A.V.Dobrovolsky
correspondent in the Netherlands

Waalsdorperweg 293
2597 HX The Hague
Òåë.: (070) 324 01 16
Ôàêñ: (070) 324 56 92
E-mail:rianned@wxs.nl

     The Russian Information Agency-Novosti (RIA-Novosti) is the state news and analytical agency of the Russian Federation and offers a range of periodicals, press and photo services:Produces the leading on-line news service in Russia;
     Maintains offices and correspondents throughout Russia and 50 other countries;
     Holds one of Russia's largest photographic archives, continually updated by its own team of photographers;
     Established in 1991 on the broad-based information infrastructure of the APN "Novosti" Press Agency, RIA-Novosti forms part of the federal mass media holding which includes Russian Federal TV and Radio company (VGTRK), 99 regional state TV and radio companies, "Culture" TV Channel 5, "Radio of Russia" and "Mayak" radio stations; Transmits daily information on current events in political and public life, highlights economic, scientific and financial issues in Russian, main European and Arabic languages, through Internet (http://www.rian.ru),
     E-mail and other electronic means of communication, supplies printed newsletters, bulletins and reference editions by mail;
     Provides information in the form of on-line news, bulletins and reference publications to thousand of subscribers in Russia and abroad. The Agency's clients include the Presidential Administration and Government, Parliament, regional administrations, national and local media, major financial and industrial corporations, as well as foreign news agencies, media organisations, diplomatic representations, and businesses;
     Publishes "Sputnik-Novosti" weekly newspaper and "Russia from A to Z" mini-encyclopaedia;
     Offers different commercial services: timely and accurate translations from and into five European languages and Arabic, reference information by telephone, immediate printing services, pre-printing works (colour separation, lay-outs etc.) by its own Reprocenter, and other commercial and PR-services.
     You can learn more about RIA Novosti on the Internet site: http://www.rian.ru.
     For more information and subscriptions on the RIA Novosti information products, please, contact the Marketing department (you can find the phone and fax numbers and the e-mail address on the above mentioned Internet site) or the RIA Novosti representative in the Netherlands.