Magazeta
# Magazeta

Magazeta (Russian: Магазета) is a popular Russian-language web-magazine and collaborative blog on China and Chinese culture.

## 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).

## Blocking

Magazeta experienced several bans by the PRC authorities up to a complete blocking in September 2007. After more than a year, the website was unblocked by the Great Firewall in November 2008.

## Projects and articles

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 and 2011 in multiple categories, finalist of The BOBs in 2010.
* ChinaFilm, a collaborative translation project for Chinese movies

### Topics

Recurrent topics for articles in Magazeta include:

* Chinese character of the day
* China-related news
* Chinese culture
* Chinese films
* Chinese language
* Photos of China
* Chinese music
* Interviews
* Podcasts
