ðə mˌæɡɐzˈiːn pˈʌblɪʃt mˈeɪnli nˈuː nˈɑːvəlz nˌɑːt nˌɛsɪsˈɛɹᵻli ðə fˈɜːst pˌʌblɪkˈeɪʃən, mˈoʊstli baɪ sˈoʊviət ɹˈaɪɾɚz, bˌʌt ðɛɹwˌɜːɹ ˈɔːlsoʊ tɹænslˈeɪʃənz ʌv "ˌaɪdɪəlˈɑːdʒɪkli sˈuːɾəbəl" wˈɛstɚn ɹˈaɪɾɚz.
The magazine published mainly new novels (not necessarily the first publication), mostly by Soviet writers, but there were also translations of "ideologically suitable" western writers.