Tatar Book Publishers
Russian Tatar-language publisher
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Tatar Book Publishers (Tatar: Татарстан китап нәшрияты) is a Soviet and Russian regional state-owned publishing house located in Tatarstan. It predominantly prints books in the Tatar language[2] and is the largest publishing house among those specializing in literature in regional languages of Russia[3][4] as well as one of the largest publishing houses in Tatarstan. Tatar Book Publishers publishes fiction and children's literature, textbooks, academic publications.[5]
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| Parent company | Government of Tatarstan |
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| Status | Active |
| Founded | July 22, 1919 |
| Country of origin | Russia (Republic of Tatarstan) |
| Headquarters location | 2 Dekabristov str., Kazan, Tatarstan |
| Distribution | Worldwide |
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| Publication types | Books |
| Nonfiction topics | Literature on Tatar culture and in Tatar language |
| Official website | www.tatkniga.ru |
Its current name dates back to 1958 when it became the principal publishing house of the Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.[2] In 2018 the Publisher had 190 permanent commercial partners.[6]
On top of school subject textbooks, ordered by Tatarstan ministry of education and science for schools using Tatar as a medium of instruction, as well as some privately ordered or grant-funded books, the publishing house printed 106 titles (of them 32 children's literature) in 2018, and 103 (28) in 2019.[7]
