Founded by Boris Berezovsky and Yevgeny Dodolev,[2] it featured investigative journalism and leaks from sources inside the Russian business world, as well as a large number of cartoons.
It published so-called "leaks" from administration officials, including information from whistle-blowers.
[4] Valeriya Novodvorskaya called Moskovskaya Komsomolka the most provocative newspaper in Russia.
[5] Although the Moskovskaya Komsomolka never lost its touches of humor, it soon established itself as a forum for serious journalism.
its writers included Dmitrii Bykov,[6] Sergey Dorenko, Marina Lesko[7] and Eduard Limonov.