Moskovsky Komsomolets

Moskovsky Komsomolets is a Moscow-based daily founded in 1919 and one of Russia's highest-circulation newspapers. Privately owned and edited since 1983 by Pavel Gusev, the tabloid mixes politics, crime, and human-interest reporting in a popular register, operating within Russian media regulations while retaining one of the largest mass readerships in the country.

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Moskovsky Komsomolets at a glance

Country: Russia
Region: Central and Eastern Europe · Europe
Kind of outlet: Tabloid
Editorial leaning: Centrist
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How Crosswire groups Moskovsky Komsomolets

Crosswire groups Moskovsky Komsomolets as Centrist for comparisons within Russia's directory. Center includes both centrist outlets and outlets for which the directory has no confident classification. It is not evidence that this outlet is neutral or more accurate. In Russia, Meduza is listed as Left-leaning, while RT and TASS are listed as Right-leaning — so you can open Moskovsky Komsomolets beside a title of a different orientation and compare the same day's front pages directly.

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Where Moskovsky Komsomolets sits in Russia's press

Moskovsky Komsomolets is one of 6 outlets tracked in Russia and the only tabloid tracked there. By outlets tracked, Russia ranks 25th of the 45 countries on Crosswire's Europe hub, which lists 264 outlets in all.

Across Europe, Crosswire tracks 19 of the 23 tabloids in the directory. The nearest counterparts to Moskovsky Komsomolets outside Russia, starting with Central and Eastern Europe, are Ilta-Sanomat (Finland), Õhtuleht (Estonia), BILD (Germany) and Kronen Zeitung (Austria). Opening one of them beside Moskovsky Komsomolets is the quickest way to see what is a house style and what is a national one.