# Three former staffers reflect on Novaya Gazeta’s legacy as the Russian independent newspaper is forced to close

https://mins.news/en/item/122966

- Meduza, 2026-10-30 18:41 UTC
- Culture
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/feature/2026/10/30/as-novaya-gazeta-one-of-russia-s-best-known-independent-newspapers-is-forced-to-close-after-33-years-three-former-staffers-look-back-on-its-legacy

> After Novaya Gazeta announced it was closing, former journalists Ekaterina Glikman, Elena Kostyuchenko, and Nadya Yurova reflected on more than three decades at the publication. Glikman recalled its distinctive writers, her early career there, low salaries, and her work on field investigations.

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