"Great Soviet Encyclopedia" is a publication that is a symbol of the Soviet era. The rapid ambition to compensate all areas of knowledge in a language accessible to everyone made this encyclopedia not only a source of information, but also an outline of the ideals of socialist self-awareness. Each volume reflected the latest domestic achievements in various fields of science and culture. Opening the pages of the "Great Soviet Encyclopedia", the reader seemed to enter a mysterious and attractive world. This edition became an integral part of the home library of millions of Soviet citizens, filling their lives with knowledge, imagination and culture.