Izvestia

Izvestia (the name in Russian means "news" and is short for "Izvestiya Sovetov Narodnykh Deputatov SSSR", ???????? ??????? ???????? ????????? ????, the "Reports of Soviets of Peoples' Deputies of the USSR") functioned as a long-running high-circulation daily newspaper in the Soviet Union. While Pravda served as the official mouthpiece of the Communist Party, Izvestia expressed the official views of the Soviet government as published by the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the USSR.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The newspaper began as the News of the Petrograd Soviet of Workers Deputies on 28 February (Old Style; 13 March, New Style) 1917 in Petrograd. In August 1917 it took the title News of the Central Executive Committee of the Petrograd Soviet of Workers' and Soldiers' Deputies. By October 1917 it became News of the Central Executive Committee of the Soviets of Working and Military Deputies.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Initially, the paper expressed Menshevik and SR views.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

After the Second All-Union Congress of Soviets, Izvestia became an official newspaper of the Soviet government (Central Executive Committee of the Supreme Soviet and Sovnarkom).

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Eventually, in the Soviet Union the full name read "Reports of Soviets of Peoples' Deputies of the USSR", (???????? ??????? ???????? ????????? ????, "Izvestiya Sovetov Narodnykh Deputatov SSSR").

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

After the collapse of the Soviet Union, Izvestia, describes itself as an "all-national" newspaper of Russia.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Being the last major newspaper critical of president Putin, it was purchased by state-owned Gazprom Friday June 3rd, 2005.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Russian: Russian can mean:...

Newspaper: A newspaper is a lightweight and disposable publication, usually printed on low-cost paper called newsprint. It may be general or special interest, and may be published daily, weekly, biweekly, monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly. They are the oldest form of widespread information gathering and dispers...

Soviet Union: The Soviet Union, also called The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) (?????????? ?????; tr.: Sovetsky Soyuz or (????) ; tr.: Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik ), was an officially socialist state founded in 1922, centered on Russia, and dissolved in 1991. From 1945 until its d...