Computerra

Computerra
Computerra #706 cover
Editor-in-ChiefVladislav Biryukov
CategoriesComputer magazine
FrequencyWeekly and online (before December 15, 2009); online-only (after December 15, 2009)
Circulation64,000 / week (December 2009)
PublisherC&C Computer Publishing Limited
First issueDecember 21, 1992
Final issue
Number
December 15, 2009
#47–48 (811–812)
CompanyC&C Computer Publishing Limited
CountryRussia
Based inMoscow
LanguageRussian
Websiteold.computerra.ru
ISSN1815-2198

Computerra (Russian: Компьюте́рра) was a Russian computer weekly publication. The first edition was released on December 21, 1992 and was published by C&C Computer Publishing Limited (Computerra Publishing House).[1] Later, it was supplemented by a website at www.computerra.ru. Due to financial problems and lack of advertisement material, the issue 811–812 on December 15, 2009 was the last issue to be published offline, with only the online version remaining active. The last issue cover lacks a usual cover image, with only the black rectangle instead and the words roughly translatable as "It's now safe to shut down your computerra", as a pun on the shutdown image of Windows 95.

The founder was Dmitriy Mendrelyuk. The magazine was based in Moscow.[1] There are some other magazines founded by him like Business-Journal (Russian: Би́знес-Журна́л).

The typical audience of Computerra magazine was working men aged 25–34, with high social status, high or medium income level, using computers.[2]

The difference of Computerra from other computer magazines is that it writes not only about computer hardware and software, but includes philosophical thoughts about life, and "computer people" life above all.

Alexa.com traffic rank for Computerra.ru official website is 36,816 as of January 2016.[3]

  1. ^ a b Russian Mass Media Directory Volume 1 Strategic Information and Contacts. Lulu.com. 7 February 2007. p. 119. ISBN 978-1-4330-4173-0. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  2. ^ ""Computerra" audience" (in Russian). Computerra. March–July 2006. Archived from the original on 13 August 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
  3. ^ Computerra.ru traffic rank Archived 2007-12-04 at the Wayback Machine at Alexa.com