''Sovetskaya Rossiya'' (, ''Soviet Russia'') is a political

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. It kept its name after the

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in December 1991 and presently presents itself as a leftist independent newspaper. Its current editor is MP Valentin Chikin.

History

''Sovetskaya Rossiya'' was first published on July 1, 1956. On January 1, 1974, it became the official press organ of the

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and

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of the

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. The newspaper was published six times a week; in 1975, its circulation was 2,700,000 copies. In 2007, the circulation was 300.000, the newspaper is published three times a week.

Political tendency

The newspaper has friendly ties with the Communist Party. During the time of the Soviet Union, ''Sovetskaya Rossiya'' was known for its opposition to

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and support for neo-Stalinism. Notably, it published " A Word to the People", a letter signed by, among others, three of the Gang of Eight who participated in the

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against others. It also published " I Cannot Forsake My Principles", an infamous Stalinist critique of Gorbachev.

Rossiya Tournament

The newspaper arranged the Rossiya Tournament, an international

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competition held every other year in Russia in 1972-1990. This tournament lived on for another two decades, but from 1992 it was called the Russian Government Cup and was arranged by the Russian government instead.

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* 1956 establishments in the Soviet Union Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Communist newspapers Newspapers published in the Soviet Union Organizations associated with the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Newspapers established in 1956 Recipients of the Order of the Red Banner of Labour Russian-language newspapers published in Russia {{Russia-newspaper-stub