The Latvian Soviet Encyclopedia (Latvian: Latvijas padomju enciklopēdija) is a universal encyclopedia in Latvian in 10 volumes.
| Language | Latvian and Russian |
|---|---|
| Subject | General |
| Genre | Reference encyclopaedia |
| Publisher | Galvenā enciklopēdiju redakcija |
Publication date | 1981–1988 |
| Publication place | Latvian SSR, USSR |
History
editThe 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
editThe 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
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