''Tatar Encyclopaedic Dictionary'' (; ''ТЭС'') is the first encyclopaedic dictionary published in
Tatar language
Tatar ( ; or ) is a Turkic languages, Turkic language spoken by the Volga Tatars mainly located in modern Tatarstan (European Russia), as well as Siberia. It should not be confused with Crimean Tatar language, Crimean Tatar or Siberian Tatar ...
about history of
Tatarstan
Tatarstan, officially the Republic of Tatarstan, sometimes also called Tataria, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Volga Federal District; and its capital city, capital and largest city i ...
and the
Tatar people
Tatars ( )Tatar in the Collins English Dictionary are a group of
Republic of Tatarstan
Tatarstan, officially the Republic of Tatarstan, sometimes also called Tataria, is a Republics of Russia, republic of Russia located in Eastern Europe. It is a part of the Volga Federal District; and its capital city, capital and largest city i ...
Academy of Sciences.
Originally prepared and published in
Russian
Russian(s) may refer to:
*Russians (), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*A citizen of Russia
*Russian language, the most widely spoken of the Slavic languages
*''The Russians'', a b ...
in 1999, Tatar-language version of ''Tatar Encyclopaedic Dictionary'' was made available in 2002.
Tatar Encyclopedia Institute further started work on developing multi-volume ''Tatar Encyclopaedia'' (in Russian – vol.1 in 2002, vol.2 in 2005, vol.3 in 2006, vol.4 in 2008 & vol.5 in 2010: in Tatar – vol.1 in 2008; vol.2 in 2011; vol.3 in 2012), ''Tatarstan: Illustrated encyclopedia'' (in Russian, 2013). The responsible editor for the
encyclopedia
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is Gamirjan S. Sabirjanov.
Tatar Encyclopaedia Institute founding director, TES and ''Tatar Encyclopedia''s founding editor-in-chief M. Kh. Khasanov died in 2010.Mansur Khasanov died in Kazan. /ref>