''Truten'' (, which may be translated as

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) was a Russian weekly

satirical Satire is a genre of the visual, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, often with the intent of shaming or e ...

magazine, published by

Nikolay Novikov Nikolay Ivanovich Novikov (russian: Никола́й Ива́нович Новико́в) (, Moscow Governorate – . Moscow Governorate) was a Russian writer and philanthropy, philanthropist most representative of his country's Russian Enlighten ...

from May 1, 1769 to April 27, 1770 in

Saint Petersburg Saint Petersburg ( rus, links=no, Санкт-Петербург, a=Ru-Sankt Peterburg Leningrad Petrograd Piter.ogg, r=Sankt-Peterburg, p=ˈsankt pʲɪtʲɪrˈburk), formerly known as Petrograd (1914–1924) and later Leningrad (1924–1991), i ...

. In 1769, there were 36 issues of the magazine and 17 in 1770. ''Truten'' entered into polemics with the ''

Vsyakaya vsyachina ''Vsyakaya vsyachina'' (, which may be translated as '' Tutti-Frutti'' or All Sorts and Sundries) was a Russian weekly magazine, established in 1769. It was based in Saint Petersburg. In 1770, there were 18 issues of the magazine entitled ''Ба ...

'' magazine, privately edited by

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herself. The magazines argued about the role of satire in everyday life and its kinds. Many of the ''Truten'' articles touched upon the burning issues of the Russian society, including the status of the

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s. Most of the commentaries were published anonymously. Some of the articles are attributed to Novikov himself and

Denis Fonvizin Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin (russian: Денис Иванович Фонвизин; —) was a playwright and writer of the Russian Enlightenment, one of the founders of literary comedy in Russia. His main works are two satirical comedies, one of th ...

. Guest "columnists" also included Alexander Oblesimov, Vasili Maykov, M.I.Popov and others.

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