With the way things are going, it is a relaunch for all intents and purposes. I don't think they'll be able to work inside the country until the regime is changed (so probably not in my lifetime, but who really knows).
Novaya Gazeta Europe is clearly based in Europe and specifically _not_ in Russia; this is the whole point of their endeavour.
More to the point, it must also have been established in the European Union, because it has a .eu domain name, and you need to be an entity in an EU state to create one of those.
It's not "lived" so much as "did business" and I think the broad answer has been "stopped being able to renew them".
I know a couple of my clients have basically abandoned domain names, but most British businesses were only holding onto .eu domains for completeness anyway.
Hilariously, this actually happened to Leave.EU one of the main campaigning bodies. I think they set up an office in Dublin or something to get around it.
The sentence "It will cover international and Russian news for people who read in Russian and who share European values." suggests they "European values" as something separate.
Also, they are from Russia, had to leave Russia as the war started and Russia currently see Europe as Western and enemy. So, implication is that they will print things they could not print if they had been in Russia.
Same with Brits. Great Britain is unequivocal part of "Europe, but Brits will often call the mainland "Europe" and themselves "Great Britain". Brits get even more confused if you then ask them "But what about Ireland? Is is European or British?". Most often, brits will then get angry and just leave...
I think this is largely generational, for me even in my 50s as a Brit I also very much see myself as European. Maybe that's partly because I know and have worked with a lot of Americans, so I identify myself that way in contrast to them. Although us Anglophones also need to stick together against those Europeans.
I did not seen Europeans contrast themselves with Europeans all that much. They may contrast themselves with other countries specifically or block of countries specifically. Or say something like "the rest of Europe".
I think that many Russians see themselves not part of Europe, culturally and politically. They are something different, especially pro-government ones. Europeans see themselves as part of Europe, even if they have grievance against something. And that is all there is to it.
I think they would contrast themselves with other European national identities but not deny that they are also European.
I haven't taken a survey of this but that's my intuition.
Ps. I suspect this contrasting of Russia and Europe may be quite old. I think of the Grand Duchy of Moscow and Peter the Great. That kind of contrast was very much under discussion in that time period as far as I know.
Isn‘t identity always context-dependent and fuzzy? I live in Bavaria, so for other Germans I‘m Bavarian. For other Europeans I am German and sometimes Central European. For Americans and most especially Asians I am European.
I would greatly doubt much hopes for this "relaunch" if they will continue their conformist tune.
People need to get it crystal clear, the last of "independent" Russian media were only allowed to be because they were the most compliant, and collaborationist ones vs. ones which were confrontational, and making actual difference.
Best Russian journalists were killed, or exiled many years before.
The only meaningful further press coverage of Russian politics must be about regime change, and not empty hopes for "reform," and "dialog" with the system which showed itself not amendable to anything of that for 23 years.
Meduza always tried to target young, cosmopolitain audience of Russia whereas Novaya Gazeta aimed at the older crowd of people who wanted democracy starting from 80s, didn't get it, hence bitter and generally blaming Russian people for that.
Meduza's crowd is pretty sour right now so it's quite possible they converge.
1) Meduza much younger then Novaya Gazeta (2014 vs 1993)
2) Meduza based in Riga, Latvia and Novaya Gazeta based in Moscow, Russia
3)I think, that Meduza has more opposite position to Russia’s government then Novaya Gazeta. Novaya Gazeta just want to be free in telling news in Russia. Novaya Gazeta had tried playing Russia’s government rules until they was blocked by Kremlin in 28 march 2022.
4) Meduza owned by Medusa Project SIA. Novaya Gazeta owned by journalists of Novaya Gazeta (76%), Alexander Lebedev (14%) and Mikhail Gorbachev (10%)
"Novaya Gazeta (Russian: Новая газета, IPA: [ˈnovəjə ɡɐˈzʲetə], lit. 'New Gazette') is an independent Russian newspaper known for its critical and investigative coverage of Russian political and social affairs.[2][3] It is published in Moscow, in regions within Russia, and in some foreign countries. The print edition is published on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays; English-language articles on the website are published on a weekly basis in the form of the Russia, Explained newsletter.
Seven Novaya Gazeta journalists, including Yuri Shchekochikhin, Anna Politkovskaya and Anastasia Baburova, have been murdered since 2000, in connection with their investigations.[4]
In October 2021, Novaya Gazeta's editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, alongside Maria Ressa, for their safeguarding of freedom of expression in their homelands.[5]"
> Novaya Gazeta (Russian: Новая газета, IPA: [ˈnovəjə ɡɐˈzʲetə], lit. 'New Gazette') is an independent Russian newspaper known for its critical and investigative coverage of Russian political and social affairs.[2][3]
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> Igor Domnikov was well known in Novaya Gazeta among his colleagues for his witty essays and acerbic tone. He was attacked on his way to his Moscow apartment, near the doorway, on 12 May 2000. Hit with a hard object, presumably a hammer by an unknown assailant, he was lying unconscious in a pool of his own blood when found by a neighbor; Igor Domnikov was delivered to a hospital with skull and brain injuries, underwent surgery, but remained in a coma. He died from the injuries on 16 July 2000. 5 members of a gang were arrested in August 2007 on suspicion of murder and were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 18 years to life for the murder as well as other crimes.[40] On 11 March 2015, Former Deputy Governor of Lipetsk Oblast Sergei Dorovskoi was charged by Investigative Committee of Russia with inciting the murder, but Sergei Dorovskoi was never punished because of the statute of limitations.[41][42] Investigations have found that Igor Domnikov had written a series of reports about life in the Lipetsk region in 1999–2000, where he criticized the local government for corruption, which was the motive for Sergei Dorovskoi to incite others to kill the journalist.[43]
So the answer to your question is a loud and clear "yes!"
