Originally published in 1998, this was the first volume to examine the extraordinary history of literary journals in imperial Russia.

1. Introduction Robert A. Maguire; Part I. Eighteenth Century: 2. The creation of journals and the profession of letters in the eighteenth century Gary Marker; Part II. Early Nineteenth Century: 3. Periodicals in literary life of the early nineteenth century William Mills Todd III; 4. Journal wars involving N. A. Polevoi's Moscow Telegraph, 1825-1834 Chester Rzadiewicz; Part III. Mid Nineteenth Century: 5. Survey of Russian journals, 1840-1880 Robert L. Belknap; 6. Belinsky the journalist and Russian literature Victor Terras; 7. The messenger of Europe Alexis Pogorelskin; 8. Dostoevsky's Diary of a Writer: journal of the 1870s Deborah A. Martinsen; Part IV. Silver Age: 9. Rise and decline of the 'literary' journal: 1880-1917 Joan Delaney Grossman; 10. The literary content of The World of Art William Harkins; 11. Northern Herald: from traditional thick journal to forerunner of the avant-garde Stanley Rabinowitz; 12. Chekhov and the journals of his time Andrew Durkin; List of titles; Bibliography.