The lecture will transport listeners to St. Petersburg in the early 20th century, where newspapers and magazines set the urban agenda, and satire became a sharp way to speak about the times. The focus will be on Arkady Averchenko, "Satirikon", "New Satirikon", and the noisy magazine environment where scandal worked as a literary device. In the early 20th century, the press was one of the main urban voices. Newspapers and magazines were read, discussed, passed from hand to hand, and used to check news, tastes, and moods. A St. Petersburg resident could choose from hundreds of publications, and satire held a special place in this noisy world - sharp, quick, caustic, and remarkably precise in its ability to catch the nerve of the era. The lecture will discuss the satirical journalism of that time and the figure of Arkady Averchenko. Among magazines like "Zhupele", "Zritelya", "Lukomorya", "Pulemyota", and "Signal", it was "Satirikon" and "New Satirikon" that became particularly bright phenomena in domestic press. Their success was linked to literary quality, strong editorial intonation, recognizable humor, and the ability to respond to public life faster than many serious publications. We tell you on KUDAGO where to go in St. Petersburg this weekend for free.