[2] The newspaper was created with the participation of the former Soviet ambassador to the UK Leonid Zamyatin.

The columnists of the newspaper in different years were Anatoly Wasserman, Stanislav Sadalsky, Mikhail Zadornov.

Since 1998, the personal column in Express Gazeta has been conducted by music commentator Mikhail Filimonov.

[10] Russian film stars, culture and show business regularly sue the newspaper for the article on interference with private life.

Among the applicants are Aleksandr Abdulov,[11] Natalya Andrejchenko,[12] Sergey Bezrukov,[13] Elena Vaenga,[14] Polina Gagarina,[15] Vera Glagoleva,[16] Maria Kozhevnikova.