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The Bell was founded in 2017 by journalists Elizaveta Osetinskaya, Irina Malkova and Peter Mironenko as a news outlet independent from the Russian authorities, after its founders have been sacked as top editors at the largest Russian news website RBC because of pressure from the Kremlin.

Now, The Bell is a leading Russian independent economic news outlet. Our goal is to inform, educate and inspire global-minded Russian readers and to provide international readers with expertise on Russia-related issues. The Bell’s approach was inspired by the most innovative U.S. media outlets, such as Axios and Ǫuartz. In 2022, the Russian authorities designated both The Bell and its founders as ‘foreign agents’, and in 2023, they blocked access to our website in Russia.

In 2022, Bloomberg called The Bell one of the last Russian independent news sources still standing. We are read, cited and referred to by major international media, such as Reuters, The Financial Times, The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal and many others. The subscribers of our English newsletter include members of the U.S. Congress and the British Parliament, top diplomats and academic researchers.

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