Novaya Gazeta was launched in 1993 using funds from former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's 1990 Nobel Peace Prize.

From the articleRussia’s top independent newspaper shuts down, blaming pressure from authoritiesAlso in Russian independent newspaper Novaya Gazeta forced to close its doors | Reuters, Russian society being ‘systematically crushed’ says Novaya Gazeta as newspaper announces closure, 'We have been killed': Farewell letter by Russia's independent newspaper 'Novaya Gazeta,' forced by authorities to close
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