Moscow news is an independent weekly newspaper that regularly exposes the government, which was famous in the 1980s for exposing government scandals and the kgb. In 1986, when yegor yakovlev was the editor-in-chief of the newspaper, he became one of the most influential publications of the soviet leader, mikhail gorbachev, during the reform period. In 2003, russia's leading fulmikhil khodorkovsky bought moscow news through his “open russia” foundation and appointed yevgeny kishelev, known for his sharp criticism of putin's policies, as editor-in-chief, with the aim of “protecting russia's efforts”Freedom of expressionRight。
