"He was listening to the music of the critics, who said what a great, dynamic magazine this had become."

The magazine became the first to published Russian music hit parade of albums based on sales.

In April 2006, it was decided that the magazine should become fortnightly.

In 2002, weekly production halted and the magazine became biweekly.

The statement was widely interpreted as meaning that the magazine about a black music form had become too white.

He added, "What this really comes down to are philosophical differences about how broad and mainstream the magazine should become."

"The market is tough to break into, because women's magazines are becoming more specialized," he said.

The magazine became and remains perhaps the most important forum for the publication of outstanding new photography from around the world.

"I lived through 30 years in the industry, and I did not like what these magazines had become."

By the 1900s, the magazine had become successful, reaching a circulation of 100,000 by 1912.