Der Spiegel-Profil
Encyclopedia
Der Spiegel-Profil is a Ukrainian weekly magazine
, published in Kiev
.
. Its release was sponsored by the Russian company (Rodionov Publishing House
). From the first edition Mikhail Leontyev
held the position of editor-in-chief and from the very start the publication has been headquartered in Moscow
because the Ukrainian government banned Leontyev from visiting the country for five years, referring to his "insulting statements" towards Ukraine
.
Der Spiegel-Profil was similar in style and layout to both lisensers, German Der Spiegel
and Russian Профиль (spells like Profil).
Magazine
Magazines, periodicals, glossies or serials are publications, generally published on a regular schedule, containing a variety of articles. They are generally financed by advertising, by a purchase price, by pre-paid magazine subscriptions, or all three...
, published in Kiev
Kiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
.
Overview
The first edition of the Der Spiegel-Profil was published in KievKiev
Kiev or Kyiv is the capital and the largest city of Ukraine, located in the north central part of the country on the Dnieper River. The population as of the 2001 census was 2,611,300. However, higher numbers have been cited in the press....
. Its release was sponsored by the Russian company (Rodionov Publishing House
Rodionov Publishing House
Rodionov Publishing House or IDR , based in Moscow, owns eight magazines. Founded by Sergey Rodionov along with his father, IDR is presently owned by both...
). From the first edition Mikhail Leontyev
Mikhail Leontyev
Mikhail Vladimirovich Leontyev is a Russian pundit currently working on national TV Channel One. He is known for his program "Odnako" , irregularly appearing on air with commentaries on certain political occasions since March 1999...
held the position of editor-in-chief and from the very start the publication has been headquartered in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
because the Ukrainian government banned Leontyev from visiting the country for five years, referring to his "insulting statements" towards Ukraine
Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe. It has an area of 603,628 km², making it the second largest contiguous country on the European continent, after Russia...
.
Der Spiegel-Profil was similar in style and layout to both lisensers, German Der Spiegel
Der Spiegel
Der Spiegel is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. It is one of Europe's largest publications of its kind, with a weekly circulation of more than one million.-Overview:...
and Russian Профиль (spells like Profil).
Controversy
More notable has been a series of articles in 'Profil', a weekly news magazine published in partnership with leading German weekly 'Der Spiegel'. Editor Mikhail Leontev has taken to pushing the 'renewal of empire' line. In the latest issue, he gave space to Dugin; since the Georgian conflict, four prominent mainstream analysts have written articles promoting the notion of Russia as an empire.
In this particular regard, Germany, namely the influential Hamburg magazine DER SPIEGEL, does play a rather dubious role: DER SPIEGEL lends its name and reputation to one of Moscow’s major publication projects in Ukraine - the infamous weekly “Der Spiegel - Profil”. This coloured high-circulation journal is edited by Mikhail Leontev, a well-known Russian anti-Western propagandist, former “persona non grata” in Ukraine, founding member of neo-fascist Alexander Dugin’s “Eurasia” Movement, etc. One could argue though that the primitiveness of “Der Spiegel – Profil’s” anti-Ukrainianism has the unintended effect of supporting pro-NATO forces in Ukraine (reminding the ambivalent repercussions of transmissions in Ukraine of the dubious television reports from Kyiv by Russian TV “journalists”). And, DER SPIEGEL, it appears, is assisting in this. Yet, this would be a strange way, indeed, for German journalists to contribute to further
improvement of relations between Ukraine and the West.
Development
Like nearly all magazines, Der Spiegel-Profil has suffered from a decline in advertising during the 2008 recession. Publisher ended its one-year print run for magazine, due to economic difficulties and kept only online version (treminating license agreement with German magazine Der Spiegel) .External links
- Official site, the magazine's online version