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Type of site | Online newspaper |
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Available in | Russian |
Owner | Rambler Media Group (subsidiary of Sberbank) |
Created by | Anton Nossik |
URL | lenta |
Commercial | Yes |
Registration | Free/Subscription |
Launched | September 18, 1999 |
Current status | Active |
Lenta.ru (Russian: Лента.Ру; stylised as LƐNTA.RU) is a Russian-language online newspaper. Based in Moscow, it is owned by Rambler Media Group. In 2013, the Alexander Mamut-owned companies "SUP Media" and "Rambler-Afisha" merged to form "Afisha.Rambler.SUP", which owns Lenta.ru.[1] The online newspaper is one of the most popular Russian language online resources with over 600 thousand visitors daily.[2]
As of September 2024[update], the Media and Journalism Research Center evaluated Lenta.ru's parent company, Rambler Media Group, to be "Captured Public or State Managed/Owned Media" under its State Media Matrix.[3][4]