 Set of all Armenian Soviet Encyclopedias published between 1974-1986 | |
| Language | Armenian |
|---|---|
| Subject | General |
| Genre | Reference encyclopaedia |
| Publisher | Armenian Encyclopedia Publishing House |
Publication date | 1974-1987 |
| Publication place | |
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia (also rendered Soviet Armenian Encyclopedia; Armenian: Հայկական սովետական հանրագիտարան, Haykakan sovetakan hanragitaran; ASE) is the first general encyclopedia in Armenian language. It was published in 1974-1987 by the main editorial office of the Armenian Encyclopedia.[1] It consists of 12+1 volumes, published under the direction of the President of the Academy of Sciences of the Armenian SSR Viktor Ambartsumian. In 2011, it was licensed under the Creative Commons BY-SA 3.0 free license.
Although it reflected the government's Marxist–Leninist viewpoint, is in the most comprehensive encyclopedia in the Armenian language to this day. Each volume was published in 100,000 copies.[2]
- ^ Alexander Prokhorov, ed. (2000). "Армянская советская энциклопедия" [Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia]. Большой энциклопедический словарь [Great Encyclopedic Dictionary] (in Russian) (2 ed.). Moscow: Great Soviet Encyclopedia Publishing House.
- ^ Ayvazian, Hovhannes (2013). "Հանրագիտարանը եւ մենք՝ հայերս [Encyclopedia and the Armenians]". Etchmiadzin (in Armenian). 69 (3): 140–141.