Update, April 2009: After an almost two year break, Mosnews has returned from the dead.
Last month I reported that the Mosnews website was no longer being updated with new stories.
Sadly, it looks as though Mosnews has now finally gone to the great newsroom in the sky, as their website – www.mosnews.com – has been completely closed.
Ladies and Gentlemen, I’d ask you to stand for a moment’s silence, to pay your respects to Mosnews, and to mourn all the bizarre stories we will now never hear about.
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For that matter, whatever happened to http://english.intelligent.ru ?
Mosnews . . We speak your name!
News of Moscow News’s death is greatly exaggerated. I bet a guy who writes for it last night, who assures my it’s still alive and sucking at a new site: http://www.mnweekly.ru/
Hi!
NOT THE SAME!!!
Oh.
Mike, MDBIT…
http://www.mosnews.com is shutting down because it used the name without permission from those who own the Moscow News trade name.
So, the weren’t the same, but they were supposed to be the same. Now wwww.mosnews.com had to give up its squatting and http://www.mnweekly.ru is the only official website of The Moscow News.
That’s interesting. Did it only exist as an online publication, or was it on the streets as well? What was the article quality like? The only adjective I see attached to the name is “bizarre.”
Mosnews was only on the internet. There was no print version. The Moscow News, however, is available in a printed format — if you look long and hard enough for it… Though distribution is rumored to have improved.
Quality of Mosnews articles… no idea.
darnit! no wonder their site won’t load. too bad. i’m going to miss them. well, there’s always http://www.themoscowtimes.com
Moscow Times… Well, I guess if you want bizarre editorial, that’s the place to go!!! :q
What a shame; for me Mosnews was an important part of taking in the world.
farewell mosnews by beloved old friend. we over at soc.culture.russian will miss your informative and 100% truthful greatness.
RIP
Sad news, sad news indeed.
I will miss Mosnews for all the great articles and truthful reporting.
I guess too much publicity killed em. The Drudge Report linked to one of Mosnews.com’s stories, and the traffic almost shut down their servers. Then some other news source did an article on how Drudge got stories from such “unknown sites” as Mosnews.com, and suddenly, the rest of the world knew who they were… including the boys at Moscow News. Fame killed em. Its a pity.
FAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAK DIS BS
Now, now.
will truly miss this window to the ”mother” Russia
Truly tragic. Really did enjoy their lovely articles, and intriguing take on things. They would have the most interesting, and exotic stories.
oh no. i’m gutted. mosnews was a source of inspiration to short-story writers everywhere…
Really?
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