The article analyzes the process of сonstruction of the ideological platform of the newspaper “Russian bulletin”. The newspaper “Russian bulletin” wasknown in the community as an independent and liberal. The author examines the personal composition of the editorial board and analyzes the political program of the newspaper. The initial program of the newspaper did not have a liberal character. Editor Skvortsov gave the newspaper liberal program. The intellectual newspaper team includes well-known economists - A.I. Chuprov and A.S. Postnikov. Scientists analyzed important questions of post-reform Russia. They did not copy the Western social model, but suggested a national path of development.