Russian China Magazine

Russian China Magazine (ЖУРНАЛ «КИТАЙ», literally 'China' magazine) is a state-backed Russian-language monthly published in China. According to Chinese Wikipedia, it is China's first national-level comprehensive Russian-language monthly, launched in 2005 and descended from the Russian edition of China Pictorial (《中国画报》), which was founded in 1951. It is supervised by the China International Publishing Group (中国外文出版发行事业局) and sponsored by People's Pictorial (人民画报社). The magazine's core mission is to report on China — its politics, economy, society, culture and daily life — to Russian-speaking readers in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Its regular sections cover current affairs and politics, the Chinese economy, society, culture and lifestyle. Distribution focuses on Russian-speaking countries and regions of the CIS, notably Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. The publication operates as part of China's official external-facing publishing apparatus, alongside other language editions and platforms of the same group. Its online presence at kitaichina.com extends the print monthly with news, special topics and a Chinese-language learning section, and offers subscription information. The site presents content in Chinese, English, Russian and Korean, reflecting the group's multilingual outreach strategy. As a state-owned title, the magazine is not a commercial listed company; it functions as a public diplomacy and cultural-exchange medium. Its editorial line follows official Chinese positions, and its coverage emphasizes high-level diplomacy, bilateral relations and major national developments. The brand is best understood as a product brand of a state publishing house rather than an independent commercial media company.

The Russian-language magazine 'China' traces its lineage to the Russian edition of China Pictorial (《中国画报》), established in 1951. That pictorial was one of the earliest illustrated publications through which the People's Republic of China presented itself to foreign audiences. In 2005, the Russian edition was relaunched as a standalone national-level Russian-language comprehensive monthly, becoming what Chinese Wikipedia describes as China's first such national-level Russian monthly. The title is supervised by the China International Publishing Group (中国外文出版发行事业局) and sponsored by People's Pictorial (人民画报社), placing it within China's official external publishing system. Its editorial focus is the presentation of Chinese current affairs, economy, society, culture and daily life to readers in the Commonwealth of Independent States. Distribution has centered on Russian-speaking countries and regions of the CIS, including Russia, Belarus, Ukraine and Kazakhstan. Over time the brand extended beyond print to an online presence at kitaichina.com, which carries news, special topics and a Chinese-language learning section, and presents content in Chinese, English, Russian and Korean. The website also lists recent and back issues and provides subscription information, indicating an ongoing active publication schedule into the 2020s.

• 2005

  Relaunched as a standalone national-level Russian-language comprehensive monthly.

• 1951

  Russian edition of China Pictorial (《中国画报》) founded, the predecessor of the magazine.

State-backed Russian-language monthly for public diplomacy and cultural exchange, reporting China to CIS Russian-speaking audiences.

• ЖУРНАЛ «КИТАЙ» monthly print edition

• kitaichina.com online news and features portal

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