What shaped the language of public discourse among the Tatars of the Volga-Ural region in the early twentieth century? And what did written (Old) Tatar sound like? These questions echoed in my mind each time I attempted to read these sources aloud. Over time, these recordings became my working voice notes: a space to return to, in order to clarify forgotten details. This podcast brings together a series of readings from periodicals published in the Volga-Ural region of late imperial Russia, in the (Old) Tatar language. Cover artwork specially created by Niiaz Khaziakhmetov for this podcast.