Language | Uzbek |
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Subject | General |
Genre | Reference encyclopaedia |
Publisher | Uzbek Soviet Encyclopedia Publishing House |
Publication date | 1971–1980 |
Publication place | Uzbek SSR, USSR |
Media type | 14 volumes (hardbound) |
The Uzbek Soviet Encyclopedia (Uzbek: Oʻzbek sovet ensikopediyasi, OʻzSE in Latin script, Ўзбек совет энциклопедияси, ЎзСЭ in Cyrillic script; ‹See Tfd›Russian: Узбекская советская энциклопедия, УзСЭ) is the largest and most comprehensive encyclopedia in the Uzbek language, comprising 14 volumes.[1] It is the first general-knowledge encyclopedia in Uzbek.
The Uzbek Soviet Encyclopedia was printed in the Cyrillic script. Although the encyclopedia contained some articles translated from the Russian-language Great Soviet Encyclopedia, its coverage of topics skewed towards Uzbek interests.