Izvestia

Izvestia (, "The News") is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Russia. Founded in February 1917, Izvestia, which covered foreign relations, was the organ of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, disseminating official state propaganda. It is now described as a "national newspaper" of Russia.

Key facts

Newspaper.name: Izvestia
Newspaper.logo: Izvestia.svg
Newspaper.image: 200px|border
Newspaper.caption: Front page of the Izvestia newspaper from 15 June 2012
Newspaper.type: Daily newspaper
Newspaper.format: Broadsheet
Newspaper.owners: National Media Group
Newspaper.publisher: Inews (News Media)
Newspaper.chief_editor: Sergei Korotyev
Newspaper.language: Russian
Newspaper.headquarters: Begovoy District, Moscow, Russia
Newspaper.circulation: 234,500
Newspaper.ISSN: 0233-4356
Newspaper.oclc: 427395058

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: newspaper
Award: Order of the October Revolution
Country: Russia
Headquarters: Moscow
Owned by: National Media Group
Country of origin: Russia
Official website: iz.ru

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Commons category: Izvestia
title: Izvestiâ
inception: 1917-03-13
language of work or name: Russian
social media followers: 322410
start time: 1917-03-13
publication interval: 1
location of formation: Saint Petersburg

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
1917–1991
1992–present
See also
References
Further reading
External links

The word izvestiya in Russian means "bring news" or "tidings", "herald" (an official messenger bringing news), derived from the verb izveshchat ("to inform", "to notify").

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