The newspaper Argumenty i Fakty, owned by the Government of Moscow, was the most popular newspaper among survey participants, 10 percent of whom read it regularly as of March 2019. The second leading title was Komsomolskaya Pravda, with an audience share of eight percent of respondents.

The Vedomosti (Russian: Ведомости) was the first newspaper printed in Russia. It was established by Peter the Great’s ukase dated 16 December 1702. The first issue appeared on 2 January 1703.