OOO "Abris"

OOO "Abris" (Russian: ООО «Абрис») is a Russian publishing house based in Chelyabinsk, founded in March 1994. The name derives from the German word "Abriß", meaning a drawing or sketch. The company specialises in cartographic products and local-history (krayevedeniye) publications, and is best known for its maps, thematic atlases and guidebooks covering Chelyabinsk and the wider Urals region. Abris publishes the local-history reference series "Познай свой край" (Know Your Land), the guidebook "Уральский перекрёсток" (Ural Crossroads, since 1996) and the newspaper "Приглашение к путешествию" (Invitation to Travel, since 1997). It is credited as the publisher of the first Chelyabinsk map-guides and thematic atlases, including "Место встречи" (Meeting Place), "Челябинск с точностью до дома" (Chelyabinsk Down to the House) and "Достопримечательности Урала" (Sights of the Urals). Its first book, released in 1994, was an album of outline maps for the geography of Chelyabinsk Oblast. Beyond print, Abris developed its own computer program LIVING MAP™ ("Живая карта") in 1994, on the basis of which an electronic reference work was created. The company has been a laureate of the All-Russian competition of the Russian Ministry of Education, is a member of the Chelyabinsk branch of the Russian Geographical Society, and is a co-founder of the Chelyabinsk Fund for the Development of Regional Tourism. As a limited liability company (ООО), Abris is privately held. Its output is aimed primarily at the Russian market, with a focus on regional geography, tourism and education.

OOO "Abris" was founded in March 1994 in Chelyabinsk, Russia, as a publishing house focused on cartographic products and local-history (krayevedeniye) editions. Its name comes from the German word "Abriß", meaning a drawing or sketch. In its founding year, 1994, the company released its first book — an album of outline maps for the geography of Chelyabinsk Oblast — and also developed its own computer program LIVING MAP™ ("Живая карта"), on the basis of which an electronic reference work was created. In 1996 Abris launched the guidebook "Уральский перекрёсток" (Ural Crossroads), and in 1997 it began publishing the newspaper "Приглашение к путешествию" (Invitation to Travel). Over the years it issued the local-history reference series "Познай свой край" (Know Your Land) and became the publisher of the first Chelyabinsk map-guides and thematic atlases, including "Место встречи" (Meeting Place), "Челябинск с точностью до дома" (Chelyabinsk Down to the House) and "Достопримечательности Урала" (Sights of the Urals), along with other series of map collections, atlases and reference books. The publishing house became a laureate of the All-Russian competition of the Russian Ministry of Education. It is a member of the Chelyabinsk branch of the Russian Geographical Society and a co-founder of the Chelyabinsk Fund for the Development of Regional Tourism. An interview with M. S. Gitis, associated with the publisher, appeared in the newspaper "Вечерний Челябинск" on 3 March 1999 under the title "«Абрис» как путь познания родного края" ("Abris" as a path to knowing one's native land).

• 1999

  Interview with M. S. Gitis published in "Вечерний Челябинск" on 3 March 1999.

• 1997

  Begins publishing the newspaper "Приглашение к путешествию" (Invitation to Travel).

• 1996

  Launches the guidebook "Уральский перекрёсток" (Ural Crossroads).

• 1994

  Founded in March 1994 in Chelyabinsk; publishes its first book, an album of outline maps for the geography of Chelyabinsk Oblast, and develops the LIVING MAP™ computer program.

Regional specialist publisher of cartography, local history and tourism materials for Chelyabinsk and the Urals.

• 1994

  Album of outline maps for the geography of Chelyabinsk Oblast

• 1994

  LIVING MAP™ ("Живая карта") computer program

• "Познай свой край" local-history reference series

• 1996

  "Уральский перекрёсток" guidebook

• 1997

  "Приглашение к путешествию" newspaper

• "Место встречи" map-guide

• "Челябинск с точностью до дома" map-guide

• "Достопримечательности Урала" thematic atlas

1. 1Wikidata: OOO "Abris"wikidata.org
2. 2Абрис (издательство) — Википедияru.wikipedia.org