ТАСС

Also known as Information Telegraph Agency of Russia, TACC, ITAR-TASS, Telegraph Agency of the Soviet Union, Russian News Agency TASS, tass.ru, tass.com

советское и российское информационное агентство

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TASS is Russia's largest news agency, originally founded in 1904, and is owned by the Russian state. It matters because as one of the world's biggest news agencies, it plays a major role in shaping how news is gathered and distributed globally, particularly regarding coverage of Russia and Russian interests.

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Key facts

Company.name: Russian News Agency TASS
Company.logo: 160px|frameless
Company.image: 20160803 104156 August 2016 in Moscow.jpg
Company.image_size: 300px
Company.image_caption: TASS Soviet-era brutalist building in Moscow
Company.type: Federal State Unitary Enterprise
Company.foundation: 1904
Company.location: Moscow, Russia
Company.key_people: Andrey Kondrashov (director)
Company.industry: State media news agency
Company.products: News media
Company.owner: Wholly owned by federal government (as federal unitary enterprise)

Article · Русский

ТАСС — российское государственное федеральное информационное агентство, бывшее советское информационное агентство. Организационно-правовая форма — ФГУП. Раньше аббревиатура происходила от названия «Телеграфное агентство Советского Союза» и нынешняя аббревиатура происходит от названия «Телеграфное агентство связи и сообщения».

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