Vatan (newspaper)

Vatan (Russian: Родина; Hebrew: מוֹלֶדֶת; Motherland) is a socio-political newspaper in the Judeo-Tat and Russian languages. The newspaper covers the social and political events taking place in Dagestan, Russia, and also publishes materials on the history and culture of the Mountain Jews.[1]

Vatan
The newspaper logo. 1991
TypeSocio-political newspaper
Founded1928
LanguageJudeo-Tat, Russian
CityMakhachkala, Dagestan
CountryRussia
Websitehttp://www.gazetavatan.ru/

History

Founded in 1928 under the name (Judeo-Tat: «Захметкеш») - "The Toiler".[2] Asail Binaev became the first editor. Initially, the newspaper was printed in the Hebrew alphabet. In 1929-1930 it switched to the Latin alphabet, and in 1938 - to the Cyrillic alphabet, which is still used today. In the middle of 1938, the newspaper received a new name: (Judeo-Tat: «Гъирмизине Астара») - "Red Star". In the late 1940s, the newspaper was discontinued.[2] The newspaper renewed work in 1975.[3] In 1991 the name of the newspaper was changed to "Vatan".

In the 1930s, the Mountain Jewish poet Daniil Atnilov[4] worked for the newspaper.

"The newspaper logo. 1929"
The newspaper logo. 1929

References
  1. Derbent newspaper "Vatan"
  2. The newspaper "Vatan" is 25 years old!
  3. Judeo-Tat literature - an article from the Shorter Jewish Encyclopedia
  4. In memory of the poet Daniil Atnilov
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