Latvian Soviet Encyclopedia

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Latvian Soviet Encyclopedia
CountryLatvian SSR, USSR
LanguageLatvian and Russian
SubjectGeneral
GenreReference encyclopaedia
PublisherGalvenā enciklopēdiju redakcija
Publication date
1981–1988

The Latvian Soviet Encyclopedia (Latvian: Latvijas padomju enciklopēdija) is a universal encyclopedia in Latvian in 10 volumes.

History[edit]

The main part of the encyclopaedia was published in ten volumes from 1981 to 1988. The volume 52, Latvian SSR, was also published in Russian. A supplement was published in 1988.

The main editor was Pēteris Jērāns, and it was printed in Riga[1] numbering 75,000 sets.[2]

Content[edit]

The encyclopedia contains around 60,000 articles, and includes around 20,000 illustrations and over 600 maps.[1] It covers all branches of knowledge, with the expected ideological emphasis of publications originating in the Soviet bloc in the period.

Volumes[edit]

Vol. Content Year
1 A — Bh 1981
2 Bi — Dža 1982
3 Dže — Hain 1983
4 Hait — Karta 1983
51 Karte — Lauk 1984
52 Latvijas PSR 1984
6 Lauk — Monr 1985
7 Mons — Plato 1986
8 Platp — Singa 1986
9 Singo — Trien 1987
101 Tries — Žvīgu 1987
102 supplement 1988

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Latvijas padomju enciklopēdija. Rīga. Galvenā Enciklopēdiju redakcija. 1. sējums.
  2. ^ «Ежегодник книги СССР». Издательство Всесоюзной книжной палаты, 1983 год, Том 1, Часть 1, Стр. 585.