Russian periodical print as a mirror of activity branch of the Imperial Russian Music Company in the second half of XIX - early XX centuries

The article analyzes the provincial press publications mainly on the activities of the departments Russian Musical Society (RMS) since its opening in 1859 and prior to liquidation in 1917. Investigated and metropolitan periodicals on which pages the aforesaid materials exhibit different subjects, determined special role «Russian music paper». Total viewing newspaper and magazine array helps to identify the names of iconic figures, who stood at the origin of regional music journalism, as well as get a general picture of the cultural life of the vast Eurasian country with an emphasis on establishing the national system of professional music education and familiarizing the general public to sample world classical music.