EDITION HISTORY OF THE MAGAZINE “ЭКОНОМИЧЕСКИЙ УКАЗАТЕЛЬ” BY I.V. VERNADSKY IN DOCUMENTS

This article deals with the history of the edition of “Экономический указатель” (eng. “Economic Index”) magazine by I.V. Vernadsky, economist, professor of political economy, based on censorial documents and his personal correspondence. As I.V. Vernadsky's contemporaries and the Russian historians testify, “Экономический указатель” magazine was demanded and had considerable influence, and its liberal program was in many respects original. The editorial staff set itself a task to introduce the main economic concepts into society and to call it for a discussion concerning ways of modernization of Russia.