers include:

  • Dmitrii Bykov
  • Sergey Dorenko
  • Marina Lesko
  • Eduard Limonov
  • References

    Moskovskaya Komsomolka Wikipedia