Type of site | Magazine |
---|---|
Available in | Russian language |
Predecessor(s) | Slon.ru |
Country of origin | Russia |
Owner | Moscow Digital Media |
Founder(s) | Leonid Bershidsky |
Editor | Dmitry Kolezev |
Key people | Natalya Sindeyeva, Dmitry Kolezev |
Employees | 42 (as of 2014) |
Parent | Moscow Digital Media |
URL |
republic |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | May 18, 2009 |
Current status | Active |
Republic (previously known as Slon or Slon.ru) is a Russian analytical online magazine that mainly covers politics, business and economics. It is published by the Moscow Digital Media private limited company. [1] [2]
The Slon.ru website was launched on 18 May 2009. The website's name Slon ( Russian: Слон, lit. 'Elephant') is a reference to the blind men and an elephant parable, in which blind people disagreed about what the elephant looked like. [3] [4] Slon authors stated that its mission is to show "the whole elephant" to its readers. [4] The website mainly publishes materials about politics, economics and business. [5]
The first editor-in-chief and executive director of Slon.ru was the Russian journalist and publisher Leonid Bershidsky. [6] [3] Among the first employees of Slon.ru were Russian journalists Alexander Gordeev , Olga Romanova, former deputy editor-in-chief of SmartMoney magazine Yuri Granovsky and former editor-in-chief of Russky Newsweek magazine Dmitry Kuznets. [3] [7] The main shareholders are Russian media managers Natalya Sindeyeva and Alexander Vinokurov . [7]
In 2010, the website changed its format; the main goal was to move towards the creation of an expert platform. The move was inspired by the concept of the Slate online magazine. [4] On 18 February 2011, Bershidsky announced that he had left Slon. [5] [8] Since the summer of 2014, the website has been working on a paid subscription basis. [9] [10]
On 6 November 2016, it was announced that the website had changed its name to Republic. The change also included a new design and three additional sections; the sphere of interest of the magazine has expanded to the topics of science and technology. [5] [11] In August 2016, Irina Malkova , a Russian journalist and former deputy editor-in-chief of RBC, became the editor-in-chief of the magazine. [5] [9] In 2018, Republic was transformed into a platform for a group of online magazines. [10]
In June 2021, Russian journalist Dmitry Kolezev became the chief editor. [12] On 15 October 2021, Moscow Digital Media was labelled as a ' foreign agent' in Russia. [1] [13] In response, Kolezev said that he did not know why the Russian authorities decided to do it. [14] He also said that Republic does not have foreign financing: "... it only exists thanks to subscribers' money". [15]
In 2010, the website won first place in the Information Site of the Year category in the ROTOP (Russian Online TOP) competition. [16] [17] [18]
In 2010, the Butyrka-blog diary published on the Slon.ru website won the online voting in the Best Blog nomination in The Best of Blogs (BOBs) competition. [19] [20]
In January 2017, Republic journalist Siranush Sharoyan received the Redkollegia media award for her article "Black Cash. How a Trillion Dollars Was Withdrawn from the Country in 25 Years. The History of the Russian Banking System - Based on Criminal Cases". [21] [22]
May 2009-18 February 2011: Leonid Bershidsky [23] [24]
March 2011-August 2011: Yuri Saprykin [25] [26]
August 2011-October 2014: Andrey Goryanov [27]
November 2014-August 2016: Maxim Kashulinsky [28]
August 2016-July 2017: Irina Malkova [29] [30]
August 2017-October 2018: Maxim Kashulinsky [29] [31]
9 June 2021-present: Dmitry Kolezev [12]
Type of site | Magazine |
---|---|
Available in | Russian language |
Predecessor(s) | Slon.ru |
Country of origin | Russia |
Owner | Moscow Digital Media |
Founder(s) | Leonid Bershidsky |
Editor | Dmitry Kolezev |
Key people | Natalya Sindeyeva, Dmitry Kolezev |
Employees | 42 (as of 2014) |
Parent | Moscow Digital Media |
URL |
republic |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Optional |
Launched | May 18, 2009 |
Current status | Active |
Republic (previously known as Slon or Slon.ru) is a Russian analytical online magazine that mainly covers politics, business and economics. It is published by the Moscow Digital Media private limited company. [1] [2]
The Slon.ru website was launched on 18 May 2009. The website's name Slon ( Russian: Слон, lit. 'Elephant') is a reference to the blind men and an elephant parable, in which blind people disagreed about what the elephant looked like. [3] [4] Slon authors stated that its mission is to show "the whole elephant" to its readers. [4] The website mainly publishes materials about politics, economics and business. [5]
The first editor-in-chief and executive director of Slon.ru was the Russian journalist and publisher Leonid Bershidsky. [6] [3] Among the first employees of Slon.ru were Russian journalists Alexander Gordeev , Olga Romanova, former deputy editor-in-chief of SmartMoney magazine Yuri Granovsky and former editor-in-chief of Russky Newsweek magazine Dmitry Kuznets. [3] [7] The main shareholders are Russian media managers Natalya Sindeyeva and Alexander Vinokurov . [7]
In 2010, the website changed its format; the main goal was to move towards the creation of an expert platform. The move was inspired by the concept of the Slate online magazine. [4] On 18 February 2011, Bershidsky announced that he had left Slon. [5] [8] Since the summer of 2014, the website has been working on a paid subscription basis. [9] [10]
On 6 November 2016, it was announced that the website had changed its name to Republic. The change also included a new design and three additional sections; the sphere of interest of the magazine has expanded to the topics of science and technology. [5] [11] In August 2016, Irina Malkova , a Russian journalist and former deputy editor-in-chief of RBC, became the editor-in-chief of the magazine. [5] [9] In 2018, Republic was transformed into a platform for a group of online magazines. [10]
In June 2021, Russian journalist Dmitry Kolezev became the chief editor. [12] On 15 October 2021, Moscow Digital Media was labelled as a ' foreign agent' in Russia. [1] [13] In response, Kolezev said that he did not know why the Russian authorities decided to do it. [14] He also said that Republic does not have foreign financing: "... it only exists thanks to subscribers' money". [15]
In 2010, the website won first place in the Information Site of the Year category in the ROTOP (Russian Online TOP) competition. [16] [17] [18]
In 2010, the Butyrka-blog diary published on the Slon.ru website won the online voting in the Best Blog nomination in The Best of Blogs (BOBs) competition. [19] [20]
In January 2017, Republic journalist Siranush Sharoyan received the Redkollegia media award for her article "Black Cash. How a Trillion Dollars Was Withdrawn from the Country in 25 Years. The History of the Russian Banking System - Based on Criminal Cases". [21] [22]
May 2009-18 February 2011: Leonid Bershidsky [23] [24]
March 2011-August 2011: Yuri Saprykin [25] [26]
August 2011-October 2014: Andrey Goryanov [27]
November 2014-August 2016: Maxim Kashulinsky [28]
August 2016-July 2017: Irina Malkova [29] [30]
August 2017-October 2018: Maxim Kashulinsky [29] [31]
9 June 2021-present: Dmitry Kolezev [12]