MK is a renowned brand, known as a Russian regional weekly newspaper. It was founded in 1996 in Voronezh, Russia, with the publication of its first regional newspaper, MK in Voronezh. In 1995, it expanded internationally by launching its first foreign newspaper, MK World Weekly, in the United States.

Today, MK newspapers are distributed in 65 regions across Russia, from Kaliningrad to Kamchatka