Борьба либеральных и консервативных позиций в цензурном ведомстве в период отмены крепостного права

Abstract

The article examines the struggle between conservative and liberal positions in government bodies, censorship and public opinion in 1857-1861. It is concluded that in the context of the implementation of the controlling and prohibitive functions of censorship, in 1858 there was an absolute ban on discussing the peasant question in the press. As a result, the magazine “Rural Improvement” was closed. In contrast to conservatism, an understanding of the need to discuss reforms developed, which was manifested in instructions to the censor to lift the ban on printing articles that supported the government’s position on the abolition of serfdom.