Bulk of articles "Problems of the history of the press and publicism" by the Department of History of Press and Publicism of ANAS Institute of Literature after Nizami was published.

Scientific editor of the book and the author of "Preface" is the director of the scientific institution, publicism Vice-President of ANAS, Academician Isa Habibbeyli, compiler - Professor Asif Rustamli and reviewers - Doctor of Philological sciences Vagif Yusifli and Islam Garibli.

The bulk includes interesting and significant articles that discussed topical issues. Studies carried out in connection with such newspapers and journals as "Ziya", "Shargi-Rus", "Molla Nasreddin", "Hagigat-Afkar", "Communist", "Literary Gazette", "Azerbaijan" and others become more relevant when evaluated through the prism of national independence. The publication is richly by new facts and relevant information for teachers and students involved in the history of the domestic press.