Vsyakaya vsyachina was a Russia

Russia

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n weekly magazine, established in 1769.

In 1770, there were 18 issues of the magazine entitled Барышек всякия всячины (Baryshek vsyakiya vsyachiny). Empress Catherine II was a private editor-in-chief of the magazine. Vsyakaya vsyachina ridiculed the morals and manners of the Russian gentry

Gentry

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 and protected moderate moralizing satire

Satire

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. At the same time, the magazine came out against oppositionary moods in the society, primarily attacking progressive satiric magazines published by Nikolay Novikov

Nikolay Novikov

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