Great Russian Encyclopedia

Great Russian Encyclopedia
Great Russian Encyclopedia in Vilnius University Library
EditorYury Osipov (editor-in-chief)
IllustratorSeveral
LanguageRussian
SubjectGeneral
GenreReference encyclopaedia
PublisherGreat Russian Encyclopedia
Publication date
2004—2017
Publication placeRussia
PagesVolume "Russia" – 1008, other volumes – on average 768
Websitebigenc.ru

The Great Russian Encyclopedia (GRE; Russian: Большая российская энциклопедия, БРЭ, transliterated as Bolshaya rossiyskaya entsiklopediya or academically as Bol'šaja rossijskaja ènciklopedija) is a universal Russian encyclopedia, completed in 36 volumes, published between 2004 and 2017 by Great Russian Encyclopedia, JSC (Russian: Большая российская энциклопедия ПАО, transliterated as Bolshaya rossiyskaya entsiklopediya PAO). A successor to the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, it was released under the auspices of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) after President Vladimir Putin signed a presidential decree №1156 in 2002.[1] The complete edition was released by 2017.[2]

The chief editor of the encyclopedia was Yury Osipov, the president of the RAS. The editorial board had more than 80 RAS members.[1]

The first, introductory volume, released in 2004, was dedicated to Russia. Thirty-five volumes were released between 2005 and 2017, covering the range from "A" to "Яя" (Yaya).[3] The RAS plans to publish an updated version every five years, although it may not be issued in print after the first edition.

On 17 June 2024 the project was suspended due to discontinued funding from the Russian government.[4][5]

  1. ^ a b "GRE in 30 volumes" (in Russian). GRE official website. 2006. Archived from the original on 2017-10-10. Retrieved 2014-10-31.
  2. ^ Сергей Кравец: Российская энциклопедия — это и есть мы (in Russian). Evening Moscow. 2012-06-12. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2014-05-02.
  3. ^ "row 42 of price list" (in Russian). GRE official website. 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-08-09. Retrieved 2017-10-31.
  4. ^ "Большая российская энциклопедия приостановила работу на неопределенный срок". www.mk.ru (in Russian). 2024-06-14. Archived from the original on 2024-06-16. Retrieved 2024-06-14.
  5. ^ "The death of the 'Wikipedia killer'". Meduza. 17 July 2024. Retrieved 20 October 2024.