Vzglyad (Russian: Взгляд) is a Russian online newspaper, which was produced by Konstantin Rykov. In July 2005 Delovaya Gazeta Vzglyad established the free online newspaper Vzglyad. Konstantin Rykov launched Vzglyad as competition to Kommersant and Vedomosti. The site started working on May 23, 2005, with the first paper edition "Vzglyad.ru" being published in November 2006. Several journalists, including Maxim Kononenko, Vladimir Mamontov and Tina Kandelaki, wrote columns for Vzglyad. In 2013, Alexander Shmelev, the former editor-in-chief of the newspaper (2007-2008), stated that after the parliamentary and presidential elections of 2007 and 2008, "it was then that we found ourselves at the forefront of this campaign, and it was through us that the toughest propaganda materials passed, as a result of which the word 'Vzglyad' itself became negative in blogs and social networks" and that the work of the site was supervised at monthly intervals by Rykov and then by Alexei Chesnakov, the deputy head of the internal policy department of the Russian President. More information...
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