The magazine was published on a bi-monthly basis[1] and was belonged to the Slavophile movement;[2] most prominent in it were the literature, science and criticism sections.

Selskoye Blagoustroistvo (Agrarian landscaping) was added as a supplement in 1858–1859.

Russkaya Beseda targeted for broad and mixed readership and but, frequently covered articles about the future of the Slavic peoples.

[1] Among the authors who regularly contributed to the magazine, were Sergei Aksakov, Vladimir Dal, Aleksey K. Tolstoy, Alexander Ostrovsky, Aleksey Khomyakov, Fyodor Tyutchev, Ivan Nikitin, Taras Shevchenko.

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