Just wonderful things about Novaya Gazeta and the refrigerator donated "Autumn 1982. A student of the philological department of Kuibyshev University, Dmitry Muratov and his bride Irina celebrated a modest wedding with close friends. After the registry office, they set off on the traditional Soviet route - walking and photographing the main attractions of the city. When the newlyweds went down to the Volga embankment, a distinguished guest walked by - a powerful member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the CPSU and Minister of Defense of the Soviet Union Dmitry Ustinov, whose name Kuibyshev bore unofficially during the years of the Soviet Union.
The marshal's security approached the newlyweds and said that Dmitry Fedorovich wanted to congratulate them personally. Ustinov spoke warmly to the students, wished them a strong marriage and asked what they lacked for their family nest. After learning that the young family did not have the most necessary household appliances, the minister's assistants wrote down their address. The very next day, a gift was delivered to the Muratov couple's home - a brand new refrigerator." 11 years later, on April 1, 1993, Novaya Gazeta was founded. The first investor was Gorbachev, who allocated part of the Nobel Peace Prize money to purchase the first eight computers for the system.