KITAP

KITAP (in the Bashk., Book) is a Bashkir publishing house, GUP. Publishes fiction, popular scientific and educational literature, as well as dictionaries, reference books and calendars. Established in Oct. 1919 as the Bashkortostan State Publishing House (Bashgosizdat). Since Oct. 1922, the Bashkniga publishing and trading joint partnership. In 1929, reorganized in Bashkortostan State Publishing House (Bashgiz), in 1936 — Bashgosizdat under the Council of People’s Comissars of the BASSR. Since 1960 — Bashkortostan Publishing House (Bashknigoizdat). Since 1992 — the current name. Since 2000 — the current status. Since 2007 — named after Z.A.Biisheva. Since 2016 — part of Ufim. Printing Plant. Located in Ufa.