The newspaper was founded personally by Vladimir Lenin and starting from January 4, 1905, the newspaper began to be published. As Lenin himself wrote - "The "direction of the newspaper Vperyod is the direction of the old Iskra." " The newspaper Vperyod's policy aimed at a complete split with the Mensheviks rallied the party committees on the basis of Leninist principles and ensured the convocation of the Third Congress of the RSDLP. Among its editors were Vatsalv Vorovsky, Mikhail Olminsky, Anatoly Lunachasky and Ivan Teodorowich.