The Russian Messenger (Russian: Ру́сский ве́стник, Pre-reform Russian: Русскій Вѣстникъ Russkiy Vestnik) has been the title of three notable magazines published in Russia in the 19th century.
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Weekly monarchistic The Russian Messenger, established by Sergey Glinka, was published in Moscow between 1808–1820 and in 1824. It was sponsored by Fyodor Rostopchin.
This weekly magazine was published in Saint Petersburg by Nikolay Gretch and Nikolai Polevoy between 1841–1844. Among its authors was Russian historian, ethnographer and archaeologist Ivan Snegirev.
One of the most influential literary magazines in the end of 19th century, The Russian Messenger was published first in Moscow (1856–1887) and later in Saint Petersburg (1887–1906). It was founded by the group of liberal academics and writers, such as Mikhail Katkov, who became the main editor, Eugene Korsh, Peter Kudriavtsev, Leontiev and others. In 1887 it was bought by Fedor Berg and moved to Saint Petersburg, but eventually shut down due to the lack of finances.