Birzhevyie Vedomosti (1861–1880) should not be confused with Birzhevyie Vedomosti (1880–1917).
| Birzhevyie Vedomosti | |
| Type: | Daily newspaper |
| Foundation: | 1861 |
| Ceased Publication: | 1880 |
| Owners: | Konstantin Trubnikov, Vasily Poletika |
| Political Position: | center left |
| Editor: | Konstantin Trubnikov, Vasily Poletika, Evgeny Karnovich |
| Headquarters: | Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
Birzhevyie Vedomosti (Russian: Биржевы́е ве́домости/Биржевыя Вѣдомости|lit=Stock Exchange News) was a Russian political, economical and literary newspaper, published in Saint Petersburg in 1861–1879. It was based in the Suneyeva House, at Konnogvardeyski Boulevard, 11.[1]
It was founded by the businessman, financier and journalist Konstantin Trubnikov after the merger of two minor publications, Commerce Gazette and Auctioneers' Journal. He was also its original publisher and editor-in-chief. In 1862 Birzheviye Vedomosti became the official organ of the tax-collecting department of the Imperial Russian government. In 1864 it started to come out six times a week. It had one popular supplement, Vechernyaya Gazeta (The Evening Gazette) (1865–1878) and numerous literary and scientific ones.
In March 1874 the businessman Vasily Poletika became the co-owner and co-editor of the newspaper, which was also joined in October of that year by Evgeny Karnovich, its new editor-in-chief. In 1875 Poletika acquired all the publishing rights and Birzheiye Vedomosti made a quick transition into an organ of the left opposition. Among its active contributors were brothers Nikolai and Vasily Kurochkins, Nikolai Mikhaylovsky, Alexey Pleshcheyev, Alexander Skabichevsky.[2] Maria Trubnikova, who was married to Trubnikov, also worked at the paper as a translator and editor.[3] It received several warnings from the authorities and was temporarily suspended twice. In 1879 it changed its title into Molva (Rumour) but was closed in 1880.[1] [2]