''Delovoy Peterburg'' (russian: Деловой Петербург, meaning ''St. Petersburg Business'' in English) is a
Russian language daily business newspaper published in
Saint Petersburg
Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...
, Russia. The paper has been in circulation since 1993.
History and profile
''Delovoy Peterburg'' was started in 1993.
[ Its headquarters is in Saint Petersburg] and the paper provides business- and finance-related news about the city and the region.[ The paper is published in ]tabloid format
A tabloid is a newspaper with a compact page size smaller than broadsheet. There is no standard size for this newspaper format.
Etymology
The word ''tabloid'' comes from the name given by the London-based pharmaceutical company Burroughs We ...
.[
The owner of ''Delovoy Peterburg'' is ]Bonnier Group
Bonnier AB (), also the Bonnier Group, is a privately held Swedish media group of 175 companies operating in 15 countries. It is controlled by the Bonnier family.
Background
The company was founded in 1804 by Gerhard Bonnier in Copenhagen, Denma ...
, and its publisher is Bonnier Business Press, ZAO, a subsidiary of the Bonnier Group. As of 2006 Andrey Ershov was the editor-in-chief
An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies.
The highest-ranking editor of a publication may also be titled editor, managing ...
. Maxim Vasjukov was appointed editor-in-chief on 8 December 2011.
In 2011 ''Delovoy Peterburg'' was awarded by WAN/IFRA in the editorial category for its news service, namely DPVkontakte, within a social media
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site.
In 2005 ''Delovoy Peterburg'' sold 23,000 copies.[ In 2010 the circulation of the daily rose to 24,000 copies.][ At the end of 2011 the paper had a circulation of 20,400 copies.][
]
See also
* List of newspapers in Russia
References
External links
Official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Delovoy Peterburg
1993 establishments in Russia
Business newspapers
Bonnier Group
Mass media in Saint Petersburg
Newspapers established in 1993
Russian-language newspapers published in Russia