AST (Russian: АСТ) is one of the largest book publishing companies in Russia. AST and its rival Eksmo together publish approximately 30% of all Russian books. The company is 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. In 2008 AST purchased Avanta+. It also owns comic book and manga publisher Comics Factory.
The company was established in 1990 by Alexei Gertsev, Sergei Derevianko and Tatiana Derevianko as "Creative Cooperative Association AST" (Russian: Творческое кооперативное объединение «АСТ»). AST is an abbreviation meaning Alexei-Sergei-Tatiana. In 1993 the company was divided into AST itself, headed by Alexei Gertsev, and AST-PRESS.
Private direct investment company established in 1993 by graduates from Moscow State Technical University named after N. Bauman. The strategy of the Company is investment in high-risk and high-yield projects using both own and raised capital.
The Group is active in various industries: oil and gas, coal and anthracite, development
of residential and commercial real estate.
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💡 Делаем экологические и социальные проекты с FMCG, ритейлом, финсектором, IT и не только
♻️ Перерабатываем отходы 19 лет
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