''Truten'' (, which may be translated as

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) was a Russian weekly

satirical Satire is a genre of the visual arts, visual, literature, literary, and performing arts, usually in the form of fiction and less frequently Nonfiction, non-fiction, in which vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ...

magazine, published by

Nikolay Novikov Nikolay Ivanovich Novikov (; , Moscow Governorate – Moscow Governorate) was a Russian writer and philanthropy, philanthropist most representative of his country's Russian Enlightenment, Enlightenment. Frequently considered to be the first Russ ...

from May 1, 1769 to April 27, 1770 in

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. In 1769, there were 36 issues of the magazine and 17 in 1770. ''Truten'' entered into polemics with the ''

Vsyakaya vsyachina ''Vsyakaya vsyachina'' (, which may be translated as ''Tutti frutti (food), Tutti-Frutti'' or All Sorts and Sundries) was a Russian weekly magazine, established in 1769. It was based in Saint Petersburg. In 1770, there were 18 issues of the maga ...

'' magazine, privately edited by

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herself. The magazines argued about the role of satire in everyday life and its kinds. Many of the ''Truten'' articles touched upon the burning issues of the Russian society, including the status of the

serf Serfdom was the status of many peasants under feudalism, specifically relating to manorialism and similar systems. It was a condition of debt bondage and indentured servitude with similarities to and differences from slavery. It developed du ...

s. Most of the commentaries were published anonymously. Some of the articles are attributed to Novikov himself and

Denis Fonvizin Denis Ivanovich Fonvizin (, ; – ) was a Russian playwright and writer of the Russian Enlightenment. He was one of the founders of literary comedy in Russia. His main works are two satirical comedies—including '' The Minor'', which mocks con ...

. Guest "columnists" also included Alexander Oblesimov,

Vasili Maykov Vasili, Vasily, Vasilii or Vasiliy (Russian: Василий) is a Russian masculine given name of Greek origin and corresponds to ''Basil''. It may refer to: *Vasily I of Moscow Grand Prince from 1389–1425 *Vasily II of Moscow Grand Prince fro ...

, M.I.Popov and others.

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