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Russian Telegraph Agency

state news agency in Soviet Russia
Organization news_agency Q782067
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Russian Telegraph Agency

Summary

Russian Telegraph Agency is a news agency[1]. It draws 51 Wikipedia views per month (news_agency category, ranking #57 of 169).[2]

Key Facts

  • Russian Telegraph Agency is in the country of Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic[3].
  • Russian Telegraph Agency is in the country of Soviet Union[4].
  • Russian Telegraph Agency's instance of is recorded as news agency[5].
  • Russian Telegraph Agency is part of TASS[6].
  • Russian Telegraph Agency's Commons category is recorded as Russian Telegraph Agency[7].
  • Russian Telegraph Agency comprises journalist-virt.ru[8].
  • September 7, 1918 marks the founding of Russian Telegraph Agency[9].
  • Russian Telegraph Agency was dissolved in March 1935[10].
  • Russian Telegraph Agency's director / manager is recorded as Lev Grinkrug[11].
  • Russian Telegraph Agency's replaces is recorded as Q4461015[12].
  • Russian Telegraph Agency's replaced by is recorded as TASS[13].
  • Russian Telegraph Agency's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'РОСТА'}[14].

Body

Founding

September 7, 1918 marks the founding of Russian Telegraph Agency[9].

Identity

Russian Telegraph Agency is part of TASS[6]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'РОСТА'}[14].

Leadership

Russian Telegraph Agency's director / manager is recorded as Lev Grinkrug[11].

Dissolution

Russian Telegraph Agency was dissolved in March 1935[10].

Why It Matters

Russian Telegraph Agency draws 51 Wikipedia views per month (news_agency category, ranking #57 of 169).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

news agency

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Director / manager → Lev Grinkrug
    Instance of → news agency
    Replaces → Q4461015
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