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'''''Argumenty i Fakty''''' ({{lang-ru|Аргументы и факты}}, commonly abbreviated "АиФ" and translated as '''''Arguments and Facts''''')<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Russian Press after Perestroika|journal=Canadian Journal of Communication|date=1995|volume=20|issue=1|url=http://www.cjc-online.ca/index.php/journal/article/viewArticle/842/748|accessdate=23 February 2014|author=Andrei G. Richter}}</ref> is a weekly newspaper based in [[Moscow]] and a [[publishing house]] in [[Russia]] and worldwide. As of 2008, it was owned by [[Promsvyazbank]] and the newspaper is edited by [[Nikolay Zyatkov]].<ref name=Bessudnov>Alexei Bessudnov, "Media Map" (183–189), ''Index on Censorship'', Volume 37, Number 1, 2008, p. 185.</ref>.
'''{{Lang|ru-latn|Argumenty i Fakty}}''' ({{langx|ru|link=no|Аргументы и факты}}, commonly abbreviated "АиФ" and translated as '''''Arguments and Facts''''')<ref>{{cite journal|title=The Russian Press after Perestroika|journal=Canadian Journal of Communication|year=1995|volume=20|issue=1|doi=10.22230/cjc.1995v20n1a842 |doi-access=free |author=Andrei G. Richter }}</ref> is a weekly newspaper based in Moscow and a publishing house in Russia and worldwide. Since 2014, it has been owned by the [[Government of Moscow]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Московское правительство купило "Аргументы и факты"|url=http://lenta.ru/news/2014/03/11/aif/|newspaper=[[Lenta.ru]]|date=11 March 2014 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220719083751/https://lenta.ru/news/2014/03/11/aif/ |archive-date= Jul 19, 2022 }}</ref>


==History and profile==
On March 7 2014 it was bought by the [[Government of Moscow]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Московское правительство купило «Аргументы и факты»|url=http://lenta.ru/news/2014/03/11/aif/|newspaper=[[Lenta.ru]]|date=11 March 2014}}</ref>
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It was founded in 1978 by the All-Union Organisation [[:ru:Знание (общество)|"Znanie"]] (Knowledge) and was published throughout the whole [[Soviet Union]] for lecturers, propagandists, political agitators. In 1980 ''AiF'' was transformed into a weekly but was available only by subscription. In late 1980s, it was one of the leading publications in the [[Glasnost]] period. AiF was listed in the [[Guinness Book of Records]] with the largest circulation of any weekly publication.<ref>{{cite web |title= About "Argumenty I Fakty" |website=АиФ |url=http://corp.aif.ru/page/89/|access-date=15 September 2011}}</ref> In 1990 it had a print run of 33.5&nbsp;million.<ref>{{cite book|title=Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Russian Culture |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tZHCAQAAQBAJ&pg=PA29 |publisher=Routledge|year=2013|first1=Tatiana |last1=Smorodinskaya |first2=Karen |last2=Evans-Romaine |first3=Helena |last3=Goscilo|isbn=978-1136787867|page=29}}</ref> With the [[fall of the Soviet Union]], publication of it was discontinued in countries outside the [[Russian Federation]]. As of 2008, the circulation was about 3 million copies, with about 8&nbsp;million readers.<ref name=Bessudnov/> More specifically its February 2008 circulation was 2,750,000.<ref>{{cite news|title=Main papers|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4315129.stm|access-date=6 October 2013|work=BBC|date=16 May 2008}}</ref> During this time, it was owned by [[Promsvyazbank]] and the newspaper was edited by [[Nikolay Zyatkov]].<ref name=Bessudnov>Alexei Bessudnov, "Media Map" (183–189), ''Index on Censorship'', Volume 37, Number 1, 2008, p. 185.</ref>


== History ==
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It was founded in 1978 by the Russian organisation "Knowledge" («3нание»). In 1980 ''AiF'' was transformed into a weekly but was available only by subscription. After 1985, it was one of the leading publications in the [[Glasnost]] campaign. {{Citation needed|date=April 2010}} AiF was listed in the Guinness Book of Records with the largest circulation of any weekly publication.<ref>{{cite web |title=ИД "АиФ": About "Argumenty I Fakty"|url=http://corp.aif.ru/page/89/|accessdate=15 September 2011}}</ref> In 1990 it had a print run of 33.5 million. As of 2008, the circulation was about 3 million copies, with about 8 million readers.<ref name=Bessudnov /> More specifically its February 2008 circulation was 2,750,000.<ref>{{cite news|title=Main papers|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/4315129.stm|accessdate=6 October 2013|work=BBC|date=16 May 2008}}</ref>

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== External links ==
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* {{ru icon}} {{Official website|http://www.aif.ru}}
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* [http://corp.aif.ru/page/89/ About Argumenty I Fakty]
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Argumenty i Fakty
Owner(s)Government of Moscow
Founder(s)All-Union Organisation "Knowledge"
Founded1 January 1978; 46 years ago (1978-01-01)
LanguageRussian
HeadquartersMoscow, Russia
Circulation2,750,000 (February 2008)
Websiteaif.ru

Argumenty i Fakty (Russian: Аргументы и факты, commonly abbreviated "АиФ" and translated as Arguments and Facts)[1] is a weekly newspaper based in Moscow and a publishing house in Russia and worldwide. Since 2014, it has been owned by the Government of Moscow.[2]

History and profile

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It was founded in 1978 by the All-Union Organisation "Znanie" (Knowledge) and was published throughout the whole Soviet Union for lecturers, propagandists, political agitators. In 1980 AiF was transformed into a weekly but was available only by subscription. In late 1980s, it was one of the leading publications in the Glasnost period. AiF was listed in the Guinness Book of Records with the largest circulation of any weekly publication.[3] In 1990 it had a print run of 33.5 million.[4] With the fall of the Soviet Union, publication of it was discontinued in countries outside the Russian Federation. As of 2008, the circulation was about 3 million copies, with about 8 million readers.[5] More specifically its February 2008 circulation was 2,750,000.[6] During this time, it was owned by Promsvyazbank and the newspaper was edited by Nikolay Zyatkov.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Andrei G. Richter (1995). "The Russian Press after Perestroika". Canadian Journal of Communication. 20 (1). doi:10.22230/cjc.1995v20n1a842.
  2. ^ "Московское правительство купило "Аргументы и факты"". Lenta.ru. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 19 July 2022.
  3. ^ "About "Argumenty I Fakty"". АиФ. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  4. ^ Smorodinskaya, Tatiana; Evans-Romaine, Karen; Goscilo, Helena (2013). Encyclopaedia of Contemporary Russian Culture. Routledge. p. 29. ISBN 978-1136787867.
  5. ^ a b Alexei Bessudnov, "Media Map" (183–189), Index on Censorship, Volume 37, Number 1, 2008, p. 185.
  6. ^ "Main papers". BBC. 16 May 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
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