Russkaya Beseda

Russkaya Beseda (Russian: Ру′сская бесе′да, English: The Russian Colloquy) was a Russian literary magazine founded in Moscow, Russian Empire, in 1856 by Alexander Koshelev who remained its editor-in-chief until 1858, when Ivan Aksakov joined in as co-editor. The magazine was published on a bi-monthly basis[1] and was belonged to the Slavophile movement;[2] most prominent in it were the literature, science and criticism sections. Selskoye Blagoustroistvo (Agrarian landscaping) was added as a supplement in 1858–1859. Russkaya Beseda targeted for broad and mixed readership and but, frequently covered articles about the future of the Slavic peoples.[1] Among the authors who regularly contributed to the magazine, were Sergei Aksakov, Vladimir Dal, Aleksey K. Tolstoy, Alexander Ostrovsky, Aleksey Khomyakov, Fyodor Tyutchev, Ivan Nikitin, Taras Shevchenko.[3] It ceased publication in 1860.[1]

Russkaya Beseda

First edition title page
Editor	Aleksander Koshelev Ivan Aksakov
Categories	Literary magazine
Frequency	Bi-monthly
Founded	1856
Final issue	1860
Based in	Moscow, Russian Empire
Language	Russian