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| Parent company | Eksmo (since 2012)[1] |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1993 |
| Founder | Andrey Gertsev, Sergei Derevianko and Tatiana Derevianko |
| Country of origin | Russia |
| Key people | Oleg Bartenev (general director) |
| Official website | Official website |
AST (Russian: АСТ) is one of the largest book publishing companies in Russia,[2] headed by Oleg Bartenev (Олег Бартенев). It owns a bookstores chain "Bukva" (Russian: Буква, lit. A Letter).
Among AST partners are publishing companies Astrel, Zebra E, Molodaya Gvardiya, CenterCom, bookstores Moscow and Biblio Globus and online shops, such as Ozon.ru.[3] It also owns comic book and manga publisher Comics Factory.[4]
- ^ "Eksmo and AST: Russia's Two Publishing Giants Merge". Publishing Perspectives. Jan 16, 2014.
- ^ "Top 20 Russian Publishers" (in Russian). RBC Information Systems. April 10, 2006. Retrieved 2008-11-19.
- ^ "Partners" (in Russian). AST official website. Archived from the original on 2 February 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2010.
- ^ "Comic book Crime and Punishment will be published in Yekaterinburg" (in Russian). E1.ru. February 27, 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2010.