Советский энциклопедический словарь

Soviet Encyclopedic Dictionary Release year 1982 Safety Like new Edition format 205x260 mm (large format) Number of pages 1600 Circulation 1200000 Publishing house Moscow. Soviet Encyclopedia Editor Alexander Prokhorov Binding Hardcover Publication language Russian Publication type standalone edition Weight, g 2515 Description SES contains information from all areas of social and political life, economics, science, technology, literature and art. It contains geographical, historical and economic information about the Soviet Union, about the countries of the world, about the union and autonomous republics, territories, regions, cities of the USSR, as well as about large foreign cities. Biographies of statesmen, political and military figures, scientists, writers, artists, artists, composers of all times and peoples, twice Heroes of the Soviet Union, twice Heroes of Socialist Labor, prominent party, Soviet, economic leaders, workers and collective farmers - innovators of socialist production have been published. Not being an illustrated edition, the Dictionary nevertheless contains about 550 illustrations and diagrams explaining the text of the articles, and about 350 maps. This Dictionary has been prepared by a team of employees of the publishing house "Soviet Encyclopedia" with the involvement of a wide range of scientists and specialists.