Pravda Pyat is a weekly Russia

Russia

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n tabloid news publication that was a spin-off from Pravda

Pravda

Pravda was a leading newspaper of the Soviet Union and an official organ of the Central Committee of the Communist Party between 1912 and 1991....

. It was founded by Greek entrepreneurs Christos Giannikos and Fyodoros Giannikos in 1996. The magazine replaced Pravda when that publication ceased operations. Its intended audience was younger readers, and coverage was more sensationalistic than Pravda, focusing on crime

Crime

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 and scandal

Scandal

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