The ''Small Soviet Encyclopedia'' (Russian: Малая советская энциклопедия) was a general encyclopedia published in the

Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...

. The encyclopedia was published in three editions: * 1st edition, 10 volumes (between the period 1928–1931) -- the volumes were sold as they were published, hence the different publication dates for the 10 volumes. * 2nd edition, 11 volumes * 3rd edition, 10 volumes

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