''The New Times'' (, tr. ''Novoe Vremya'') is a

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. The magazine was founded in 1943. The magazine is a liberal, independent Russian weekly

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magazine, publishing for Russia and

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. (During the Soviet times it was a multi-language political magazine which followed the official party line.) Its chief editor is Russian investigative journalist, political scientist, writer and radio host Yevgenia Albats. The magazine contains articles on politics, economics, social life and journalist investigations. Columnists provide the readers with their opinions regarding recent news and events.

History

In 2017 the magazine ceased its print publication and became an online-only publication. After an interview of Yevgenia Albats with opposition politician

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, aired on

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, ''The New Times'' faced a 22 million ruble fine in October 2018. The fine amount (almost $370,000) was crowd-funded in four days. On 28 February 2022,

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blocked the website of the magazine for its coverage of the

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. Editor Yevgenia Albats fled Russia in September to avoid persecution. File:AlekseevNewTimes.jpg, left, Nikolai Alekseev at

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studio of ''The New Times'', 2008

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