From 1853 to 1862, he lived in Saint Petersburg, and became the chief editor of Sovremennik (“The Contemporary”), in which he published his main literary reviews and his essays on philosophy.
Dende 1853 a 1862, vivíu en San Petersburgo, onde foi o editor xefe de Sovreménnik ("O contemporáneo"), na que publicou as súas principais críticas literarias e os seus ensaios sobre filosofía.