ABSTRACT
The oppressive censorship exercised by the Tsarist regime throughout the nineteenth century did not prevent the publication of many journals of the most varied shades of opinion. Naturally, the editors of and contributors to these journals were most important figures in Russian society; and one of the most interesting and influential among them was Michael N. Katkov. The enfant terrible of Russian political journalism, Katkov held the center of the journalistic stage for over a quarter of a century, the most praised and the most vilified of Russian newspapermen. Abroad, Katkov is perhaps best known for his chauvinist and Pan-Slavist propaganda. In spite of his Russian nationalism, Katkov always looked towards England for guidance in economic and political matters; his Anglomania was proverbial among his contemporaries. Katkov was a convinced individualist for whom social progress depended entirely on the energy and creative ability of man.
