''Literary Encyclopedia'' (
Russian
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*Russians (, ''russkiye''), an ethnic group of the East Slavic peoples, primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries
*Rossiyane (), Russian language term for all citizens and peo ...
: Литературная энциклопедия) is a 12-volume
encyclopedia published in the
USSR
The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
from 1929 until 1939. It contains more than 5000 entries with a focus on Russian and Soviet authors, as well as literary schools, trends, directions, and literary concepts. The 10th volume was delayed by Soviet
censors
Censorship is the suppression of speech, public communication, or other information. This may be done on the basis that such material is considered objectionable, harmful, sensitive, or "inconvenient". Censorship can be conducted by governments ...
in 1937, rumored to be a result of concerns about the article "Russian literature" The series was halted in 1939 after the publication of the 11th volume. The 12 volume was published later based on drafts.
Volumes
* Volume 1: Abay - Byvalov (1930))
* Volume 2: Bylinas - Griboedov (1929)
* Volume 3: Grigorovich - Dyalsky (1930)
* Volume 4: The Gospel - Ishki (1930)
* Volume 5: Kaan - Kiichelbecker (1931)
* Volume 6: La Barth - (1932)
* Volume 7: Marly - German Literature (1934)
* Volume 8: German - Plutarch (1934)
* Volume 9: Pnin - Roman (1935)
* Volume 10: Romanov - "The Contemporary" (Journal of Nekrasov and II Panayeva) (1937)
* Volume 11: Stanzas - Forteguerri (1939)
* Volume 12: Fortunat - Iashvili (not completed)
Drafts and manuscripts of volumes 10 through 12 were preserved and have been used to construct the planned content. In 2005, ETS Publishing House released a CD-ROM which included some restored materials.
[ETS Publishing House (2005). ''Literary Encyclopaedia'' CD-ROM. ]
Editors and contributors
Managing Editor (Volume 1–6), Editor (Volumes 7–11):
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V. M. Fritsche (Volumes 1–2)
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A. V. Lunacharsky (Volumes 3–11)
Executive secretary (Volumes 1–5), Academic Secretary (Volumes 6–11):
*O. Beskin (Volumes 1–5)
*M. S. Gelfand (Volume 6)
*E. N. Mikhailova (Volumes 7–11)
Editorial Board:
*I. M. Bespalov (Volumes 2–4)
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P. I. Lebedev-Polyansky
*Lunacharsky
*I. L. Matza (Volumes 2–9)
*I. M. Nusinov
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V. F. Pereverzev (Volumes 1–3)
*I. Skrypnyk (Volumes 1–6)
*V. M. Fritzsche (Volumes 1–9)
See also
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Soviet Concise Literary Encyclopedia
The ''Concise Literary Encyclopedia'' (russian: Краткая литературная энциклопедия) was a Soviet encyclopedia of literature published in nine volumes between 1962 and 1978. The main 8 volumes were published in 1962-197 ...
'' (9 volumes, 1962–1978)
References
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1929 non-fiction books
Encyclopedias of literature
Soviet encyclopedias
Russian-language encyclopedias
20th-century encyclopedias