''Otechestvennye Zapiski'' ( rus, Отечественные записки, p=ɐˈtʲetɕɪstvʲɪnːɨjɪ zɐˈpʲiskʲɪ, variously translated as "Annals of the Fatherland", "Patriotic Notes", "Notes of the Fatherland", etc.) was a Russian

literary magazine A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letter ...

published in Saint Petersburg on a monthly basis between 1818 and 1884. The journal served liberal-minded readers known as the ''

intelligentsia The intelligentsia is a status class composed of the university-educated people of a society who engage in the complex mental labours by which they critique, shape, and lead in the politics, policies, and culture of their society; as such, the in ...

''. Such major novels as Ivan Goncharov's ''

Oblomov ''Oblomov'' ( ru , link=no, Обломов; ) is the second novel by Russian writer Ivan Goncharov, first published in 1859. Ilya Ilyich Oblomov is the central character of the novel, portrayed as the ultimate incarnation of the superfluous man, ...

'' (1859), Fyodor Dostoyevsky's '' The Double'' (1846) and ''

The Adolescent ''The Adolescent'' (russian: Подросток, Podrostok), also translated as ''A Raw Youth'' or ''An Accidental Family'', is a novel by Russian writer Fyodor Dostoevsky, first published in monthly installments in 1875 in the Russian literary ...

'' (1875) and Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin's ''

The Golovlyov Family ''The Golovlyov Family'' (russian: Господа Головлёвы, translit=Gospoda Golovlyovy; also translated as ''The Golovlevs'' or ''A Family of Noblemen: The Gentlemen Golovliov'') is a novel by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin, written in the ...

'' (1880) made their first appearance in ''Otechestvennye Zapiski''. Founded by

Pavel Svinyin Pavel Petrovich Svinyin or Svinin (Па́вел Петро́вич Свиньи́н; 19 June 1787 – 21 April 1839) was a prolific Russian writer, painter, and editor known as a "Russian Munchausen" for many exaggerated accounts of his travels. ...

in 1818, the journal was published irregularly until 1820. It was closed down in 1830 but resurfaced several years later, with

Andrey Krayevsky Andrey Alexandrovich Krayevsky (russian: Андре́й Алекса́ндрович Крае́вский; February 17 .S. 5 1810 – August 20 .S. 8 1889) was a Russian publisher and journalist, best known for his work as an editor-in-chief of ...

as its publisher. The renovated magazine regularly published articles by Vissarion Belinsky and Alexander Herzen, catering to well-educated liberals. Other notable contributors included: * Mikhail Bakunin * Timofey Granovsky *

Nikolay Nekrasov Nikolay Alexeyevich Nekrasov ( rus, Никола́й Алексе́евич Некра́сов, p=nʲɪkɐˈlaj ɐlʲɪkˈsʲejɪvʲɪtɕ nʲɪˈkrasəf, a=Ru-Nikolay_Alexeyevich_Nekrasov.ogg, – ) was a Russian poet, writer, critic and publi ...

* Ivan Turgenev * Vladimir Dahl * Vladimir Odoyevsky * Aleksey Pisemsky * Afanasy Fet In 1846 Nekrasov persuaded Belinsky and other contributors to leave ''Otechestvennye Zapiski'' for his own ''

Sovremennik ''Sovremennik'' ( rus, «Современник», p=səvrʲɪˈmʲenʲːɪk, a=Ru-современник.ogg, "The Contemporary") was a Russian literary, social and political magazine, published in Saint Petersburg in 1836–1866. It came out f ...

''. As a result, the former declined in circulation and influence. It was overshadowed by the more radical ''Sovremennik'' for 20 years, until the latter was banned in 1866. In 1868 Nekrasov acquired ''Otechestvennye Zapiski'' from Krayevsky and started editing it jointly with Saltykov-Shchedrin. After Nekrasov's death Saltykov-Schedrin was its sole editor-in-chief, radicalizing the journal even further. In the 1870s it was transformed into a mouthpiece of the

Narodnik The Narodniks (russian: народники, ) were a politically conscious movement of the Russian intelligentsia in the 1860s and 1870s, some of whom became involved in revolutionary agitation against tsarism. Their ideology, known as Narodism, ...

movement.The Russian Humanitarian Encyclopaedic Dictionary
/ref> Despite Saltykov's mastery of " Aesopian" language, the tsarist authorities closed ''Otechestvennye zapiski'' in 1884 as "an organ of the press which not only opens its pages to the spread of dangerous ideas, but even has as its closest collaborators people who belong to secret societies".Quoted from: Geoffrey A. Hosking. ''Russia and the Russians: A History''. Harvard University Press, 2001. . Page 299.

Featured titles

* Fyodor Dostoyevsky **'' The Double'' (1846) **'' White Nights'' (1848) **'' Netochka Nezvanova'' (1849) **'' The Village of Stepanchikovo'' (1859) **''

'' (1875) * Ivan Goncharov **''

Frigate "Pallada" ''Frigate "Pallada"'' (russian: Фрегат "Паллада") is a book by Ivan Goncharov, written in 1854–1856 and based on a diary that he kept as a secretary for Admiral Yevfimy Putyatin during his 1852–1854 around-the world expedition on ...

'' (1858) **''

'' (1859) * Nikolai Leskov **'' Musk-ox'' (1863) **'' The Amazon'' (1866) * Nikolai Nekrasov **''

Russian Women Women in Russian society have a rich and varied history during numerous regimes throughout the centuries. It is important to note that since Russia is a multicultural society, the experiences of women in Russia vary significantly across ethnic ...

'' (1872-1873) **'' Who Is Happy in Russia?'' (1863-1876) * Leo Tolstoy **'' A Morning of a Landed Proprietor'' (1852) * Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin **''

The History of a Town ''The History of a Town'' ( pre-reform Russian: ; post-reform rus, История одного города, Istoriya odnogo goroda) is a 1870 novel by Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin. The plot presents the history of the town of Glupov (can be transl ...

'' (1870) **''

'' (1880) **''

Modern Idyll ''Modern Idyll'' (russian: Современная идиллия, translit=Sovremennaya idilliya, also mentioned as ''Contemporary Idyll'') is a satirical novel (viewed alternatively as a thematically linked short story collection) by Mikhail Salt ...

'' (1883) **'' Fables'' (1869—1886)

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