LES is a Russian-language metamedium that brings together the functions of a blog platform, social network, and media outlet. It provides a space for individual authors, editorial teams, and communities to create and share stories, with tools for presenting text and photographs and submitting work to established publications—or launching a journal of their own. The platform features a wide range of formats, including reportage, interviews, research, news, profiles, analysis, reviews, notes, photo essays, documentary photography, video, and live coverage.

Its publications span subjects such as people, cities, culture, social issues, and current events. LES also highlights popular work through reader and expert recommendations, view counts, ratings, and featured collections. Members can explore authors and journals, build editorial projects, and create live broadcasts.

By combining publishing, community, and editorial functions, LES supports both emerging contributors and experienced media professionals in producing and discovering visual and written journalism. It describes itself as an environment for creators, teams, and communities, centered on the ability to tell stories in diverse formats and connect them with an audience