About Meduza

Every day, we bring you the most important news and feature stories from hundreds of sources in Russia and across the former Soviet Union. Our team includes some of Russia’s top professionals in news and reporting. We value our independence and strive to be a reliable, trusted outlet for verified, unbiased information about Russia and the former Soviet Union, as well as a source for sharp insights about one of the world’s most enigmatic regions.

Meduza in English

Managing Editor

Kevin Rothrock

News Editor

Hilah Kohen

Meduza

CEO

Galina Timchenko

Editorial Director

Tatiana Ershova

Chief Editor

Ivan Kolpakov

Deputy Chief Editors

Sultan Suleimanov

Dmitry Tomilov

Editor

Konstantin Benyumov

Special Correspondents

Taisia Bekbulatova

Ivan Golunov

Daniil Turovsky

Ilya Zhegulev

Sasha Sulim

Irina Kravtsova

Photo Director

Valeriy Gorokhov

Photo Editors

Alexandra Gorokhova

Michael Stavtsev

Art Director

Anastasiya Yarovaya

Design

Anastasiya Grigorieva

Yaroslav Maximov

Video Designer

Andrey Pershin

Technical Director

Boris Goryachev

Technology Team

Vladislav Alfimov

Kirill Balyasnikov

Ilya Borisov

Anton Byrna

Dmitry Zakharov

Alexey Prilepskiy

Andrey Skopintsev