Voprosy Literatury
Voprosy Literatury is a Russian academic journal of philology and literary criticism published since 1957.
Last updated September 15, 2026
AI crawler reads
No AI crawler has read this profile since Oct 28, 2026.
Overview
Voprosy Literatury is a journal of criticism and literary studies. According to its editorial page, it has remained one of the best-known and most authoritative academic publications in philology and literary criticism in Russian since its founding in 1957. Its past and present authors include major Russian and foreign scholars such as M. M. Bakhtin, V. B. Shklovsky, D. S. Likhachev, L. E. Pinsky, S. S. Averintsev, Tzvetan Todorov, Caryl Emerson and J. S. Smith. The journal describes itself as combining fundamental philology and sharp criticism, and as a kind of experimental laboratory of scholarship and criticism. Its subscribers include libraries of major universities where Slavistics is studied, such as Princeton University (USA), the University of Haifa (Israel) and Queen Mary University of London (UK).
History
The journal Voprosy Literatury has been published since April 1957. Its editorial page states that since its founding in 1957 it has remained one of the best-known and most authoritative academic publications in philology and literary criticism in Russian. The journal was registered by the Ministry of Press and Information of the Russian Federation (certificate No. 0110692 of 24 May 1993); in 2011 the mass media outlet was re-registered in connection with a change of founder (certificate PI No. FS77-47288 of 17 November 2011). The journal's ISSN is 0042-8795. Its website was registered by Roskomnadzor (certificate El No. FS77-46786 of 30 September 2011). The publisher is the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization Editorial Office of the journal of criticism and literary studies "Voprosy Literatury". The founders of the journal are the Regional Public Fund for the Promotion of Literature "Literaturnaya Kritika" and the Autonomous Non-Profit Organization Editorial Office of the journal of criticism and literary studies "Voprosy Literatury". The Editor-in-Chief is I. O. Shaitanov.
Products and positioning
One of the most authoritative academic publications in philology and literary criticism in Russian, combining fundamental philology and sharp criticism.
Voprosy Literatury journal
A journal of criticism and literary studies published since April 1957.
Sources5 sources
Cite this profile: Cite the canonical profile. /brand-wiki/voprosy-literatury · Editorial policy · How profiles are compiled