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Bibliographical Listing of Printed Material in the USSR

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  25 March 2019

Karol Maichel
Karol Maichel*
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Slavic Librarian, Columbia University
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This paper will attempt to present a picture of the Soviet system for the bibliographical listing of all printed matter published in the Soviet Union.

These listings are accomplished through official bibliographical publications, compiled and issued by the "Vsesojuznaja Knizhnaja Palata" (All-Union Book Chamber) located in Moscow, which was established in 1920 and has existed since then under a number of official names.

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American Slavic and East European Review , Volume 18 , Issue 1 , February 1959 , pp. 95 - 110
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Copyright © Association for Slavic, East European, and Eurasian Studies 1959

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References

1 For the history of the AU-Union Book Chamber see V. N. Denis'ev, Obshchaja bibliopafija (Moscow, Gos. izd.), 1954, pp. 49-53.

2 The present classification consists of the following divisions: (1) Marxism-Leninism, (2) Communist Party of the USSR, (3) All-Union Lenin Young Communist League, (4) Social Sciences, (5) Philosophy and socio-political teaching, (6) History, (7) Economic science and political economy, (8) International relations and political and economic conditions of foreign countries, (9) Organization of the Communist apparatus, (10) Planning, accounting, and organization of the administration, (ll)Finance, (12)Labor, (13) Government and law, (14) Military science, (15) Natural sciences and mathematics, (16) Technology and industry, (17) Agriculture, (18) Transportation, (19) Communication, (20) Commerce, (21) Social economy, (22) Public health and medicine, (23) Physical culture and sports, (24) Culture and education, (25) Philology, (26) Literary criticism, belles-lettres, and folklore, (27) Juvenile literature, (28) Arts, (29) Atheism, science, and religion, (30) Press, library science, and bibliography, and (31) Reference works.

3 For the historical background of Knizhnaja Letopis', see M. K. Derunova's article “Pjat'desjat let ‘Knizhnoj letopisi',” and the article of M. V. Mashkova and M. V. Sokurova, “Iz istorii vozniknovenija ‘Knizhnoj letopisi,” both in Sovetskaja bibliografija, 47 (1957), 3-10, 11-22.

4 Sokurova, M. V., Obshchie bibliografii russkikh knig grazhdanskojpechati. 1708-1955. (2nd Ed., Leningrad, 1956), p. 187.

5 Due to this inadequate listing of material in Knizhnaja Letopis’ during the early year! of the USSR, one must turn to the various publishers’ catalogues for these years, e.g., the catalogues of the Academy of Sciences (Sistemeticheskij ukazatel’ izdanii Akademii NaiA SSSR vyshedshikh v svet s ljanv. 1917g. po 1 sent. 1925g. Leningrad, 1925, p. 127), the catalogue of the Government Publishing House (Katalog izdanii Gosudarstvennogo izdatel'stva, 1919- 1925. Moscow, 1927, p. 500), and many others. Also of great importance are the numerous subject bibliographies covering the early years of the USSR. Although this article deals with national bibliographies, it was felt that the more important of these bibliographies, on subjects of interest to the readers of this journal, should be pointed out.

(a) Economics: Deborin, G. (and others), Teorija ipraktikaplanirovania narodnogo khozjaistvu SSSR 1917-1927, i pervoe polugodie 1928 g. Bibliografija. (Moscow, 1929), p. 244 Google Scholar. Iunovich, M. M., Literatura po mirovomu khozjaistvu i mirovoj politike za 10 let (1917-1927). Biblio graficheskij ukazatel’ knig i statej na ruskom jazyke. (2nd ed., Moscow, 1929). 255 ppGoogle Scholar. Pedashenko, A. I., Ukazatel'knigpos'elskomu khozjaistvu za 1918-1925gg. (Leningrad, 1927-30)Google Scholar. 3 vols.

(b) History, political science, philosophy and social sciences in general: Deutsche Gesellschaft zum Studium Osteuropas, Die Geschichtwissenschaft in Sowjet-Russland, 1917-1927. Biblitgraphischer Katalog. (Berlin, 1928). 192 pp.; Durdenevskij, V. N., Opyt bibliografii obshchestvennykh nauk za revoljutsionnoe trekhletie (1918-1920) (Moscow, 1925). 270 Google Scholar pp.; Kats, A., Sistematicheskij ukazatel’ literatury po professional'nomu dvizheniju v Rosii (1917-1922). (Moscow, 1923), 184 ppGoogle Scholar.; Knizhnik, I. S., Sistematicheskij ukazatel’ literatury po obshchestvennym naukam. Kommunisticheskaja i marksistskaja literatura. 1917-1922 gg. (Petrograd, 1923). 206 ppGoogle Scholar.; Postnikov, S. P., Bibliografija Russkoj revoljutsii i grazhdanskoj voiny (1917-1921) … (Prague, 1938). 445 ppGoogle Scholar.; Rozanov, Ja., Filosofsko-sociologicheskaja literatura markzisma za pervoe desjatiletie sovetskoj vlasti. 1917-1927 (Moscow, 1928). 319 Google Scholar pp.

(c) Jurisprudence: Sokolov, V. V., Sistematicheskij ukazatel’ juridicheskoj literatury (1923- 1926). (2nd ed.; Moscow, 1926). 324 pp.

(d) Literature: L'vov-Rorachevskij, V. V. and Mandel'shtam, R. S., Rabochekrest'janskie pisateli. Bibliograficheskii ukazatel’ (Moscow, 1926). 172 pp.Google Scholar; Vladislavlev, I. V., Literatura velikogo desjatiletija (1917-1927) (Moscow, 1928). 299 Google Scholar pp.; Vitman, A. M., Vosem let russkoj khudozhestvennoj literatury (1917-1925). (Moscow, 1926). 379 ppGoogle Scholar.

