The National Print Run Service () is an independent

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oversighting

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s and

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in Russia. The service was established in August 1998 by the

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, Union of Journalists of Russia and five other organizations. The National Print Run Service maintains the

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of print run fraudsters (publishers and publications who exaggerate their actual print run figures).

References

External links

Official website
(in Russian) 1998 establishments in Russia Non-profit organizations based in Russia Publishing organizations Product-testing organizations {{nonprofit-org-stub