Magazeta.com

According to WikiPedia, ‘Magazeta is a popular Russian-language web-magazine and collaborative blog on China and Chinese culture.’ Magazeta received two awards in The Best of Blogs competition. Name and history Founded in 2005 by Alexander Maltsev (马玉玺, Mǎ Yùxǐ), Magazeta developed from a LJ blog. The first publication is dated October 23, 2005. In October 2006 Magazeta received two awards in The Best of Blogs competition. In May 2007, Magazeta is re-launched at the current address, magazeta.com. Magazeta was initially authored by a single person, but then was transformed into a collaborative blog with a number of authors. The name "Magazeta" derives from the word "Ma" (the founder's Chinese surname), plus the Russian word "gazeta" (a journal, newspaper). Projects Magazeta has started several online projects related to China, such as: - Online Chinese-Russian dictionary of slang (including Internet slang) - Laowaicast, a popular podcast on China-related topics, winner of Podcast Awards 2010, finalist of The BOBs in 2010. - ChinaFilm, a collaborative translation project for Chinese movies