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Gusev (leftmost) during President Vladimir Putin's interview to the chief editors of Russian leading newspapers, 22 March 2001
Moskovskij Komsomolets[a] (MK; Russian: Московский комсомолец, lit. 'Moscow Komsomolets') is a Moscow-based daily newspaper with a circulation approaching one million, covering general news.[4] Founded in 1919, it is famed for its topical reporting on Russian politics and society.[5]
History
The newspaper was first published by the Moscow Committee of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (Komsomol) on 11 December 1919 as Yunyi Kommunar (Russian: Юный коммунар, lit. 'Young Communard'). Over the next years it changed its name several time, starting a few months after the first issue when it became the Yunosheskaya Pravda (Russian: Юношеская правда, lit. 'Youth Truth'). In 1924, after Vladimir Lenin's death, it was renamed to Molodoy Leninets (Russian: Молодой ленинец, lit. 'Young Leninist'). It took its present-day name in September 1929.[6]
Between 1931 and 1939, the paper ceased publication. It was revived in 1940, but not for long: World War II interrupted publishing again in August 1941. Publishing resumed only on 2 October 1945. Until 1990, it served as the organ of the Moscow Committee and the Moscow City Committee of the Komsomol. In 1991, it was taken over by its editorial staff.[6]
Editors-in-chief
Since 1983, Pavel Gusev has served as MK's editor-in-chief.[7]
MK is also known as the host of Russia's oldest hit paradeZvukovaya Dorozhka (Russian: Звуковая дорожка, lit. 'Sound Track'). It was founded in autumn 1975 by Yu. V. Filonov.[10] Also called the ZD Awards, it features both Russian and international acts. Since 2003, it has been held in concert halls. It is considered one of the major Russian music awards.[11]
Controversies
Conflict around the article "Political prostitution has changed gender"
On the same day, United Russia State Duma deputy Andrey Isayev promised on Twitter to "toughly" deal with the authors who allowed themselves to enact a "dirty attack on three female deputies", while calling the bloggers who responded to his tweet "small creatures" who "are indifferent to" Isayev and the deputies.[13]
In October 2013, unknown persons bombarded the newspaper's editorial office with smoke bombs. Pavel Gusev believes that "some people from United Russia" are behind the attack, and the action itself is an act of revenge for the article.[17][18]
Circulation
According to a poll conducted in May 2004 by the Levada Center, 9% of the Russians and 33% of the Moscovites who responded, read the paper "more or less regularly". For the year 2000 the poll reports 11% and 40%, respectively.[19]
It has a printed circulation of between 700,000[6] and 930,000[1] copies.
^The newspaper officially uses the transliteration "Moskovskij Komsomolets" as a secondary name on its front page and website.[2][3]
References
^ abМосковский Комсомолец [Moskovskij Komsomolets] (in Russian). RIA O'Key. Archived from the original on 3 July 2014. Retrieved 22 October 2014.
^ИД "Московский Комсомолец": история успеха [Publishing House "Moskovskij Komsomolets": the story of success]. mkgazeta.ru (in Russian). Archived from the original on 29 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
^ abcdef Власть, зеркало или служанка?: энциклопедия жизни современной российской журналистики [Power, Mirror or Servant?: An Encyclopedia of the Life of Modern Russian Journalism] (in Russian). Vol. 2. Moscow: Russian Union of Journalists. 1998. p. 51. ISBN5-88833-048-5.
^Schmidt, S. O., ed. (2012). Субботин Александр Михайлович [Subbotin Aleksandr Mikhaylovich]. Московская энциклопедия: Книга 4. Р—Т [Moscow Encyclopedia: Book 4. R–T] (in Russian). Vol. 1. Moscow: Moskovskiye uchebniki. p. [page needed]. ISBN978-5-7853-1503-7. Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via Moscow-Tombs.
^Schmidt, S. O., ed. (2007). Борисов Михаил Алексеевич [Borisov Mikhail Alekseyevich]. Московская энциклопедия: Книга 1. А—З [Moscow Encyclopedia: Book 1. A–Z] (in Russian). Vol. 1. Moscow: Moskvovedeniye. p. 211. ISBN978-5-903633-01-2. Retrieved 11 October 2024 – via Moscow-Tombs.
^Yans, Georgy (16 March 2013). Политическая проституция сменила пол [Political prostitution has changed gender]. Moskovskij Komsomolets (in Russian). No. 26187. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013.
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