What was the name of the literary journal Fyodor Dostoevsky co-edited with his brother Mikhail?

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The literary journal Fyodor Dostoevsky co-edited with his brother Mikhail was Vremya.

Vremya, whose Russian name means “Time,” was founded in Saint Petersburg in 1861. The brothers used it to publish fiction, criticism, journalism, and essays associated with their developing views on Russian society and culture. Fyodor contributed literary work as well as editorial material.

The journal became an important platform during Dostoevsky’s return to public literary life after Siberian exile. It also helped him debate the relationship between Russian traditions and Western European influence, a major issue in nineteenth-century Russian intellectual culture.

Vremya was closed by the authorities in 1863 after controversy surrounding one of its articles. Mikhail later helped establish Epokha, another journal connected with the brothers. The two titles are therefore easy to confuse, but Vremya came first.

Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026

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