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Republic
Type of site
Magazine
Available inRussian language
Predecessor(s)Slon.ru
Country of originRussia
OwnerMoscow Digital Media
Founder(s)Leonid Bershidsky
EditorDmitry Kolezev
Key peopleNatalya Sindeyeva, Dmitry Kolezev
Employees42 (as of 2014)
ParentMoscow Digital Media
URLrepublic.ru
CommercialYes
RegistrationOptional
LaunchedMay 18, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-05-18)
Current statusActive

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]

History

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Slon

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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 [ru], 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 [ru].[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]

Republic

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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 [ru], 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]

Awards

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In 2010, the website won first place in the Information Site of the Year category in the ROTOP [ru] (Russian Online TOP) competition.[16][17][18]

In 2010, the Butyrka-blog [ru; uk] 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]

Chief editors

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May 2009-18 February 2011: Leonid Bershidsky[23][24]

March 2011-August 2011: Yuri Saprykin [ru][25][26]

August 2011-October 2014: Andrey Goryanov [ru][27]

November 2014-August 2016: Maxim Kashulinsky [ru][28]

August 2016-July 2017: Irina Malkova[29][30]

August 2017-October 2018: Maxim Kashulinsky [ru][29][31]

9 June 2021-present: Dmitry Kolezev[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Russia adds 2 more publishers to 'foreign agents' list". Associated Press. Moscow. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  2. ^ "Republic.ru". republic.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  3. ^ a b c "Леонид Бершидский открыл деловую "фабрику мнений"" [Leonid Bershidsky opened a business "opinion factory"]. Lenta.ru (in Russian). 2009-05-18. Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  4. ^ a b c Falyakhov, Rustem (2010-04-15). "Половина редакции «Слона» уходит из издания из-за его нового формата" [Half of the Slon editorial staff are leaving the publication because of its new format]. Gazeta.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-15.
  5. ^ a b c d "Slon Magazine превратился в Republic" [Slon Magazine turned into Republic]. Meduza (in Russian). 2016-11-06. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  6. ^ Leonid Bershidsky (2019-01-02). "Leonid Bershidsky: Europe should woo Russia when Putin's gone". St. Paul Pioneer Press, Bloomberg.
  7. ^ a b "Леонид Бершидский объявил о запуске интернет-СМИ "Слон"" [Leonid Bershidsky announced the launch of the Slon online media]. Lenta.ru (in Russian). 2009-02-09. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  8. ^ "Леонид Бершидский покинул "Слон"" [Leonid Bershidsky left Slon]. Lenta.ru (in Russian). 2011-02-18. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  9. ^ a b Baklanov, Aleksandr (2016-11-06). "Slon Magazine сменил название на Republic" [Slon Magazine changed its name to Republic]. snob.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  10. ^ a b Khabibrakhimov, Albert (2018-10-19). "Издание Republic станет группой онлайн-журналов на единой платформе" [Republic will become a group of online magazines on a single platform]. vc.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  11. ^ Kashulinsky, Maxim (2016-11-06). "Slon сменил имя на Republic" [Slon changed his name to Republic]. republic.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  12. ^ a b Plyusnina, Maria (2021-06-02). "Главным редактором Republic назначен Дмитрий Колезев" [Dmitry Kolezev has been appointed Chief Editor of Republic]. znak.com (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  13. ^ "Russia Labels Two More Media Entities 'Foreign Agents'". Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty. 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  14. ^ "Минюст России включил в реестр иностранных агентов издания "Росбалт" и Republic" [The Russian Ministry of Justice has included the publications Rosbalt and Republic in the register of foreign agents]. BBC News Russian (in Russian). 2021-10-15. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  15. ^ "Russia's Doublespeak On Media: 2 More Outlets Designated "Foreign Agents"". NDTV. 2011-10-16. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  16. ^ "РОТОР 2010: 9. Информационный сайт года" [ROTOR 2010: 9. Information site of the year]. ezhe.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  17. ^ Orudzhaliev, Artur (2010-09-27). "Названы победители российского сетевого конкурса РОТОР 2010" [The winners of the Russian network competition ROTOP 2010 have been announced]. ain.ua (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  18. ^ "Бывший главный редактор журнала «Финанс» Андрей Горянов вышел на работу в Slon.ru" [Former editor-in-chief of Finance magazine Andrey Goryanov joined Slon.ru]. republic.ru (in Russian). 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  19. ^ Petrenko, Tatiana (2010-04-15). Kobyakov, Andrey (ed.). "Конкурс блогов The BOBs: русскоязычные блоги победили в трех номинациях" [The BOBs blog competition: Russian-language blogs won in three nominations]. Deutsche Welle (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  20. ^ Chitaya, Dmitriy (2010-04-17). "Награда блогеру" [Blogger award]. Lenta.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  21. ^ "Черная касса. Как за 25 лет из страны вывели триллион долларов. История банковской системы Росcии – по материалам уголовных дел". Redkollegia (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  22. ^ "Спецкор «Фонтанки» Ирина Тумакова получила премию «Редколлегии»" [Fontanka's special correspondent Irina Tumakova received the Redkollegia award]. fontanka.ru (in Russian). 2017-01-18. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  23. ^ ""Слон" возглавил бывший главный редактор Forbes" [Slon is headed by the former editor-in-chief of Forbes]. Lenta.ru (in Russian). 2011-03-14. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  24. ^ Бахарев, Игорь; Геращенко, Екатерина; Фаляхов, Рустем (2011-02-18). "Головой качает «Слон»..." ["Elephant" shakes his head...]. Gazeta.Ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
  25. ^ "Юрий Сапрыкин назначен главным редактором Slon.ru" [Yuri Saprykin has been appointed editor-in-chief of Slon.ru]. Forbes (in Russian). 2011-03-18. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  26. ^ "Сайт Slon сменил дизайн и придумал себе слоган" [Slon changed its design and came up with a slogan]. Lenta.ru. 2011-09-20. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  27. ^ "Главный редактор Slon.ru ушел в русскую службу Би-би-си" [The editor-in-chief of Slon.ru left for the Russian service of the BBC]. RBK Group (in Russian). 2014-10-27. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  28. ^ "Александр Винокуров стал гендиректором Slon.ru" [Alexander Vinokurov became the CEO of Slon.ru]. Forbes (in Russian). 2014-12-24. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  29. ^ a b "Главный редактор Republic и ее заместители покидают издание" [The editor-in-chief of the Republic and her deputies leave the publication]. polit.ru (in Russian). 2017-07-10. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  30. ^ "Ирина Малкова" [Irina Malkova]. republic.ru (in Russian). Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  31. ^ "В Republic сменится главный редактор" [The editor-in-chief will change in Republic]. AdIndex (in Russian). 2018-09-13. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
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