* * * Introduction (On the occasion of the magazine)

Whenever a new magazine was launched, there was always talk about the reasons why it was being published. And we are compelled to begin with such an explanation. And we do so with the deep conviction that Literary Thought, as a magazine devoted specifically to aesthetics, literary criticism, and literary history, is truly born out of necessity. A great creative revival is gradually taking place in our country. Issues that were neglected in the past but which needed to be brought to light are coming to the fore with increasing urgency. The magazine will discuss the fundamental questions of aesthetics. Its pages will clarify the laws of artistic creation, the place of the subject in art, and the qualities and characteristics of the "aesthetic." The magazine will pay particular attention to issues related to the psychology of the creative process. This important area remained outside the scope of our literary studies for almost the entire period after September 9. The blame for some incorrect assessments and unhealthy guidelines must also be sought in the waning interest in the problems of the psychology of creativity.