This was especially the case with the Volga Tatars, whose press and literature increasingly were published in Tatar between 1905 and 1914. When the First World War dragged on, Muslim political activity came to a halt.
During the period from 1905 to 1914, the Volga Tatars witnessed a surge in publications in their native Tatar language. However, as the First World War dragged on, Muslim political activities came to a standstill.