Philip Dzyadko has worked for the Big City magazine for almost five years. However, on June 13, 2012, he left the post of editor-in-chief of the publication. The current editor-in-chief of the publication, Alexey Munipov, has been appointed in his place.
Philip Dzyadko confirmed his resignation by writing a farewell column in the jubilee, 300th issue of the magazine. But despite this, he did not speak openly about the reasons for leaving. One can only guess about them.
It is assumed that one of the reasons that prompted Dzyadko to leave the "Big City" may be a change in the direction of the magazine in the future towards lifestyle topics. This is stated in an interview published in the Vedomosti newspaper.
The main reason for the change in the subject matter of the publication could well have been the materials telling about the opposition mood in the capital after the events of May 6. At the same time, it should be noted that Philip Dzyadko, in his last address to the readers as the editor-in-chief of the magazine, announced a clear purge of sources of independent information. Dzyadko's words were caused by personnel changes that had occurred in the Kommersant newspaper shortly before his departure.
Alexei Munipov, who took over as editor-in-chief of the publication, wrote on his Facebook page that Bolshoi Gorod will not completely abandon political and social topics. It's just that now the magazine's attention will be focused on the following aspects of urban topics: children, education, urbanism, events in the city and much more. The intonation of the "Big City" will not undergo any changes, according to Philip Dzyadko. In addition, the tradition of storytelling, presented as a conversation with a friend, is not going anywhere.
In his last column, written in Big City, the former editor-in-chief of the magazine mentioned not only the current events in the country. In conclusion, he also thanked the readers of this publication and addressed them with the following words: “We will meet again and again. There is nothing more beautiful than a beginning."
