Ural satirical magazines of the First Russian revolution (“Gnom”, “Rubin”, “Magnit”)

INTRODUCTION. We analyze a special type of newspaper literature from the beginning 20th century, it is provincial satirical magazines from the time of the First Russian revolution. The purpose of the study is to analyze the editorial activities of Yekaterinburg satirical magazines 1906– 1907. MATERIALS AND METHODS . Based on the comparative historical method, an attempt was made to identify the specifics of provincial satirical magazines in comparison with capital magazines, to understand the specifics of the work of the editor of such a magazine, and the publishing behavior of the authors. RESULT AND DISCUSSION. Provincial magazines more boldly outlined the main themes of satirical magazine poetry and prose of this time. At the same time, they managed to exist for a longer time. Such magazines represent a qualitatively new printing, publishing, and poetry product. They turned out to be in demand by the provincial reader of that time (1906–1907). CONCLUSION. The study of the genre-thematic unity of the satirical magazine can be applied to the study of other Ural satirical magazines.