The article focuses on the history of censorship and prohibition of the works of A. N. Radishchev, a famous Russian philosopher and public figure. The prohibition of Radishchev’s works lasted from 1790 until 1935, when the first complete collection of his works was published. The article also provides a general overview of how A. N. Radishchev’s works were perceived and interpreted by other Russian philosophers and writers such as A. S. Pushkin, A. I. Gerzen, and N. A. Dobrolubov.