Head of the Main Department for the press Aleksey V. Belgard about the censorship in Russia

The paper deals with recently published recollections of Aleksey V. Bellegarde, one of the Head of the Main Department for the Press, referring to many questions of censorship law and enforcement practices. The memoirist discusses dramatic censorship, official press and the Information Bureau, describes the formative years of the journal «Knizhnaia letopis», and organization of press exhibition. The memoirs contain unique material enriching and extending our concepts of characters and official relations in the censorship department, and reflect the author s views and positions on various issues.