"Big Soviet Encyclopedia" (EB) is one of the largest popular science publications of the last century, published by the publishing house of the Soviet Encyclopedia. In its pages, the encyclopedia contained a huge amount of information about history, culture, science, technology, geography and many other aspects of life. Her carefully selected articles cover a variety of topics, from ancient history to modern times. The "Great Soviet Encyclopedia" became one of the symbols of Soviet culture and education, it was considered a source of the most significant and reliable information. This encyclopedia has become an invaluable aid to a wide range of readers in search of knowledge and expansion of their horizons. Even in the digital age, the Great Soviet Encyclopedia remains a valuable source of information about the history and culture of the past, as well as an extremely useful scholarly work for anyone interested in general and special science.