Kremlin kills expat rag
The eXile, Moscow’s button-pushing alternative biweekly and self-described “Jesus Christ of English-language publications,” is no more. The 11-year-old tabloid shut down after its investors were scared away by a Russian government investigation of its ties to opposition leader Eduard Limonov as well as its general obnoxiousness toward those in power. Editor Mark Ames has been ...
The eXile, Moscow's button-pushing alternative biweekly and self-described "Jesus Christ of English-language publications," is no more. The 11-year-old tabloid shut down after its investors were scared away by a Russian government investigation of its ties to opposition leader Eduard Limonov as well as its general obnoxiousness toward those in power. Editor Mark Ames has been blogging the eXile's downfall for Radar Online and "war nerd" Gary Brecher has launched a fundraising drive to keep his employer alive as an online-only publication.
The eXile, Moscow’s button-pushing alternative biweekly and self-described “Jesus Christ of English-language publications,” is no more. The 11-year-old tabloid shut down after its investors were scared away by a Russian government investigation of its ties to opposition leader Eduard Limonov as well as its general obnoxiousness toward those in power. Editor Mark Ames has been blogging the eXile‘s downfall for Radar Online and “war nerd” Gary Brecher has launched a fundraising drive to keep his employer alive as an online-only publication.
Brecher brings up the possibility of relocating to a city with a more welcoming media climate, but it’s hard to imagine the eXile‘s unique brand of obscenity and excess existing anywhere but Moscow.
Joshua Keating is a former associate editor at Foreign Policy. Twitter: @joshuakeating
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