БСЭ

Russian

Folios of the first edition of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia, embossed in gold.

Etymology

Acronym of Больша́я Сове́тская Энциклопе́дия (Bolʹšája Sovétskaja Enciklopédija).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [bɐlʲˈʂajə sɐˈvʲet͡skəjə ɪnt͡sɨkɫɐˈpʲedʲɪjə]
• IPA^(key): [ˈpsɛ]

Proper noun

БСЭ • (BSE) f inan (indeclinable)

1. (historical) Great Soviet Encyclopedia, GSE (published from 1926 to 1990)

See also

• Большая советская энциклопедия on the Russian Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^ru