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Molecule, a business journal in Russian and Arabic

The second issue came out in Russian and Arabic, so an article about a company reaches both sides of a negotiation.

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Rustam Sataev has published the journal since its first issue

The journal Molecule on a blue table: pages turn with a curl and a spread shows a photo of someone holding the journal; then the journal flips over its spine to the Arabic cover and is leafed through in the opposite direction.

Second issue · June 2025

  1. Russian part

    Russian-Arab Business Council

    The council’s chairman, Sergey Gorkov, received the journal on 6 November 2025

  2. Flip issue

    The Arabic part reads from right to left

    The 178-page journal opens from either side: from the Russian or the Arabic cover

  3. Arabic part

    Presentations at the embassies of Arab countries

    Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Moscow, 23 March 2026

  4. Journal website

    The journal Molecule at molecule.press

    The website is in Russian, English and Arabic

The journal in brief

  • Publisher – Rustam Fatikhovich Sataev, since May 2024
  • Founder and publisher – International Mol Group LLC, Moscow
  • Mass media registration certificate – [PLACEHOLDER: свидетельство о регистрации СМИ]
  • Issues – Issue 1 came out on 7 May 2024, Issue 2 on 18 June 2025
  • Print run of each issue – 10,000 copies
  • Second issue – 178 pages: Russian and Arabic parts
  • Website – molecule.press in Russian, English and Arabic
Clear water: drops of blue and gold ink bloom into clouds, gather into the emblem of the journal Molecule – five atoms – and spell out the journal’s name in Russian.

Who and what Molecule writes about

The journal has featured the ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary of Iraq to Russia, Haidar Mansour Hadi Al-Athari. Also in its pages: Umar Kremlev, president of the International Boxing Association (IBA), and the traveller Fyodor Konyukhov.

  • Economy and geopolitics
  • International cooperation
  • Technological and industrial sovereignty
  • Medicine
  • Culture
  • Sport

Where and to whom Molecule has been presented

  • Rustam Sataev and a man in a dark jacket holding the journal Molecule
    Sergey Gorkov, chairman of the Russian-Arab Business Council, with the journal Molecule. 6 November 2025
  • Rustam Sataev and a man in a dark suit and glasses in an office, with flags behind them
    Meeting with the ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania, Sidati Cheikh Ould Ahmed Aicha, and a presentation of the journal Molecule
  • Rustam Sataev and a woman in a colourful blouse holding the journal Molecule
    Maria Zakharova, director of the Information and Press Department of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, with the journal Molecule
  • Rustam Sataev handing the journal Molecule to a man in Omani national dress
    Presentation of the journal Molecule to the minister of commerce of the Sultanate of Oman
  • Rustam Sataev and a man in a grey suit holding the journal Molecule, with a framed portrait on the wall
    At the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in Moscow: a presentation of the journal Molecule. 23 March 2026
  • Rustam Sataev with the journal Molecule among reception guests beside a decorated festive tree
    Presentation of the journal Molecule at the National Day of the Kingdom of Bahrain. Moscow, 9 December 2025
  • Rustam Sataev holding the journal Molecule with the Arabic cover facing the camera, a copy with the Russian cover on the table, and a man in Omani national dress on either side
    Two covers of Molecule: the Arabic one in hand, the Russian one on the table
  • Rustam Sataev and a man in a light suit holding the journal Molecule in a forum hall
    Presentation of the journal Molecule to the president of the International Boxing Association (IBA), Umar Kremlev

Media partnership and the Sport and Russia award

  • Media partner of the International BRICS Ball

    The ball “Space Odyssey” was held in Moscow in June 2026. Molecule is on its official list of media partners, alongside TASS, RIA Novosti and the Kultura TV channel.

  • Sport and Russia award, 2024

    The journal’s project Molecule Sport became a laureate of the 11th annual Sport and Russia award (Moscow, 2024) in the nomination “Innovative Project of the Year in Developing International Sports Programmes with Arab Countries”.

Alongside the journal: the IT and international areas

What people ask about the journal

Can you buy an article in the journal?

No. The journal Molecule does not publish paid-for content. Questions about publishing an article on a company go to the publisher, Rustam Sataev.

Who publishes the journal?

Molecule was founded and is published by the Moscow company International Mol Group LLC. Its general director, Rustam Sataev, has been the journal’s publisher since the first issue.

Where can I read the issues?

Electronic versions of the issues are available on the journal’s website, molecule.press.

Contact the publisher about an article in Molecule

Rustam Sataev is open to discussing articles in Russian and Arabic

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