Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Domashniy Ochag and Menʼs Health will be published in Russia under new names

The Independent Media media holding has changed the names of the Russian-language versions of the magazines Esquire, Domashniy Ochag, Cosmopolitan and Menʼs Health, according to the Roskomnadzor register. The publication Sobaka.ru drew attention to the changes.

According to the register, the magazines were registered under new names back in April. Thus, "Home" became "New Hearth" , Cosmopolitan — Cosmagazine , Menʼs Health — Men today , Esquire — "Rules of Life" (by analogy with one of the popular sections of the magazine).

On May 5, in an interview with Peopletalk, Independent Media CEO Natalia Vesnina said that the company would continue to publish Russian-language versions of American magazines under new brands. She did not name the new titles of the publications.

• On March 9, it became known that the American media group Hearst had severed its partnership with the Russian publishers of glossy magazines Shkulev Media and Independent Media and revoked licenses for the brands it owned. The company explained its decision by the "escalation of the humanitarian crisis."
• Against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine and the introduction of criminal liability for “fakes” about the Russian military, the publishing house Condé Nast (Vogue, GQ, Tatler, Glamour magazines) also announced a suspension of work.