Peterburg: V tipografii P. A. Kulisha [Saint Peterburg: P. A. Kulish], 1861. April [May-June].
Contents: April: Shevchenko, T. Kobzar. Nevolnyk: poema, pp. 1-20 / Vovchok, Marko. Dva syny, pp. 21-27 / Nomys, M[atvii] T. Titka Nastia, pp. 28-38 / Kaziuka, Panko [Kulish, Panteleĭmon O.]. Pivpivnyka: hyspans'ka dits'ka kazochka, pp. 39-43 / [Kostomarov, N.] Vospominaniie o dvukh maliarakh, pp. 44-56 (missing pp. 47-56) / Kulyk V. Pytannia, pp. 57-58 / Tavolha-Mokrytskyi P. De vona?, pp. 58-60 / Hlebov, L[eonid]. Baiky: Vovk i vivchari; Zhaba ĭ vil, pp. 60-61 / Vytavs'kyi, R. Miroshnyk, pp. 62 / Hlebov L[eonid]. Horlytsia ĭ horobets, pp. 63-64
Bound into this issue from other issues:
From issue ?
Kostomarov, N[ikolai]. Getmanstvo Vygovskogo (pp. 1-66 with separate pagination are published in issue 4; this copy contains the continuation of the work (pp. 67-100) wrongly bound into issue 4 with pp. 83-100 missing).
From issue 10 (October, 1861)
Kostomarov N[ikolai]. Pravda poliakam o Rusi, pp. 100-112 (p. 100 - missing; from issue 10, wrongly bound into issue 4).
Kostomarov N[ikolai]. Pravda moskvicham o Rusi, pp. 1-15 / (separate pagination; bound from issue 10; p. 15 - missing ).
From issue ?.
[Storozhenko, Oleksa]. Zakokhanyĭ chort, pp 17-38 (missing the begging and pp. 39-42).
Kuz'menko, P[etro]. Pohane pole, pp. 43-44 (missing the beginning).
Halka, Iieremiia [Kostomarov, Mykola]. Na dobra-nich, pp. 44-48.
Hlebov L[eonid]. Pisnia, p. 47 (the end -missing).
From issue 10 (October, 1861)
Kulish, P[anteleĭmon O.]. Nastusia, pp.17-30 (missing the beginning; from issue 10).
From issue ?
Storozhenko, Oleksa. Z narodnykh ust. Vchy linyvoho ne molotom, a holodom; Ne vpusty raka z rota, pp. 2?[17]-20.
Kukharenko, IA[kiv] Voronyĭ kin’, pp. 21-25 / Nis, Stepan. Liuds’ka pam’iat’ pro starovynu, pp. 26-42.
Iashchenko, L. Nad mohylamy, p. 42.
Svydnyts'kyi An[atolii]. Velykden' u podolian, pp. 43-64.
From issue 10 (October, 1861)
Iuzefovich, M[ikhail], Ivanishev, N[ikolai]. Otvet Kievskoi komissii dlia razbora drevnikh aktov, pp. 65-91.
Pravitelstvennyie postanovleniia i rasporiazheniia, kasaiushchiiesia iuzhnorusskogo kraia, pp. 92-105.
Visti: Daragan, M. N. Posle poezdki na iug, pp. 106-125.
Mokhranytsia, IU. Neskol'ko slov o Pinchukakh, pp. 125-127.
Chubinskii P[avel]. Iz Boryspolia, pp. 128-136.
Padalytsa, Tadeush. Pan Padalytsa, do pana Vladymyra Antonovycha, pp. 136-141.
Iz M. (pis’mo k redaktoru), pp. 141-145.
Perekhodovets, Oleksandr. Lyst z dorohy, pp. 145- 148.
Shevych, Vasyl’. Iz Luben, Poltavs’koï huberniï, pp. 148-150.
Kyvaiholova, Ivan. Z Hadiacha, Poltavs'koi hubernii, pp. 150-151.
Uchrezhdenie premii za sochinenie, pp. 151-156.
Literaturnye izvestiia, pp. 156-157.
L. Zh. [Zhemchuzhnikov, Lev]. Ob''iasnenie k risunkam “Zhivopisnoi Ukrainy”, pp. 158-159.
Bibliograficheskie izvestiia ob izdanii politicheskoi i literaturnoi gazety "Kievskii telegraf" v 1862 godu, pp. 1-23 (separate pagination).
Ob''iasneniie neudoboponiatnykh iuzhnorusskikh slov, soderzhashchikhsia v 10-i knizhke "Osnovy", pp. 24-26.
