, 0 0 0 . ▁The ▁paper ▁was ▁sister ▁publication ▁of ▁Nov aya ▁Gaz eta . ▁ ▁Mos kov sky ▁Kor respond ent ▁was ▁effectively ▁closed ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁after ▁running ▁a ▁story ▁that ▁Russian ▁President ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁had ▁divor ced ▁his ▁wife ▁Ly ud m ila ▁Put ina ▁and ▁was ▁to ▁marry ▁g ymn ast ▁Al ina ▁Kab ae va . ▁It ▁was ▁rela unch ed ▁on ▁ 1 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁but ▁finally ▁closed ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁ ▁Cont ro vers y ▁and ▁closure ▁ ▁On ▁ 1 2 ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁newspaper ▁published ▁an ▁article ▁which ▁mentioned ▁that ▁the ▁Russian ▁President ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁had ▁divor ced ▁his ▁wife ▁Ly ud m ila ▁Put ina ▁and ▁was ▁to ▁marry ▁g ymn ast ▁Al ina ▁Kab ae va ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 ▁at ▁Konst antin ov ▁Palace ▁in ▁Saint ▁Petersburg . ▁The ▁news ▁spread ▁and ▁also ▁got ▁published ▁in ▁other ▁mag az ines ▁including ▁Finn ish ▁tab lo ids , ▁Hels ing in ▁San om at ▁and ▁Il ta - San om at . ▁After ▁the ▁news ▁was ▁published , ▁both ▁Put in ▁and ▁Kab ae va ▁decl ined ▁the ▁claim ▁and ▁Kab ae va ▁asked ▁the ▁newspaper ▁to ▁publish ▁a ▁retra ction ▁else ▁threaten ▁for ▁legal ▁notice . ▁Though ▁the ▁newspaper ▁published ▁a ▁ref ut ation , ▁their ▁offices ▁were ▁visited ▁several ▁times ▁by ▁Federal