Russia shuts down last independent newspaper

Brady Knox·Washington Examiner·October 30, 2026

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Novaya Gazeta, Russia’s last independent newspaper and one of its most well-known, announced on Friday that it was shutting down for good. Novaya Gazeta was founded in 1993, with former Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev using the money from his Nobel Peace Prize to help set it up. In the over 30 years since, it has […]

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