Penza, 1 May 2017. PenzaNews. On Monday, May 1, the team of the newspaper "Penzenskaya pravda" celebrated 100th anniversary since the publication of the first issue.

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Workers of the newspaper were congratulated by the Penza mayor Victor Kuvaytsev.

"100th anniversary is not just a milestone birthday but it is a century of hard work, victories and achievements! Over the years of its development, the newspaper went through changes that took place in all spheres of the city life, lived by problems and success of Penza residents. Today we can surely say that the newspaper is time-proven, it became one of the leading printed media that have a considerable impact on the formation of public conscience," he noted.

According to the head of the city administration, thanks to professionalism of journalists, high degree of information reliability, and importance of covered issues the newspaper "Penzenskaya pravda" occupies a special niche in the media, which is a measure of stability and a sure step to further longevity.

"Let the 100th anniversary be a cause for pride for the work done as well as a start of new interesting projects. I sincerely wish the team of like-minded people creative findings, large number of copies, and faithful readers! I wish you good health, well-being, self-belief, joy and happiness to you and your loved ones!" the press service of the mayor's office quotes Victor Kuvaytsev.