Russia’s leading business paper is being gagged
Vedomosti wasn’t very political, but it was independent
THEY ARRIVED together. The first issue of Vedomosti, Russia’s leading business newspaper, appeared in September 1999, a month after Vladimir Putin was appointed prime minister and anointed as future president. It was half pink and half white, a tribute to its foreign co-founders and shareholders: the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Journalists are revolting”
Europe May 9th 2020
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- Russia’s leading business paper is being gagged
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- Italy, the first country in Europe to enter lockdown, starts to emerge
- Turkey investigates those who object to homophobia
- European leaders are appealing directly to voters in other countries
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