"The Great Soviet Encyclopedia" is an encyclopedic publication that was published in 1926 and became the largest Soviet encyclopedia of its time. The publication contains extensive information from various fields of knowledge - history, culture, science, technology, art and much more. "Great Soviet Encyclopedia" contains thousands of articles and illustrations revealing the essence of events, phenomena, theories and concepts. This edition reflects the worldview and ideology of the Soviet period and was an important source of knowledge for Soviet society. "Big Soviet Encyclopedia" is an important archive not only of the history of the Soviet Union, but also of the whole world, illustrating the spirit of the era and the views of that time. This encyclopedia retains significant cultural and historical value and remains a benchmark for general encyclopedic information of the Soviet period.