The vendor reports that the main edition featured is the Moscow edition. But “in the early years, Pravda had an illegal and precarious history, so it underwent frequent title changes and was published in multiple locations for periods as short as a single day at times.”

The source for scanning was primarily microfilm East View had already created. Russian libraries provided sources for missing or poor quality images, including hard copy in some cases (hard copy sources amount to less than 1 percent of the whole). The quality of the printing in early years was generally poor, leading to challenges in producing clean scans and searchable text. Reportedly, East View plans to actively seek sources for improved images where available, to be released in no-cost upgrade versions of the database. East View is also considering introduction of a “Report Problem” button for immediate reporting of poor images, poor text, or other user-observed issues.