"The Great Soviet Encyclopedia (BRE) is a publication that became an encyclopedic symbol of the Soviet era. First published in 1926, it contained a large amount of information from various fields of knowledge: history, science, technology, art, culture, and much more. BRE was not not only a reliable source of information, but also a symbol of the ideology of Soviet socialism. With more than 100 volumes and hundreds of thousands of articles, it reflected the spirit of its time and became an important source of knowledge for millions of Soviet citizens. Reprinted several times, the Great Soviet Encyclopedia remains an important standard in the world encyclopedic literature."