Copy specific notes: Parts from different issues are filed into № 4, April, 1861. Content of Issue April, 1861 see: https://archive.org/details/osnova_1861_4/page/66/mode/2up
May: Shevchenko, T[aras]. Kobzar, pp. 2-5 / Shevchenko, T[aras]. Dnevnik T. Gr. Shevchenka, pp. 6-13 / Shevchenko, T[aras]. Kobzar, p. 14 / Mordovtsev, D[anylo]. Saldatka, pp. 15-32 / Khorechko, D. P. Lypovyia pushchi, pp. 1-25 (separate pagination) / Konis'kyĭ, Oleksandr. Syrotyna, p. 26 / Maksimovich, M[ikhail]. Pis'ma o Bogdane Khmel'nitskom k N. I. Kostomarovu, pp. 1-23 (separate pagination) / Nomys, M[atvii]. T. Otryvki iz avtobiohrafii Vasiliia Petrovicha Belokopytenka, pp. 25-45 / Plach rosiiskii. Predislovie, Kulish, P[anteleĭmon], pp. 46-48 / Nomys, M[atvii]. Rizdviani sviatky. Bahata kutia, pp. 49-72 / Kulish, P[anteleimon]. Obzor ukraynskoĭ slovesnosti. IV. Gogol, pp. 1-33 / Lineikin, I. Gimnazicheskaia perepiska, pp. 34-65 / Nis, Stepan. Khurtovyna, pp. 66-74 / Kostenetskii, IA. Iv. Tri pis'ma o pchelovodstve, pp. 1-38 / N. M. Kratkoe geograficheskoe obozrenie kraia, naselennogo iuzhnorusskim (Ukrainskim ili malorossiiskim) narodom, pp. 39-58 (pp. 51-58 missing) / [Zhemchuzhnykov L. M. Ob''iasnenie k rysunkam "Zhyvopisnoi Ukrainy", pp. 59-60] (missing) / Annenkov N. Priglashenie, pp. 61-63 (pp. 61-62 missing) / Visti: O. N-iĭ. Iz Romna (Polt. gub.), pp. 64-65; Mizko N[ikolai]. Iz s. Karabinovki, pp. 65-68; Konisskii, Aleksandr. Iz Poltavy, pp. 68-71; Perekhodovets’, Oleksandr, pp. 71-74; Shevich, Vasilii. Iz Luben (Poltavskoi gub.), pp. 74-76 / Ot redaktsii, pp. 77-78 / Ob''iasneniie neudoboponiatnykh iuzhnorusskikh slov, soderzhashchikhsia v 5-i knizhke "Osnovy", pp. 1-3 / Bibliograficheskie i muzykal'nye izvestiia
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June: Shevchenko, T[aras]. Kobzar. Predsmertni dumy, pp. 3-4 / Shevchenko, T[aras]. Dnevnik T. Gr. Shevchenka, pp. 5-16 / Nechui-viter A. [Barvinok, Hanna] Ne bulo zmalku - ne bude do’stanku, pp. 17-46 / Shevchenko, T[aras]. Kobzar, pp. 47-48 / Maksymovych, M[ikhailo]. Znachenie Shevchenka dlia Ukrainy. Provody tela ego na Ukrainu iz Peterburga, pp. 1-38 / Nomys, M[atvii] Otryvki iz avtobiohrafii Vasiliia Petrovicha Belokopytenka, pp. 1-18 / Maksimovich, M[ikhail]. Zametka o slavutnom pevtse Mituse, pp. 19-20 / Nomys, M[atvii]. Rizdviani sviatky. Sviatyi vechir, pp. 21-38 / Kostenetskii, IA. Tri pis'ma o pchelovodstve, pp. 39-50 / Sukhomlinov, M. O predaniiakh v drevnei russkoi letopisi, pp. 51-71 / [Lebedintsev, F.G.]. Ob iarmarkakh (Do silskykh parafiian), pp. 72-78 / Uchilishcha, obrazovavshiesia na iuge v poslednee vremia, pp. 79-107 / Proshchanie N. Iv. Pirogova s uchebnym sosloviem i gorodom Kievom, pp. 108-133 / [Belozerskii, V.M.]. Nedorazumenie po povodu slova "zhid", pp. 134-142 / Pobratym, A.-V. Kontsert 27 aprelia (sbor s kotorogo byl prednaznachen na pokupku zemli dlia rodstvennikov T. Gr. Shevchenka), pp. 143-160 / Visti / Sviachchenko, I. Vovchytsia, pp. 161-166 / Iz Chernigovskoi gub[ernii], pp. 167-169 / Voloshyn, S. Vistochka z Nepytai-horoda, pp. 169-170 / Iz Chernigova, pp. 170-171 / Z Poltavy, pp. 171-172 / Zhemchuzhnikov, L[ev]. Ob''iasnenie k risunkam "Zhivopisnoi Ukrainy", pp. 173 / Otvety redaktsii, pp. 174-175 / Obiasneniie neudoboponiatnykh iuzhnorusskikh slov, soderzhashchikhsia v 6-i knizhke "Osnovy", pp. 1-3 / Bibliograficheskoe izvestie
