[1] Famous Tatar poets include Kasim Bikkulov, Ğabdulla Tuqay, and Näqi İsänbät.
The most famous piece of early Tatar literature is The Story of Yusuf by Qol Ghali.
[5] In the 18th century, Kazakh poet, Abay Kunanbayev wrote many poems in Tatar.
[6] Tatar literature started to become popular during the 20th century and throughout the Soviet era especially during the Space Race.
[7] The city of Kazan was most famous for its literature because of Musa Dzhalil, a poet who wrote works in both Tatar and Russian.