Ivanov-Razumnik's first article (on Nikolay Mikhaylovsky) was published in Russkaya Mysl in 1904.
In 1916 Ivanov-Razumnik became the leader of a literary group (including, among others, Andrey Bely, Alexander Blok, Sergey Yesenin, Nikolay Klyuev and Olga Forsh) which later became known as Skify (Scythians), after the eponymous anthology which came out in 1917.