6 A list of the types of indexes published for the various years of the bibliography, and their periodicity, is included in the above cited book of Sokurova (footnote No. 4), pp. 203- 09.

7 From 1908 to 1917, the title of this section was “Letopis’ povremmennoj pechati;” in 1918, “PredvariteFmyi spisok povremennykh izdanii“; from 1920 to 1922, “Perechen’ v alfavitnom porjadke povremennykh izdanii“; in 1924, “Letopis’ periodicheskoj pechati“; in 1925, “Periodicheskaja pechat’ “; from 1939 to 1944, “Novye i pereimenovannyc gazety i zhurnaly.“

8 Ukazatel knig, ne uchtennych v “knizhnik letopisi” za 1941-1942, Vol. I (Moscow, 1945), 86 pp.; Vol. II (Moscow, 1947), 44 pp.

9 Sokurova, op. cit., p. 175.

10 In addition to these listings in Knizhnaja Letopis', many other attempts were made to list periodical publications before 1933, when an official organ was established for this purpose. Most of these bibliographies had a short existence of a year or two, or even less. For a year by year analysis of most of these bibliographies, as well as of foreign bibliographies to twentieth-century Russian periodicals, see my article, “Bibliographical Guides to Russian Periodical Publications, 1901-1956,” in College and Research Libraries, 19 (May, 1958), 209-16.

11 Letopis’ periodicheskikh izdanii SSSR, 1950-1954 gg. (Moscow, Vsesojuznaja Knizhnaja palata, 1956), 500 pp.

12 The following few titles should serve as examples of these indexes:

Bibliografija periodiki, Vyp. 2. Sistematicheskij ukazatel’ statej i materialov … v russkikh istoricheskikh zhurnalakh za 1922 g. (Moscow, Socialisticheskaja akademija, 1923). Bibliografija periodiki. Vyp. 3. Sistemetchehskij ukazatel’ statej i materialov pomeshchennykh vzhurnale “Byloe” za 1917-1922 gg. (Moscow, Socialisticheskaja akademija, 1933), 34 pp.

Vestnik Statistiki. Sistematicheskij ukazatel’ statej. Tom 1-24 (1919-1926) (Moscow, 1928), 19 pp.

Artobelevskij, G. V., Ukazatel’ statej i recenzii pomeshchennykh v zhurnale “Estevstvoznanie vshkole” za 10 let (1918-1927). (Moscow, Leningrad, Gosizdat., 1928). 54 ppGoogle Scholar.

13 Vukotich, N. A., Materialy dlja spiska ukazatelej russkoj periodicheskoj pechati (Leningrad, 1928), 74 ppGoogle Scholar.

14 Babaenko, K. M., “Letopis’ zhurnal'nykh statej. Sostojanie i perspektivy,” in Sovetskaja bibliografija, 44 (1956), 26–31.Google Scholar

15 Previous to 1934, reviews were given on a selective basis, for the period 1921-24, in Bibliograficheskij Ezhegodnik.

16 During the period 1941-44, this title appeared as Letopis’ muzykal'noj literatury Velikoj Otechestvennoj voiny.

17 During the period 1941-44, this title appeared as Letopis’ izobrazitel'nogo iskusstva Velikoj Otechestvennoj voiny

18 Kartograficheskaja letopis'. 1941-1950 (Moscow, Vsesojuznaja Knizhnaja palata, 1953, 216 pp.

19 Kartograficheskaja letopis'. 1951-1953 (Moscow, Vsesojuznaja knizhnaja palata, 1954), 165 pp.

20 The listing of the Ukrainian material published from 1917 to 1923, i.e., before the appearance of Litopys Ukrains'koho druku, appeared in several newspapers and journals with various completeness. From these some of the most important are: Visti Vseukrainskoho Tsentral'noho Vykonavchoho Komitetu; Kniha, and Knihar.

21 Litopys druku URSR. Sistematichnii pokazhchik … Knihy. (Published separately for the years 1931, 1932, 1933, and 1934.)

22 Litopys druku URSR Knihi. Sistematichnii pokazhchik za 1942, 1943, 1944. (Kharkov, Knizhnaja Palata URSR, 1951), 71 pp. (The volume for 1945, it seems, was never published. However, a bibliography mentioned below, Periodichni Vydannia URSR, 1918-1950, Zhurnaly [see footnote 23], indicates on page 192 [entry No. 1457] that such a volume, for 1945, exists in mimeographed form.)

23 Periodichni Vydannia URSR, 1918-1950, Zhumaly Knizhnaja Palata URSR, Kharkov 1956, 462 pp.

24 Eikhengol'ts, A. D., “Sorok let Sovetskoj bibliografii,” in Sovetskaja bibliografija. 48 (1957), pp. 3-30.

25 Litopys druku URSR. Zhurnaln'i statti. Sistematichnii pokarjtchik za 1942, 1943, 1944. (Kharkov, Knizhnaia Palata URSR, 1949). 76 pp. (Under the same title, a volume appeared in 1948 covering 1945.)

26 Letapis belaruskaho druku (Minsk, 1927-1929), 4 vols, (published by the Belaruskaja Dziarzhawnaja Biblioteka in Minsk).

27 Belaruski peryodychny druk, 1917-1927. Systematichny pokaz'nik mater'ialu, iakiia z'meshchany u chasopisiakh i zbornikakh, shto vykhodzii na terytoryi BSSR u 1917-1927 gg. (Minsk, 1929), 243 pp.

28 Sokol'chik, A. A., “Kabinet Belorusskoj literatury i bibliografii,” in Sovetskaja bibliografija, 49 (1958), pp. 39–44 Google Scholar.