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Categories | Women's magazine |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Publisher | Fashion Press |
Founded | 1994 |
First issue | May 1994 |
Final issue | March 2022 |
Company | Sanoma Independent Media |
Country | Russia |
Based in | Moscow |
Language | Russian |
Cosmopolitan Russia was the Russian edition of Cosmopolitan magazine. It was the first international women's magazine published in the post-Soviet period in Russia. It changed its title to The Voice Mag and ended its affiliation with Cosmopolitan magazine in March 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [1]
Cosmopolitan Russia was established in 1994. [2] [3] [4] The first issue was published in May 1994 [5] and featured Cindy Crawford on the cover. [6] The founding editors were Ellen Verbeek, a Dutch journalist, and Elena Myasnikova, a Russian journalist. [7] Its headquarters was in Moscow. [4]
The magazine was part of Sanoma Independent Media, a subsidiary of Sanoma company. [8] The Independent Media was founded by Derk Sauer and was acquired by the Finnish media company SanomaWSOY in 2005. [9] Cosmopolitan Russia was published by Fashion Press [8] on a monthly basis. [3] The owners of Fashion Press were Sanoma and Hearst Shkulev Media, a subsidiary of the Hearst. [7] [10] As of 2015 the editor-in-chief of the magazine which targets women was Polina Sokhranova. [11] Maya Akisheva served as its Kazakhstan editor. [7]
In June 2015 Sanoma Independent Media planned to sell the publisher of Cosmopolitan Russia, Fashion Press, to its partner Hearst Shkulev Media. [8] However, the proposal was rejected by the Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service. [8] In May 2022 Russian company Independent Media announced that the title would be replaced by local brands. [12]
The first issue of the magazine sold 50,000 copies. [5] In 2005 Cosmopolitan Russia sold 1,000,000 copies and was acknowledged by the Guinness Book of Records as the magazine with the largest number of copies. [3] [7] The circulation of the monthly was 1,050,000 copies in 2009. [13] Between May and October 2014 the magazine had a circulation of 800,000 copies. [14]
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Categories | Women's magazine |
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Frequency | Monthly |
Publisher | Fashion Press |
Founded | 1994 |
First issue | May 1994 |
Final issue | March 2022 |
Company | Sanoma Independent Media |
Country | Russia |
Based in | Moscow |
Language | Russian |
Cosmopolitan Russia was the Russian edition of Cosmopolitan magazine. It was the first international women's magazine published in the post-Soviet period in Russia. It changed its title to The Voice Mag and ended its affiliation with Cosmopolitan magazine in March 2022 following the Russian invasion of Ukraine. [1]
Cosmopolitan Russia was established in 1994. [2] [3] [4] The first issue was published in May 1994 [5] and featured Cindy Crawford on the cover. [6] The founding editors were Ellen Verbeek, a Dutch journalist, and Elena Myasnikova, a Russian journalist. [7] Its headquarters was in Moscow. [4]
The magazine was part of Sanoma Independent Media, a subsidiary of Sanoma company. [8] The Independent Media was founded by Derk Sauer and was acquired by the Finnish media company SanomaWSOY in 2005. [9] Cosmopolitan Russia was published by Fashion Press [8] on a monthly basis. [3] The owners of Fashion Press were Sanoma and Hearst Shkulev Media, a subsidiary of the Hearst. [7] [10] As of 2015 the editor-in-chief of the magazine which targets women was Polina Sokhranova. [11] Maya Akisheva served as its Kazakhstan editor. [7]
In June 2015 Sanoma Independent Media planned to sell the publisher of Cosmopolitan Russia, Fashion Press, to its partner Hearst Shkulev Media. [8] However, the proposal was rejected by the Russian Federal Anti-Monopoly Service. [8] In May 2022 Russian company Independent Media announced that the title would be replaced by local brands. [12]
The first issue of the magazine sold 50,000 copies. [5] In 2005 Cosmopolitan Russia sold 1,000,000 copies and was acknowledged by the Guinness Book of Records as the magazine with the largest number of copies. [3] [7] The circulation of the monthly was 1,050,000 copies in 2009. [13] Between May and October 2014 the magazine had a circulation of 800,000 copies. [14]