Latvian Soviet Encyclopedia

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

History

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

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

Vol.ContentYear
1A — Bh1981
2Bi — Dža1982
3Dže — Hain1983
4Hait — Karta1983
51Karte — Lauk1984
52Latvijas PSR1984
6Lauk — Monr1985
7Mons — Plato1986
8Platp — Singa1986
9Singo — Trien1987
101Tries — Žvīgu1987
102supplement1988
gollark: It's generalised and therefore superior.
gollark: For purposes.
gollark: Instead of hardcoding Eq, it should take ANOTHER binary relation to use as equality.
gollark: That is considered the Macron spec.
gollark: Give me the Macron spec and I'll tell you.

References

  1. 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.
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