The St. Petersburg Times (Russia)
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The St. Petersburg Times was a weekly newspaper issued in St. Petersburg, Russia. It served the expatriate community, tourists, and Russians interested in an international perspective on local and world affairs. Publication began in May 1993, and was suspended on 24 December 2014.[1] The editorial staff tweeted that the situation was connected with the economic crisis in Russia and current legislative environment.[2]
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Type | Weekly newspaper |
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Format | Broadsheet |
Owner(s) | Sanoma Oyj |
Publisher | Sanoma Oyj |
Founded | 1993 |
Political alignment | None |
Language | English |
Ceased publication | 2014 |
Headquarters | Saint Petersburg |
Circulation | 35,000 |
Sister newspapers | The Moscow Times, The Kazan Herald |
Website | sptimes |
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The newspaper, and its sister The Moscow Times, which continues to be published, were published by Finnish Sanoma Oyj, publisher of Helsingin Sanomat in Helsinki.