''Brestskiy Kurier'' (russian: Брестский курьер, translated as ''Brest Courier'') is a weekly
Belarus
Belarus,, , ; alternatively and formerly known as Byelorussia (from Russian ). officially the Republic of Belarus,; rus, Республика Беларусь, Respublika Belarus. is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe. It is bordered by ...
ian newspaper founded in 1913 under the name ''Brest-Litovskiy Kurier'', and re-founded in 1990 as ''Brestskiy Kurier''. The paper is distributed in
Brest
Brest may refer to:
Places
*Brest, Belarus
**Brest Region
**Brest Airport
**Brest Fortress
* Brest, Kyustendil Province, Bulgaria
* Břest, Czech Republic
*Brest, France
** Arrondissement of Brest
**Brest Bretagne Airport
** Château de Brest
*Br ...
and
Brest Region
Brest Region or Brest Oblast or Brest Voblasts ( be, Брэ́сцкая во́бласць ''(Bresckaja vobłasć)''; russian: Бре́стская о́бласть (''Brestskaya Oblast)'') is one of the regions of Belarus. Its administrative cen ...
.
History
''Brestskiy Kurier'' dates back to 1906 when it was distributed under the name ''Brest-Litovskiy Kurier''. In this form the paper had existed until 1915 when
Brest-Litovsk was occupied by the German troops during the
World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...
. ''Brest-Litovskiy Kurier'' was being issued daily, twice: in the morning and in the evening. Notably, such high circulation was achieved in a city with the population of 50 thousand.
The first issue of the reestablished ''Brestskiy Kurier'' came out in June 1990 and was printed in
Vilnius
Vilnius ( , ; see also other names) is the capital and largest city of Lithuania, with a population of 592,389 (according to the state register) or 625,107 (according to the municipality of Vilnius). The population of Vilnius's functional urb ...
.
In 1999 the newspaper received an award in the category ''The Young Press of Eastern Europe'' by the
ZEIT-Stiftung foundation.
Format
''Brestskiy Kurier'' comes out weekly on Wednesdays. It is usually 32 pages long.
Content
''Brestskiy Kurier'' covers all the main regional events and publishes the news, editorials, investigative reporting, analytical reviews, letters to the editor, as well as sections on culture, sports and crime.
References
''This article incorporates information from the
equivalent article on the Russian Wikipedia (version of April 2012).''
Literature
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External links
Official website
Weekly newspapers
Russian-language newspapers published in Belarus
Mass media in Brest, Belarus
Free Media Awards winners