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BBC launches Russian App

March 2, 2012

Russian-speaking iPhone and iPod touch users around the world now have instant access to the latest news from the BBC by downloading the new BBC Russian App, available now on the App Store.

The BBC Russian App offers news stories from bbcrussian.com as well as in-depth analysis and features on major stories of the day. In addition to the latest updates and video reports, users can share content via email and social networks.

BBC Russian editor, Sarah Gibson, adds: “We continue to engage with our audiences on a number of different platforms. With world attention again turning to events in Russia, our app offers Russian-speaking iPhone and iPod touch users another way of keeping in touch with the BBC’s impartial and high-quality reporting.”

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