Today it is 85 years since the first issue of Tuvan newspaper “The Shyn” (“The Truth” in Tuvan). On 31 August, 1925 it was printed called “Erkh choloot Tannu-Tuva” (“The Free Tuva” in Mongolian). The newspaper got its contemporary name in 1931. “The Shyn” played a significant role in the development of Tuva in the 20^th century, e.g., in extirpation of illiteracy and then of semiliteracy of Tuvans, etc. They call “The Shyn” “the teacher of Tuvan people”. The newspaper has made a big contribution in the formation and development of literary form of the Tuvan language, national literature and periodical press.