Kalmyk people belong to the nations which have long-lasting written tradition. In 17th century as a result of a Mongolian letter reform the Zaya-Pandit #Todo bichig# letter was founded, which was used by Kalmyk till the October Revolution in 1917.

At the beginning of the 20th years the administration of Kalmyk autonomous region supposed #the solution of the alphabet problem was the paramount problem in the case of rising of culture and education of Kalmyk nation#. For the further development of national printing it was necessary to make Zaya-Pandit printing types or to go to other prints. The more appropriare became the transition to the Russian printing base which was suitable in financial and technical attitude.