The school of thinkers he belonged to became famous in  Russia in the 1870s and 1880s as exponents of political and economic reforms. He contributed to Otechestvennye Zapiski from 1869 until its suppression in 1884.
A group of intellectuals who shared his views became famous in Russia between the 1870s and 1880s as proponents of reforms in politics and economics. He was a contributor to Otechestvennye Zapiski from 1869 until it was banned in 1884.