The Rus2Web project closed

Today, January 31, the Russian Internet project Rus2web completed work.

“We did our job well and honestly, have achieved many of the goals set for us and now we must go further, introduce the experience gained in other projects. It's time to close one door to open the next one, ”said Katya Smirnova, editor -in -chief of Rus2Web editor.

The Rus2Web project, which was positioned as a news aggregator and a platform for independent journalists and civilian reporters, opened in 2015. By the fall of 2016, about a million users were visited monthly Rus2web.ru .

“During the existence of the project, hundreds of columns of“ opinions ”of civil activists, human rights activists and members of trade unions from different regions of Russia were published on its site,” the chief editor writes.

“In conditions when the editorial policy of most publications is formed under the influence of censorship and - even worse - self -censorship, such projects as Rus2web are a rare opportunity for novice journalists, correspondents, editors to get experience of conscientious, professional work. - believes the deputy chief editor of Rus2Web Olga Beshley . “Therefore, I hope that such projects and such opportunities will arise again and again, and talented, smart, honest young people will receive the chances of self -realization that we had in Rus2Web .”