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Founded | 1931 |
Headquarters | Moscow, USSR |
Products | Books |
Progress Publishers was a Moscow-based Soviet publisher founded in 1931.
It was noted for its English-language editions of books on Marxism–Leninism.
Progress Publishers were particularly also known for their "Short History of USSR" and ABC series (ABC of Party, ABC of Socialism, ABC of Dialectical Materialism, etc.). They also published many scientific books, books on arts, political books, classic books, children's literature, novels and short fiction, books in source languages for people studying foreign languages, guidebooks and photographic albums. They also published, in 1979, Marx and Engels on the United States, a compilation drawn from letters, articles, and various other works.
One of the common features of all Progress books was their "request to reader" to send an opinion and suggestions on the book. It reads: