publishing projects AST Publishers ST Publishers is one of the lead­ NATIONAL MANUSCRIPT ing companies on the Russian book CONTEST OF THE YEAR market. More than half of books in OLGA MURAVIEVA, our rich catalogue are children’s ti­ In 2009, the national award Manuscript of the Head of AST tles. In 2018, AST published around Year was founded. Only the authors who have children’s department A5,000 children’s and young adult books with never been published take part in the com­ the total print run of 22 mln copi es. We work petition. Applicants automatically get the with different genres: fiction, non-fiction, chance to be published. Thanks to the award, early learning, preschool, leisure books and such authors as Narine Abgaryan, Maria Ru­ encyclopedias – and we always look for new pasova, Nadezhda Sherbakova and many oth­ trends and projects! AST cooperates with the ers gained popularity. The total circulation of world’s leading publishing houses and agen­ the prize winners’ books has already exceeded cies. However Russian books remain the most 600,000 copies. important and impressive part of our cata­ In 2014, the literary courses Master of the log. AST is constantly cooperating with top Text were opened. Russian authors and illustrators. Children’s 1990 illustrated classics are still in high demand and WE BUY BOOK RIGHTS AST PUBLISHERS we are proud of working with prominent Rus­ ESTABLISHED sian artists of classical fine art: Erik Bulatov, The share of translated children’s editions in Oleg Vasiliyev, Viktor Chizhikov, German Ma­ 2018 was 14.3 % of the total number of titles zurin and many others. Eduard Uspensky and released. In 2019, the share grew by 2­3 %. We Grigoriy Oster are considered to be the most cooperate with thousands of large and small successful contemporary children’s writers. foreign publishers. The total print run of their books (published 2012 by AST) has reached 4 mln copies for the last AST PUBLISHERS five years. At the same time, AST children’s WE STARTED SELLING RIGHTS JOINS EKSMO-AST imprints are seeking to discover new names IN 2017 HOLDING and support young artists and illustrators. AST is delighted to present its highlights and We sell book rights to China, Bulgaria, Poland, bestsellers and encourages you to discover the Romania, Ukraine, Estonia, etc. 2015 world of Russian literature together. HOLDING JOINS RUSSIAN BOOK UNION, Olga Muravieva AST Publishers foreign rights team: SUPPORTS FEDERAL Head of AST children’s department Tatiana Ratkina Foreign Rights Director AND INTERNATIONAL [email protected] [email protected] PROGRAMMES TO +7 (499) 951-6000 (ext. 435) +7 (499) 951-6000 (ext. 729) POPULARISE READING Anna Plotnikova Foreign Rights Sales Manager Elena Pugovishnikova [email protected] Deputy Director of Marketing Communications +7 (499) 951-6000 (ext. 712) THE HOLDING [email protected] +7 (926) 914-4236 +7 (499) 951-6000 (ext. 745) RANKS 1ST IN THE 6, Bldg. 2, Presnenskaya Naberezhnaya, Floor 14-15, P.O. Box 5, MIBC Imperia Tower, Moscow, Russia, 123317 TOP 10 https://vk.com/ast.deti BOOK PUBLISHERS https://www.facebook.com/ast.deti IN RUSSIA https://www.instagram.com/ast.deti https://www.instagram.com/williewinkiebooks/ 26 book industry AST children’s department has five imprints: MALYSH AVA N TA EDUCATIONAL WILLY WINKY ASTREL SPB. It was created in 1957. It was established PROJECTS It was created DETSTVO Fiction, picture in 1992. It was created in 2017. It was created books, board Encyclopaedias, in 1998. Foreign bestsellers in 2004. books, preschool popular science Educational and and new books by Contemporary educational books, books, non-fiction for reference books for Russian authors for fiction and activity books children 4­15. children 6­16. children 0­8, edutainment for for children 0­9. Pavel Kostrikin Pavel Stelliferovskiy middle grade books. children 5­12. Natalya Gusarova Editor-in-chief Editor-in-chief Tatyana Mantula Alexander Procopovich Editor-in-chief [email protected] [email protected] Editor-in-chief Editor-in-chief (Malysh. Fiction) [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Svetlana Khudyakova Editor-in-chief (Malysh. Preschool educational) [email protected] Natalya Shutyuk Editor-in-chief (Malysh. 0+) [email protected] Alice What a Holiday! in Wonderland Book-adventure, book- Collectible edition celebration! A detailed of the famous and vivid story by fairytale with Tatyana Dolmatova about three-dimensional the festive traditions illustrations and of the whole world – from drawings by the Japan to Mexico, with artist Maxim illustrations by Polya Mitrofanov. Book Plavinskaya, a graduate designer Oksana of the British higher Ivanova. Bestseller! school of design. Top list of Non-fiction Book fair 2019! How to Fly into Space Big Funny Book The book by Alexander Monvizh- of the Pompon Cat Montvid introduces you to the history Nikolai Vorontsov (a famous of cosmonautics, tells you when Russian illustrator and the first rockets and satellites were cartoon artist) is the author designed, how