State Publishing House (Gosizdat)
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State Publishing House (Gosizdat) was the main Soviet government publishing house, responsible for issuing a wide range of ideological, political, and literary works in the early years of the USSR.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State Publishing House (Gosizdat) canonical | 1 |
| Государственное издательство | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3074297 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: State Publishing House (Gosizdat) Context triple: [Literature and Revolution, publisherOfFirstEdition, State Publishing House (Gosizdat)]
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A.
Moscow Patriarchate Publishing House
Moscow Patriarchate Publishing House is the official publishing arm of the Russian Orthodox Church, producing religious literature, theological works, and church-related publications.
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B.
Nicolai publishing house
Nicolai publishing house was an influential 18th-century German publishing firm known for disseminating Enlightenment literature and criticism, closely associated with bookseller and writer Friedrich Nicolai.
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C.
People's Publishing House
People's Publishing House is a major state-owned Chinese publishing house known for issuing authoritative political, ideological, and historical works, including key writings of Communist Party leaders.
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D.
Goskino
Goskino was the Soviet state film committee responsible for overseeing and producing motion pictures in the USSR, including landmark works of early Soviet cinema.
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E.
Gnome Press
Gnome Press was a mid-20th-century American small press notable for publishing early editions of influential science fiction works and authors.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: State Publishing House (Gosizdat) Target entity description: State Publishing House (Gosizdat) was the main Soviet government publishing house, responsible for issuing a wide range of ideological, political, and literary works in the early years of the USSR.
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A.
Moscow Patriarchate Publishing House
Moscow Patriarchate Publishing House is the official publishing arm of the Russian Orthodox Church, producing religious literature, theological works, and church-related publications.
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B.
Nicolai publishing house
Nicolai publishing house was an influential 18th-century German publishing firm known for disseminating Enlightenment literature and criticism, closely associated with bookseller and writer Friedrich Nicolai.
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C.
People's Publishing House
People's Publishing House is a major state-owned Chinese publishing house known for issuing authoritative political, ideological, and historical works, including key writings of Communist Party leaders.
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D.
Goskino
Goskino was the Soviet state film committee responsible for overseeing and producing motion pictures in the USSR, including landmark works of early Soviet cinema.
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E.
Gnome Press
Gnome Press was a mid-20th-century American small press notable for publishing early editions of influential science fiction works and authors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet organization
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publishing house ⓘ state-owned enterprise ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
Communist Party of the Soviet Union
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Soviet state censorship apparatus ⓘ |
| country | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| distributionChannel |
Soviet libraries
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party organizations ⓘ state distribution networks ⓘ |
| focus |
dissemination of Soviet ideology
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mass political education ⓘ popularization of Marxist theory ⓘ support of Bolshevik cultural policy ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
Soviet literary works
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classics of Marxism–Leninism ⓘ educational textbooks ⓘ ideological works ⓘ party documents ⓘ political treatises ⓘ |
| ideology |
Marxism–Leninism
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communism ⓘ |
| industry |
book publishing
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periodical publishing ⓘ publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | Russian ⓘ |
| mainRole |
central state publishing house of the early USSR
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publisher of educational materials ⓘ publisher of ideological literature ⓘ publisher of literary works ⓘ publisher of political literature ⓘ publisher of propaganda materials ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| nativeName |
State Publishing House (Gosizdat)
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Государственное издательство
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| operatedIn | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Soviet government ⓘ |
| product |
books
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brochures ⓘ pamphlets ⓘ periodicals ⓘ |
| publishingPolicy | aligned with directives of the Communist Party ⓘ |
| shortName | Gosizdat ⓘ |
| significance |
centralized control over printed output in the early USSR
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key instrument of Soviet propaganda ⓘ one of the largest publishing houses in the early Soviet period ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Soviet citizens
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Soviet intelligentsia ⓘ party members ⓘ workers and peasants ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early years of the USSR ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: State Publishing House (Gosizdat) Description of subject: State Publishing House (Gosizdat) was the main Soviet government publishing house, responsible for issuing a wide range of ideological, political, and literary works in the early years of the USSR.
Referenced by (2)
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