Editing Chuvash language (section)

===Previous systems===
The most ancient writing system, known as the [[Old Turkic alphabet]], disappeared after the [[Volga Bulgaria|Volga Bulgars]] converted to Islam. Later, the [[Arabic script]] was adopted. After the [[Mongol invasion of Volga Bulgaria|Mongol invasion]], writing degraded. After [[Peter the Great]]'s reforms Chuvash elites disappeared, blacksmiths and some other crafts were prohibited for non-Russian nations, the Chuvash were educated in Russian, while writing in runes recurred with simple folk.<ref>{{cite web |title=Древнечувашская руническая письменность |url=http://nasledie.nbchr.ru/nasledie/yazyk/runicheskaja-pismennost |work=Трофимов А.А |publisher=Национальная библиотека Чувашской Республики}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Язык – основа национальной культуры |url=http://nasledie.nbchr.ru/nasledie/yazyk/ |publisher=Национальная библиотека Чувашской Республики}}</ref>