"It is wrong to say that the era of independent Russian media is passing": The Kremlin called the closure of Novaya Gazeta "a normal rotation process". "Russian media is very complex. They are multimedia, they develop quickly and exist, and develop in fairly fierce competition. Of course, from year to year, some of them cease to exist, their place is taken by a new one, said Dmitry Peskov. Today, the journalists of the system removed portraits of their dead colleagues from the walls and held a farewell meeting in the building on Potpakovsky Lane. Among the reasons for the closure, the editorial office called for evacuation, disconnection of the donation system and pressure from the authorities and law enforcement agencies. * The editorial office of Nubia Gazeta, recognized by the Ministry of Justice as a foreign agent, which worked for 33 years, announced the end of its activities as of November 9.