'Musical Academy'), known between 1933 and 1992 as Sovyetskaya Muzyka (Russian: Советская музыка, lit.

[2][3][4][5] Sovyetskaya Muzyka was established in February 1933 by the Union of Soviet Composers and the State Committee on the Arts.

[citation needed] In Soviet times, the journal published articles devoted to the works of domestic and foreign composers, the problems of music science, the development of national and ethnic musical cultures, heritage and education, and questions of the performer skills.

[citation needed] The journal also contained various discussion materials, reviews of the concerts and theater premieres, book and music editions, and a chronicle of Soviet and foreign musical life.

[citation needed] Dmitry Kabalevsky was editor-in-chief of Soviet Music from 1940 to 1946.