Vechernyaya Moskva

Vechernyaya Moskva
Typedaily
FormatA2 per spread
Owner(s)Concern "Vechernyaya Moskva"
EditorAlexandr Kupriyanov
FoundedDecember 6, 1923
Political alignmentindependent
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Circulation25,000 daily, 787,000 weekly
Websitehttp://www.vmdaily.ru/

Vechernyaya Moskva (Russian: Вечерняя Москва, lit.'Evening Moscow') is a Russian local newspaper[1] published in Moscow since 6 December 1923 daily (except Saturday and Sunday).[2] It was founded as an organ of the Mossovet, later as an organ of the city committee of the CPSU and the Mossovet. Since 1990 it is published by the joint-stock company Concern 'Vechernyaya Moskva'.[3]

This is the oldest evening newspaper in Russia, one of the most popular in Moscow with a current circulation of 25,000 copies per day plus 787,000 copies of weekly edition.[4]

In 2011, the project was restarted and developed with the support of the Government of Moscow as a city newspaper of influence covering the major events in the capital, the work of urban services, governance, and the main events in the country and in the world[5]

  1. ^ Russian Mass Media Directory. Volume 1. Strategic Information and Contacts. Washington: International Business Publication, 2016, p. 104
  2. ^ Matthew E Lenoe. Closer to the Masses: Stalinist Culture, Social Revolution, and Soviet Newspapers. Harvard University Press, 2009, p. 52
  3. ^ Company Overview of OJSC Concern Vechernyaya Moskva
  4. ^ Sergai Sobyanin Congratulated Vechernyaya Moskva with 95 Anniversary
  5. ^ Moscow Evening Newspaper Re-launches Print and Online Editions with vjoon K4