Russia/Weeklies

RFE/RL

"Motherland leader Rogozin on 5 August confirmed that his party will sign a cooperation agreement this month with Aleksandr Prokhanov, editor of the weekly ' Zavtra,' Interfax reported."

"However, Rogozin denied rumors that Motherland will buy the weekly or turn it into a ' party organ.' He said that ' Zavtra' is a well-known "patriotic brand" in Russia and is ' ideologically close to us.' Prokhanov also denied that the weekly is for sale, telling Interfax that ' Zavtra' is a ' sovereign publication.'"

"Prokhanov said the editorial collective decided to turn away from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF), ' with whom we very closely cooperated' over the course of a decade, toward Motherland. ' The KPRF has newspapers that are close to it, but Motherland does not have its own publication, and we consider it good to ideologically feed this young movement, which is not yet standing on its own feet.' "

Source:
(RFE/RL NEWSLINE Vol. 9, No. 148, Part I, 8 August 2005)