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<ownershipDocument>

    <schemaVersion>X0206</schemaVersion>

    <documentType>3</documentType>

    <periodOfReport>2013-11-05</periodOfReport>

    <noSecuritiesOwned>0</noSecuritiesOwned>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001354513</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>CTC Media, Inc.</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>CTCM</issuerTradingSymbol>
    </issuer>

    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001591135</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Pentya Alexander</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>2 LITER A, RASTELLI SQ.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>SAINT-PETERSBURG, MOSCOW</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>1Z</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>191124</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription>RUSSIAN FEDERATION</rptOwnerStateDescription>
        </reportingOwnerAddress>
        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>1</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>0</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

    <nonDerivativeTable>
        <nonDerivativeHolding>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>39548896</value>
                </sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
            </postTransactionAmounts>
            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>I</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
                <natureOfOwnership>
                    <value>See below</value>
                </natureOfOwnership>
            </ownershipNature>
        </nonDerivativeHolding>
    </nonDerivativeTable>

    <remarks>Telcrest Investments Limited (&quot;Telcrest&quot;) is the record holder of 39,548,896 shares (the &quot;Shares&quot;) of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of CTC Media, Inc. (the &quot;Company&quot;). IC Abros (&quot;Abros&quot;) is the record owner of the Class A voting shares of Telcrest, which constitute approximately 27% of the total issued and outstanding shares (of all classes) of Telcrest. Abros also owns all of the outstanding equity interests of Itera Media Ltd. which in turn owns Class B shares of Telcrest (approximately 28% of the outstanding equity (of all classes) of Telcrest) which have limited voting rights with respect to corporate actions of Telcrest, including the right to vote with the holders of Class A shares on dispositions and transfers of the Shares. BANK &quot;ROSSIYA&quot; (&quot;Bank Rossiya&quot;) is the owner of all of the issued and outstanding shares of Abros. Mr. Pentya is a director of Telcrest and Vice President and Head of the Management Reporting and Investment Projects department at ABR Management, the corporate management company for the Bank Rossiya group.  Mr. Pentya disclaims beneficial ownership of the Shares for purposes of Rule 16a 1(a)(2) and does not beneficially own any other securities of the Company.</remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ ALEXANDER PENTYA</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2013-11-12</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
