The Mining Journal, the first scientific journal published in Russian, released its founding issue in July 1825. The journal provided a “window to the world” for mining engineers working in far-flung places. It contained much of practical information, as well as reviews of the foreign scientific literature. The first part of this essay covers the period of the journal’s founding, the formation of a ready supply of authors and submissions, and organizational and financial aspects of the journal’s operation. The second part focuses on The Mining Journal and the field of chemistry. The section on chemistry was one of the most voluminous and intellectually rich parts of the journal right up until 1869, when the Russian Chemical Society began publishing an independent chemistry journal. An analysis of The Mining Journal's publications allows one to trace the evolution of chemistry and highlights the journal’s brilliant staff of authors, many of whom subsequently entered scientific textbooks as the discoverers of important chemical reactions. Up to the present time, The Mining Journal remains a unique source for the history of chemistry and is frequently cited in scientific monographs.