Ya. P. Butkov in Literaturnaya gazeta: a failed contribution

Abstract

The article analyzes the beginning of the literary career of the writer Ya. P. Butkov. Using the data from the archives of the St. Petersburg Censorship Committee, we show that Butkov tried to publish his short story Bitka in Literaturnaya Gazeta, yet it didn’t get past the censors. In the summer of 1845, when it became known that Literaturnaya Gazeta wasn’t adhering to its own program, the censorship became particularly focused on the paper and the materials published therein.