Zhivopisets

Zhivopisets ( _ru. "Живописец", which may be translated as Painter) was a Russian weekly magazine, published by Nikolay Novikov in Petersburg from April of 1772 to June of 1773.

"Zhivopisets" was notable for its political sharpness and variety of satirical genres. The magazine published "Отрывок путешествия в*** И*** Т***" (A Fragment of a Journey to*** I*** T***) and "Письма к Фалалею" (Letters to Falaley), which contained harsh criticism of the Russian serfdom. "Zhivopisets" ridiculed a blind admiration with everything French, careerism, and vices of the gentry. The magazine was closed down by the authorities in 1773.