Uzbek Soviet Encyclopedia

Uzbek Soviet Encyclopedia
LanguageUzbek
SubjectGeneral
GenreReference encyclopaedia
PublisherUzbek Soviet Encyclopedia Publishing House
Publication date
1971–1980
Publication placeUzbek SSR, USSR
Media type14 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.

  1. ^ "The Uzbek Soviet Encyclopedia" (in Russian). The Great Encyclopedic Dictionary. Retrieved 31 May 2012.