A newspaper aimed at Central Asian labor migrants has debuted in the Russian city of St. Petersburg, RFE/RL's Tajik Service reports.
The first edition of "Turan" was distributed today free of charge.
It will come out twice a month in three languages: Russian, Uzbek, and Tajik.
Igor Belousov, the Russian businessman behind it, told RFE/RL he came up with the idea after speaking to labor migrants and finding that many from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan could not understand Russian.
Belousov, who grew up in Kazakhstan, said reading a newspaper in their native languages should help migrants integrate and familiarize themselves with Russian law and customs.
He said "Turan" has four correspondents and a monthly budget of some 300,000 rubles ($10,000).
The first edition of "Turan" was distributed today free of charge.
It will come out twice a month in three languages: Russian, Uzbek, and Tajik.
Igor Belousov, the Russian businessman behind it, told RFE/RL he came up with the idea after speaking to labor migrants and finding that many from Uzbekistan and Tajikistan could not understand Russian.
Belousov, who grew up in Kazakhstan, said reading a newspaper in their native languages should help migrants integrate and familiarize themselves with Russian law and customs.
He said "Turan" has four correspondents and a monthly budget of some 300,000 rubles ($10,000).