' (russian: Российская газета, lit. Russian Gazette) is a Russian

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published by the Government of Russia. The

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serves as the official

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of the Government of the

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, publishing government-related affairs such as official

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s, Ukase, Presidential decrees, and government announcements.

History

''Rossiyskaya Gazeta'' was founded in 1990 by the Supreme Soviet of the RSFSR, Supreme Soviet of the Russian SFSR during the ''glasnost'' reforms in Soviet Union, shortly before the Dissolution of the Soviet Union, country dissolved in 1991. ''Rossiyskaya Gazeta'' became official government newspaper of the

, replacing ''Izvestia'' and ''Sovetskaya Rossiya'' newspapers, which were both privatized after the Soviet Union's dissolution. The role of ''Rossiyskaya Gazeta'' is determined by the Law of the Russian Federation N 5-FZ, dated 14 June 1994 and entitled "''On the Procedure of Publication and Enactment of Federal Constitutional Laws, Federal Laws and Acts of the Houses of the Federal Assembly''", by the Decrees of the President of the Russian Federation, dated 23 May 1996 No. 763, "''On the Procedure of Publication and Enactment of the Acts of the President of the Russian Federation, of the Government of Russia, and Statutory Legal Acts of the Federal Executive Authorities''", as well as that dated 13 August 1998 No. 963, "On Adoption of Amendments to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation dated 23 May 1996 № 763, "On the Procedure of Publication and Enactment of the Acts of the President of the Russian Federation, of the Government of the Russian Federation, and Statutory Legal Acts of the Federal Executive Authorities". Until March 2017, ''Rossiyskaya Gazeta'' provided content to the Russia Direct website content.

Criticism

2007 Katyn controversy

The 18 September 2007 issue featured a sheet devoted to the Poland, Polish film ''Katyń (film), Katyń'', directed by Andrzej Wajda, about the 1940 Katyn massacre. A short comment by Alexander Sabov was published, claiming that the widely accepted version of Soviet responsibility is based on a single dubious copy of a document, therefore evidence for it is not reliable. Subov's comment immediately provoked media frenzy in Poland, and on the following day the issue of the Polish newspaper ''Gazeta Wyborcza'' published relevant documents signed by Lavrenty Beria authorizing the massacre.

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English-language information about the newspaper

Official website of ''Russia Beyond the Headlines''
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History

Criticism

2007 Katyn controversy

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