Russia’s Newspaper Design Winners

The winners were chosen from a field of 48 newspapers representing different regions of Russia, Ukraine, Byelorussia, Kazakhstan that submitted work published in 2008. The six judges for the competition were:* Gayle Grin, The National Post, Canada * Marco Grieco, Expresso, Portugal
* Ivan Anishev, Delovoy Peterburg, Russia * Alexandra Konstantinova, Vedomosti, Russia
* Alexandr Vasin, illustrator, Russia * Svetlana Maximchenko, Akzia, SND regional director, Russia

The seven competition categories awarded four gold medals, 11 silver, 16 bronze, 23 awards of excellence, one judges’ special recognition and one “Wow” award. Some 2008 winners, with images, are listed below.
BEST-DESIGNED NEWSPAPERS
Silver: Akzia, Moscow

Svobodny Kurs, Barnaul

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