Latvian Soviet Encyclopedia

The Latvian Soviet Encyclopedia () 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 RigaLatvijas padomju enciklopēdija. Rīga. Galvenā Enciklopēdiju redakcija. 1. sējums. numbering 75,000 sets.«Ежегодник книги СССР». Издательство Всесоюзной книжной палаты, 1983 год, Том 1, Часть 1, Стр. 585.

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

Volumes 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

Latvian National Encyclopedia

References