''Russia! magazine'' is an English-language publication about Russia, published quarterly by US-based company

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. The first issue, released in February 2007, had 132 pages and its topics ranged from homosexuality to the issue of free speech. It was distributed in the US, UK and Russia. Design and art-direction of the first issue of the magazine was done by

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. The magazine is distributed in the US, UK, Sweden, Russia and around the world. It is sold in

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stores, Borders and other locations. It was named one of the best new magazines of 2007 by

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. ''Russia! magazine'' was published online until 2016.

History

''Russia! magazine'' was founded in 2007 by Ilya Merenzon and Andrew Paulson. The founding editor, Michael Thompson, was replaced after a single issue with Michael Idov, a contributing editor at ''

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''. Under Idov, 'Russia!' took on a more humorous sensibility.

References

External links

Magazine website

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