Cultural and Intellectual Heritage of the M.N. Katkov Journal

This edition presents the first part of a bibliographic and scholarly index devoted to the cultural and intellectual heritage of the journal Russian Bulletin edited by M.N. Katkov. The volume covers the period from 1861 to 1877 and arranges the contents of the journal in strict chronological order. It includes literary, political, historical, scientific, critical and journalistic works published in one of the most influential Russian periodicals of the second half of the nineteenth century. The index reflects the role of Russian Bulletin not only as a publication that recorded its time, but also as an active participant in the formation of Russian cultural and political history. Special attention is given to authorship, including established authors, anonymous texts, pseudonyms and cryptonyms. The compilers also register translators, mentioned periodicals and bibliographic details that help researchers identify and locate relevant materials. The publication contains a large body of indexed texts and names, making it a useful tool for studying Russian literature, journalism, intellectual history and public thought. It provides access to works connected with major historical contexts, including the Great Reforms, the Polish question, European politics, Russian historical memory and nineteenth-century debates on culture and society. The chronological structure allows researchers to trace the development of themes, authors and ideological discussions within the journal over time. The edition is intended for historians, literary scholars, bibliographers, cultural researchers, philologists, students and all specialists interested in Russian periodical press and nineteenth-century intellectual heritage.