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Astrakhan Regional Book Publishing

Астраханское областное книгоиздательство

The Astrakhan region of Southern Russia encompasses the territory adjacent to the northeastern shoreline of the Caspian Sea. The region's center is the city of Astrakhan on the Volga River. Since the 1890s, the area (in particular the city of Astrakhan) had vibrant printing and publishing industries.

Sources & Citations

Rorlich, A.-A. (1986). Volga Tatars: A Profile in National Resilience. Stanford: Hoover Institution Press. (Оverview of the Volga Tatar population and their publishing work)