The New Times (magazine)

For the American magazine, see New Times (magazine).
Not to be confused with Novoye Vremya (newspaper).
The New Times
Cover of the magazine issued on 24 April 1959
EditorYevgenia Albats
Categoriesnews and political magazine
Frequencyweekly
Founded1943
CountryUSSR, Russia
Based inMoscow
LanguageRussian
Websitenewtimes.ru

The New Times (Russian: Новое Время, tr. Novoe Vremya) is a Russian language magazine in Russia.[1] The magazine was founded in 1943.[2] The magazine is a liberal, independent Russian weekly news magazine, publishing for Russia and Armenia. (During the Soviet times it was a multi-language political magazine which followed the official party line.) Its chief editor is Russian investigative journalist, political scientist, writer and radio host Yevgenia Albats.[3]

The magazine contains articles on politics, economics, social life and journalist investigations. Columnists provide the readers with their opinions regarding recent news and events.

In 2017 the magazine ceased its print publication and became an online-only publication.[4]

After an interview of Yevgenia Albats with opposition politician Alexei Navalny, aired on Echo of Moscow, The New Times faced a 22 million ruble fine in October 2018.[5] The fine amount (almost $370,000) was crowd-funded in four days.[6]

On 28 February 2022, Roskomnadzor blocked the website of the channel for its coverage of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[7][8] Editor Yevgenia Albats fled Russia in October to avoid persecution.[9]

  1. ^ "The New Times". newtimes.ru.
  2. ^ "Media and Journalism in Russia". www.sras.org. Retrieved 22 June 2016.
  3. ^ "Editorial". The New Times. Retrieved 23 February 2010.
  4. ^ "Евгения Альбац сообщила о закрытии печатной версии журнала The New Times". RBK Daily (in Russian). 4 June 2017.
  5. ^ "likvidatsionnye shtrafy" [Liquidation fine]. Novaya Gazeta. October 27, 2018.
  6. ^ "Crowdfund lifeline for Russia opposition magazine hit by record fine". France 24. November 13, 2018.
  7. ^ "В России заблокировали сайты "Настоящего времени", "Крым.Реалий", New Times и "Интерфакс Украина"". zona.media (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  8. ^ "Russia Blocks Number of Independent and Ukrainian Media Outlets". The Moscow Times. 2022-02-28. Retrieved 2022-03-02.
  9. ^ "Chief Editor Of The New Times Magazine, Yevgenia Albats, Leaves Russia". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 6 September 2022.