cosmonauts were and illustrator of this book. prepared for the flight, and what Its main characters are cats animals helped people to study Pompon and his friend space. Why are space vehicles made Trundel. The book has a lot multi-stage? Was Yuri Gagarin worried of didactic tasks and fun before the flight? What happens to exercises. Pompon the Cat various objects in weightlessness? The series was awarded a Russian series is a hit. Its total circulation is illustration prize. more than 1 mln copies. march 2020 27 publishing projects I Want to Know Everything The City of the Future. Sci- Brain. How it works and Da Vinci’s cat. About Theatre ence with Schrödinger’s cat what to do with it Birthday Kidnapping A fascinating journey through A futuristic book by Andrey The brain is the most Funny stories about the the ages with Anastasia Konstantinov for preschoolers mysterious human organ. The adventures of a detective cat Sergeeva: from the ancient about smart things and artificial author Ilya Martynov presents by one of the most successful Greek theatre to European intelligence. It is a joint project the key points of the brain children’s authors. The and Russian theaters. Top list with popular science magazine structure and on their basis total circulation of Katya of Non-fiction Book fair 2019! “Schrödinger’s Cat”. explains the mechanisms of Matyushkina’s books is 3,000,000 behaviuor not only of a person, copies. Top 10 Russian children’s but also of society. For readers detectives according to Forbes! over 10 years old. The Secret of the Old Chest Tales about Masha Mouse Song Old Women Were Falling The total circulation of Narine and Oika A fairytale by Ekaterina from the Sky Abgaryan’s books is already more Masha is a well-mannered, kind Karganova with the main Manuscript of the Year award than 700,000 copies. Martin and diligent girl. Oika is her character, who was lazy and in the Best Children’s Book and Matilda go to visit their opposite. She is capricious and unfriendly. He didn’t want category. Maria Rupasova grandfather Oscar. They look rather lazy. Masha and her little to work at all, he just wanted is a modern Russian writer. forward to incredible adventures: pet teach Oika to be kinder and to relax and sing songs. The Her works are funny, kind and they travel through time, meet more attentive to others. Sofia forest animals decided to a little bit hooligan. They sound real Vikings and search for Prokofieva is a famous Russian show him that it is better to be contemporary and at the same a chest that contains a magical children’s writer, author of more hardworking and make friends. time completely beyond time. artifact. Bestseller! than 40 books. Bestseller! Bestseller! 28 book undustry publishing projects Russkoe Slovo Publishing House MARINA LOBZINA, Executive Director usskoe Slovo has been publishing educational and methodological literature for pre-school and school education and children’s fiction for 25 years. In 2013, it started publishing books for the youngest category of readers. Children’s books include developmental and educational aids and play books, as FOUNDED IN well as a series of therapeutic fairytales Mother Mouse Fairytales («Сказки мамы- Rмышки»), which help children tackle difficult situations in their lives. For the Youngest («Для самых маленьких») series of tales relates kind and warm-hearted stories with an 1994 educational twist. For Kids about Nature («Малышам о природе»), an educational series, gives children a popular insight of the multi­faceted world around them. Play books Guess and Play («Отгадай, поиграй!») turn reading into a game, developing speaking and listen­ ONE OF THE TOP ing skills, whereas Play. Draw. Fantasise («Играем. Рисуем. Фантазируем») books provide THREE LARGEST for the development of creativity, imagination, memory, attention and manual dexterity. EDUCATIONAL Encyclopaedia for the Youngest («Энциклопедия для самых маленьких») and Do-It- PUBLISHING HOUSES Yourself of Paper («Сделай сам из бумаги») leisure books, activity and colouring books, anthologies, crosswords, etc. shape our publishing portfolio, which is continually expanded IN RUSSIA due to active cooperation with modern Russian authors and leading global publishers. PORTFOLIO Awaiting Spring EXCEEDS By G. Shanina What a Rainbow-Bow! Nursery rhymes 1500 TITLES 1 1 About Friendly Little Animals By Anna Pecherskaya 2 Let’s Work It Out By Natalia Lukomskaya 3 What Did a Spring Stream Tell? 2 3 By Svetlana Lapteva 20, block 2, Ovchinnikovskaya Emb., 115035 Moscow, Russia Tel.: +7 (495) 969-2454; +7 (499) 689-0265 E-mail: [email protected]; [email protected] русское-слово.рф; мозаика-парк.рф march 2020 29 publishing projects Eksmodetstvo Publishing House LIUDMILA KONDRASHOVA, Director, he department for children’s and In 2019, EKSMODETSTVO (eksmo_kids) re- EKSMODETSTVO teenage literature was established ceived an honorary award from Disney Publish- Publishing House in 1996 as part of Eksmo Publishing ing Worldwide for Retail Marketing Excellence.