sentences:  The first issue of "Akinchi" was printed on 22 July 1875.Staroselsky's departure was a factor that among others contributed to the shutting down of the periodical on 29 September 1877.Other reasons were lack of sponsorship and low number of readers (who would often be misled by the reactionist clergy into believing in the "sinful nature" of non-religious texts) despite the fact that the newspaper was given away for free.