Mir Bozhiy

Mir Bozhiy was a Russian monthly magazine published in Saint Petersburg in 1892–1906. It was edited first by Viktor Ostrogorsky, then by Fyodor Batyushkov. In July 1906 Mir Bozhiy was closed by censors. The publisher of the magazine was Alexandra Davydova, mother-in-law of Alexander Kuprin.

History

The publication's original intention was to promote self-education by popularizing science and history. By mid-1890, due largely to Angel Bogdanovich, it became more politically aware. Attracting Marxist authors and readership, it became popular among liberal and radical Russian intelligentsia.
The literary criticism section was edited by Bogdanovich, Vladimir Kranikhfeld and Nevedomsky. Among the magazine's regular contributors were Vikenty Veresaev, Leonid Andreev, Ivan Bunin, Alexander Kuprin, Mikhail Artsybashev, Dmitry Mamin-Sibiryak, Ignaty Potapenko, Nikolai Garin-Mikhailovsky ; Ivan Ivanov, Pavel Milyukov, Yevgeny Tarle, Fyodor Batyushkov, Evgeny Anichkov, Nestor Kotlyarevsky.
In July 1906, the journal was closed by censors. It changed its title and in October 1906, re-emerged as Sovremenny Mir with Bogdanovich at the helm.