Antique books Russian Encyclopedia in 11 volumes 1911 Russian Encyclopedia edited by S.A. Adrianov, Prof. E.D. Grimm, Senior Prof. A.V. Klossovsky and Prof. G.V. Khlopin. Over 120,000 articles and references of approximately 9,500 pages of text in 2 columns. About 6000 illustrations on 800 separate tables (including 70 chromolithographs and other color tables and 120 geographical maps and plans in colors), as well as up to 250 special applications, statistical tables, etc. S.- Petersburg The Russian Book Comrade, the Member. Preface: The Russian Encyclopedia has the task of giving the Russian reader an encyclopedic dictionary that would combine a small volume with the fullness and richness of the content, would have a conciseness and accuracy of presentation, would be relatively affordable and taking up little space in the library or the shelf of the working room, easily, quickly and possibly comprehensively orient the reader on the issues in which he needs to be resolved. The Russian encyclopedia seeks to develop with particular care the departments concerning Russia, the Slavic world and the East adjacent to Russia, both near and far. The main attention is paid to the coverage of those issues that are most interesting for the Russian reader in connection with current political, social and economic problems, modern trends in philosophy, literature and natural science, the success of applied sciences in general and in particular - technology, public hygiene, public education, military affairs. The department assigned to the right has in mind, together with the accuracy of positive information about the current norms, to orient readers in relation to local features of the legal life of the outskirts of Russia (the Baltic region, the Kingdom of Poland, Bessarabia and other localities), as well as various estate and tribal groups of the population of Russia. All the information provided by the Russian Encyclopedia is carefully checked and consistent with the current state of knowledge and the course of events. The Russian Encyclopedia will be equipped with a large number of new and original illustrations, drawings, drawings, maps, paintings and portraits. All drawings and individual illustrations are distinguished in the highest degree by the artistic Leipzig firm Bibliographic Institute and with other well-known foreign and Russian firms. The cartographic department will be illustrated with maps of the Bibliographic Institute and a number of new maps executed specifically for the Encyclopedia by the cartographic institution of Y. Gash in St. Petersburg. The publishing house of the Russian Encyclopedia considers it its duty to draw the attention of readers to the following features of the undertaken publication. In Russian colloquial, literary and scientific language there are many expressions, technical names borrowed from foreign languages and used without translation into the Russian alphabet creates special difficulties for encyclopedic publications and forces to limit the number of words related to them. The Russian Encyclopedia proposes to allocate more common foreign expressions, names, terms, etc. in a special alphabet to be placed at the end of the publication. In all existing dictionaries, bibliographic indications under separate articles occupy an important place. These indications are necessary, since no dictionary article can, of course, replace a special study. The Russian Encyclopedia will also give the necessary bibliographic instructions. But at the same time, the publishing house suggests offering readers a special bibliographic index in the form of an appendix for all branches of knowledge, with a brief summary of the content of the literature included in its composition and instructions on further choice of reading. Such an index will be a natural addition and generalization of those bibliographic notes that are scattered under individual articles. It will provide an opportunity to get acquainted with certain areas of knowledge in their entirety. In an effort to reduce the volume of the Russian Encyclopedia, without compromising, however, for the completeness of its actual content, the editors decided to widely use the system of abbreviations of individual words. Most of these abbreviations, as easily understandable, can not complicate the reader. A list of other conditional abbreviations is attached at the 1st volume. It was planned that the Russian Encyclopedia in 11 volumes of 1911 will be 20 volumes, 30 sheets of tidy printing in each. The fine appearance of the publication is also paid special attention. The publication was supposed to be completed in about three years.