The organization's establishment was endorsed by several influential Slavophile figures, including political and religious leaders.
The organization's secretary was Milan Stoilov, a medical student in Saint Petersburg, until his death in 1903.
[4] As part of its scholarly and literary activities, the society supported the introduction of Macedonian as its official language.
In addition, it published the journal "Makedonskij Golos" (Macedonian Voice) in Russian.
[16] This scholarly institution with its literary and national cultural activity is considered the foundation upon which the history of the modern Macedonian Academy of Arts and Sciences was built upon.