The Great Soviet Encyclopedia
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The Great Soviet Encyclopedia was the largest and most authoritative state-sponsored reference work of the Soviet Union, presenting history, science, and culture through a Marxist-Leninist ideological lens.
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Target entity: The Great Soviet Encyclopedia Context triple: [Nikita Khrushchev, describedBySource, The Great Soviet Encyclopedia]
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long-standing, highly respected general knowledge reference work first published in the 18th century and now available in both print and digital formats.
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The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course is a heavily propagandistic official textbook published in 1938 that presented a Stalinist interpretation of Soviet and party history for ideological education.
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Encyclopédie
The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
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Pravda
Pravda was the official newspaper of the Soviet Union’s Communist Party and a primary mouthpiece for state propaganda and ideology.
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October: Ten Days That Shook the World
"October: Ten Days That Shook the World" is a 1928 Soviet silent historical film by Sergei Eisenstein that dramatizes the events of the 1917 October Revolution using his pioneering montage techniques.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Great Soviet Encyclopedia Target entity description: The Great Soviet Encyclopedia was the largest and most authoritative state-sponsored reference work of the Soviet Union, presenting history, science, and culture through a Marxist-Leninist ideological lens.
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A.
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Encyclopaedia Britannica is a long-standing, highly respected general knowledge reference work first published in the 18th century and now available in both print and digital formats.
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B.
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course
The History of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (Bolsheviks): Short Course is a heavily propagandistic official textbook published in 1938 that presented a Stalinist interpretation of Soviet and party history for ideological education.
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C.
Encyclopédie
The Encyclopédie was an influential 18th-century French reference work edited by Denis Diderot and Jean le Rond d’Alembert that sought to compile and disseminate Enlightenment knowledge, science, and philosophy.
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D.
Pravda
Pravda was the official newspaper of the Soviet Union’s Communist Party and a primary mouthpiece for state propaganda and ideology.
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E.
October: Ten Days That Shook the World
"October: Ten Days That Shook the World" is a 1928 Soviet silent historical film by Sergei Eisenstein that dramatizes the events of the 1917 October Revolution using his pioneering montage techniques.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Soviet publication
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encyclopedia ⓘ encyclopedia edition ⓘ encyclopedia edition ⓘ encyclopedia edition ⓘ reference work ⓘ translated encyclopedia ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| describedAs |
authoritative Soviet reference work
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largest Soviet encyclopedia ⓘ |
| editorInChief |
Alexander Prokhorov
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Otto Schmidt ⓘ Sergey Vavilov ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Great Soviet Encyclopedia first edition
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Great Soviet Encyclopedia second edition
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Great Soviet Encyclopedia third edition
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| hasTranslation |
The Great Soviet Encyclopedia
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Great Soviet Encyclopedia English edition
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| ideologicalOrientation |
Marxism–Leninism
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surface form:
Marxism-Leninism
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| language |
English
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Russian ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
extensive coverage of Soviet achievements
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state-controlled editorial policy ⓘ systematic ideological bias ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes |
30
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50 ⓘ 65 ⓘ |
| pointOfView |
Marxist-Leninist interpretation of history
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Soviet perspective ⓘ |
| politicalFunction |
ideological education
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propaganda tool ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod |
1926–1947
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1950–1958 ⓘ 1969–1978 ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| publisher |
Soviet Academy of Sciences
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Soviet state ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Great Russian Encyclopedia ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
biography
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culture ⓘ economics ⓘ geography ⓘ history ⓘ philosophy ⓘ politics ⓘ science ⓘ technology ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Soviet citizens
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academics ⓘ party officials ⓘ |
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Subject: The Great Soviet Encyclopedia Description of subject: The Great Soviet Encyclopedia was the largest and most authoritative state-sponsored reference work of the Soviet Union, presenting history, science, and culture through a Marxist-Leninist ideological lens.
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