The Moscow Times was launched in 1992.
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The Bulwark DailySep 29, 2026
Multiple independent tier-1 sources (AP and Reuters) state The Moscow Times was founded in 1992, and the paper's own retrospective gives an October 2, 1992 launch date. The claim matches the passage's wording and no source contradicts it. Some sources date the first edition to March 1992, but that still falls within 1992.
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… I was what's classed as a news assistant, and some people work their way up to become reporters, but it's really difficult. And, you know, a bunch of colleagues were like, "Dude, you speak Russian." There was an outlet called The Moscow Times that had been working in Russia since the fall of the Soviet Union. It was launched in 1992, and it's an amazing independent outlet that, you know, tons of foreign correspondents went through. They were looking for a reporter. …
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Supports. AP reports that The Moscow Times began in 1992 as a daily print paper distributed for free to expatriates after the Soviet collapse.[1]
Supports. Reuters states the outlet was founded in 1992 as an English-language newspaper.[2]
Supports. The Moscow Times' own 20th-anniversary retrospective says the paper launched as Russia's first independent English-language daily with its first issue on October 2, 1992.[3]
Supports. Wikipedia and Steve Rosenberg's post place the first edition in March 1992, which is consistent with a 1992 launch and does not contradict it.[4][5]
Sources
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- 1The Moscow Times, noted for its English coverage of Russia, is ...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2Russia declares independent news site The Moscow Times ...reuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 3How The Moscow Times Was Born 20 Years Agothemoscowtimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4The Moscow Times - Wikipediaen.wikipedia.org · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5Steve Rosenbergx.com · not rated · cited for: supports
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