Now it has shrunk to 3.1m, but its mix of short, terse articles full of facts and figures, advice columns (do-it-yourself and sex), and celebrity interviews (see article) makes it, deservedly, Russians' favourite perusal.

ECONOMIST: Russia

Where once a few strong columns could hold up the weight of the world, today we need a dynamic mix of materials and structures.

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