Luch (The Ray) was a Menshevik legal daily newspaper in Russia, published in St. Petersburg from 1912 to July 1913. In all, 237 issues were published. The newspaper survived mainly on the donations from liberals. Its policy was controlled by P. B. Axelrod, F. I. Dan, L. Martov and A. S. Martynov. References Defunct newspapers published in Russia Russian-language newspapers Newspapers established in 1912 Publications disestablished in 1913 1912 establishments in the Russian Empire 1910s disestablishments in the Russian Empire Mass media in Saint Petersburg