On December 27, 2022, an exhibition “Book is a source of knowledge” opened in the exhibition area of the Museum of Bulgarian Civilization. Local historians of Spassky District took part in the event dedicated to the 1100th anniversary of adoption of Islam and the 300th anniversary of the first Tatar printing.
The exhibition features one of the earliest editions of Koran published in 1821 and released at the expense of Kazan merchant Y.I. Apanayev. Visitors can see the first textbooks “Alebbi”, “Uku kitabi”, textbooks for the subjects “Hisablyk” (arithmetic), “Anmuzazh” (grammar) and others. Of interest are editions of books by famous Tatar scientists and enlighteners Sh. Marjani, K. Nasyiri, G. Akhmarov and others.
Books for reading in the Tatar language “Golbakcha”, “Kyzlar hikayate”, “Zolkhabire bayete”, “Monly khatyn Bibigayshe” published for the general public on simple cheap paper are widely represented. Books, newspapers and magazines in the Tatar language were printed not only in Kazan. Here are books and magazines published in St. Petersburg, Orenburg and Ufa.
The tradition of pre-revolutionary publishing houses is continued today by Tatknigozdat and numerous publishing houses in Kazan and other cities of our immense motherland.
The opening of the exhibition was attended by 15 people.

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