The Foreign Languages Publishing House () was a

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state-run

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, and books about the USSR. Headquartered in

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at 21 Zubovsky Boulevard, the publishing house was founded in 1946, and in 1964 was split into two separate publishers,

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and

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Book series

English-language titles

* Arts Library * Books for Socialism * Classics of Russian Literature * Documents of the First International * Library of Marxist–Leninist Classics * Library of Selected Soviet Literature * Library of Soviet Literature * Library of Soviet Short Stories * Men of Russian Science * Outline History of the USSR * Political Education Series * Soviet Arts Series * Soviet Children's Library for Tiny Tots * Soviet Literature for Young People

French-language titles

* Arts * Bibliothèque de la littérature soviétique * Les classiques de la littérature * Les classiques du marxisme-leninisme * Les classiques russes * Critique littéraire * Littérature pour la jeunesse * Littérature soviétique pour l'enfance et l'adolescence * Littérature soviétique pour enfants * Nouvelles soviétiques * La science russe et ses hommes * Série Anticipation

References

{{reflist Publishing companies of the Soviet Union Political book publishing companies State media 1946 establishments in the Soviet Union

Book series

English-language titles

French-language titles

See also

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