THE LAST ISSUE OF THE “RUSSKOYE OBOZRENIYE” JOURNAL (1903): PREPARATION, PROGRAM, CONTENT

Abstract

Aim. The article is devoted to the study of a forgotten episode in the history of the Russian press - the last issue of the conservative journal «Russkoe Obozrenie» edited by Alexey Filippov in 1903. Methodology. The author pays attention to the insufficient study of the Russian conservative periodicals. The circumstances of preparation of this issue of the journal, the declared editorial program of Alexei Filippov and the actual content of the published issue are considered. Results. The article proves that the urgent release of the last issue of «Russkoe Obozrenie» in November 1903 was due to the need to protect the very existence of the journal in the face of the Main Directorate for Press Affairs. It is concluded that Filippov in the last issue of his journal again tried to propagandize the centrist ideology of moderate and progressive «imperial nationalism», although this attempt was clearly unsuccessful. Research implications. For the first time, the article analyzes the political program and content of the last issue of «Russkoe Obozrenie». Clerical and epistolary sources on the preparation of the journal for publication have been introduced into scientific circulation.