Let's just say that if you ever heard about the Russian journalists that were murdered for their investigations, chances are, they're from the Novaya. Including probably the most well-known one, the murder of Anna Politkovskaya.
Novaya gazeta has its own achievements, but there are some questionable parts as well.
In 2016 it initiated a moral panic about a phenomenon called "Blue Whale Challenge"[0] which obviously never existed (or started existing in ironic form after the initial article - there were just too many people unable to miss such an opportunity to get their lulz). While being absolutely unprofessional, the article appeared in a very convenient time - in the midst of an ongoing government campaign to increase control over social networks.
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[ 2.8 ms ] story [ 90.2 ms ] thread(Which makes me wonder if they don't consider Russia to be European)
I think the "Our website will be launched in" banner counts as "relaunch", since they were active before.
Novaya Gazeta Europe is clearly based in Europe and specifically _not_ in Russia; this is the whole point of their endeavour.
More to the point, it must also have been established in the European Union, because it has a .eu domain name, and you need to be an entity in an EU state to create one of those.
I know a couple of my clients have basically abandoned domain names, but most British businesses were only holding onto .eu domains for completeness anyway.
Also, they are from Russia, had to leave Russia as the war started and Russia currently see Europe as Western and enemy. So, implication is that they will print things they could not print if they had been in Russia.
I think this is largely generational, for me even in my 50s as a Brit I also very much see myself as European. Maybe that's partly because I know and have worked with a lot of Americans, so I identify myself that way in contrast to them. Although us Anglophones also need to stick together against those Europeans.
Let's just say that this kind of thing is a rather sore point for a lot of people in the UK.
If only we could've gotten them to do that eight centuries ago...
I think that many Russians see themselves not part of Europe, culturally and politically. They are something different, especially pro-government ones. Europeans see themselves as part of Europe, even if they have grievance against something. And that is all there is to it.
I haven't taken a survey of this but that's my intuition.
Ps. I suspect this contrasting of Russia and Europe may be quite old. I think of the Grand Duchy of Moscow and Peter the Great. That kind of contrast was very much under discussion in that time period as far as I know.
People need to get it crystal clear, the last of "independent" Russian media were only allowed to be because they were the most compliant, and collaborationist ones vs. ones which were confrontational, and making actual difference.
Best Russian journalists were killed, or exiled many years before.
The only meaningful further press coverage of Russian politics must be about regime change, and not empty hopes for "reform," and "dialog" with the system which showed itself not amendable to anything of that for 23 years.
You are mistaking journalism for propaganda if that's your opinion
Meduza's crowd is pretty sour right now so it's quite possible they converge.
2) Meduza based in Riga, Latvia and Novaya Gazeta based in Moscow, Russia
3)I think, that Meduza has more opposite position to Russia’s government then Novaya Gazeta. Novaya Gazeta just want to be free in telling news in Russia. Novaya Gazeta had tried playing Russia’s government rules until they was blocked by Kremlin in 28 march 2022.
4) Meduza owned by Medusa Project SIA. Novaya Gazeta owned by journalists of Novaya Gazeta (76%), Alexander Lebedev (14%) and Mikhail Gorbachev (10%)
Seven Novaya Gazeta journalists, including Yuri Shchekochikhin, Anna Politkovskaya and Anastasia Baburova, have been murdered since 2000, in connection with their investigations.[4]
In October 2021, Novaya Gazeta's editor-in-chief Dmitry Muratov was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, alongside Maria Ressa, for their safeguarding of freedom of expression in their homelands.[5]"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novaya_Gazeta
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> Igor Domnikov was well known in Novaya Gazeta among his colleagues for his witty essays and acerbic tone. He was attacked on his way to his Moscow apartment, near the doorway, on 12 May 2000. Hit with a hard object, presumably a hammer by an unknown assailant, he was lying unconscious in a pool of his own blood when found by a neighbor; Igor Domnikov was delivered to a hospital with skull and brain injuries, underwent surgery, but remained in a coma. He died from the injuries on 16 July 2000. 5 members of a gang were arrested in August 2007 on suspicion of murder and were sentenced to prison terms ranging from 18 years to life for the murder as well as other crimes.[40] On 11 March 2015, Former Deputy Governor of Lipetsk Oblast Sergei Dorovskoi was charged by Investigative Committee of Russia with inciting the murder, but Sergei Dorovskoi was never punished because of the statute of limitations.[41][42] Investigations have found that Igor Domnikov had written a series of reports about life in the Lipetsk region in 1999–2000, where he criticized the local government for corruption, which was the motive for Sergei Dorovskoi to incite others to kill the journalist.[43]
So the answer to your question is a loud and clear "yes!"
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_journalists_killed_in_...
(On a very sad side note, the fact that this is an actual Wikipedia list that exists speaks volumes.)
The same way you figure out the equivalent question to anything else: you do some research.
There is no Russia-specific taint when it comes to journalism. The same thing goes for any outlet.
In 2016 it initiated a moral panic about a phenomenon called "Blue Whale Challenge"[0] which obviously never existed (or started existing in ironic form after the initial article - there were just too many people unable to miss such an opportunity to get their lulz). While being absolutely unprofessional, the article appeared in a very convenient time - in the midst of an ongoing government campaign to increase control over social networks.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Whale_Challenge