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Russia Beyond is a Russian multilingual media project operated by ANO TV-Novosti, the parent organisation of RT (formerly Russia Today). It was founded by RIA Novosti, Russia's state news agency, and launched in 2007 by Rossiyskaya Gazeta, a newspaper published by the Russian government.
Russia Beyond was launched in 2007 under the name Russia Beyond The Headlines by Rossiyskaya Gazeta. Its first publisher was Eugene Abov, the deputy CEO of Rossiyskaya Gazeta at the time.
Russia Beyond paid to be distributed as an insert in the Daily Telegraph in the UK, Le Figaro in France, Süddeutsche Zeitung in Germany, La Repubblica in Italy, and The Washington Post in the United States until 2015. The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times were also bundling the insert as of 2018.
Russia Beyond paid the Daily Telegraph £40,000 per month to be distributed as a supplement to its weekend publication. The Daily Telegraph's website also featured content from Russia Beyond's website.
Russia Beyond The Headlines became part of TV-Novosti on the 9th of January 2016, while retaining its own distinct brand. TV-Novosti is the same organisation that operates RT, the broadcaster formerly known as Russia Today.
In December 2024, Russia Beyond rebranded as Gateway to Russia. Before that, it had been known as Russia Beyond since September 2017 and Russia Beyond The Headlines from its founding in 2007.