Book and pamphlet output
The dataset contains information on the publication of books and brochures in the USSR, grouped by decade. It measures the total number of printed units and the total print run for each year. Values are provided for 1940, 1950, and 1960
Number of books and brochures and their print runs in the USSR in 1940, 1950, and 1960
- Число книг и бpошюp (печатных единиц) – всего, тыс. — Books and booklets (printed units) – total, thou.
- Тиpаж — Circulation — всего, млн экз. — total, mln. copies
- Тиpаж — Circulation — в среднем на 1000 человек населения1), экз. — average per 1000 population1), copies
See also
- Divorces in Russia by year long time series by year
- Marriages in Russia by year long time series by year
Set in numbers
Coverage: 3 series, 1940 through 2023, 21 reporting periods. 63 values in total.
“Число книг и бpошюp (печатных единиц) – всего, тыс. — Books and booklets (printed units) – total, thou.” multiplied by 2.9 between 1940 and 2023: from 33 to 96. The highest value in the series is 123 in 2011.
All table numbers are series: 3
| Series | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Число книг и бpошюp (печатных единиц) – всего, тыс. — Books and booklets (printed units) – total, thou. | 33,00 | 28,00 | 49,00 | 50,00 | 50,00 | 48,00 | 60,00 | 122,00 | 123,00 | 117,00 | 121,00 | 112,00 | 112,00 | 117,00 | 117,00 | 117,00 | 115,00 | 100,00 | 108,00 | 108,00 | 96,00 |
| Тиpаж — Circulation — всего, млн экз. — total, mln. copies | 354,00 | 647,00 | 990,00 | 1 005,00 | 1 393,00 | 421,00 | 471,00 | 654,00 | 613,00 | 540,00 | 542,00 | 485,00 | 459,00 | 446,00 | 471,00 | 432,00 | 435,00 | 351,00 | 389,00 | 392,00 | 356,00 |
| Тиpаж — Circulation — в среднем на 1000 человек населения1), экз. — average per 1000 population1), copies | 3 193,00 | 6 329,00 | 8 258,00 | 7 721,00 | 10 060,00 | 2 848,00 | 3 214,00 | 4 577,00 | 4 283,00 | 3 770,00 | 3 767,00 | 3 339,00 | 3 126,00 | 3 028,00 | 3 192,00 | 2 927,00 | 2 942,00 | 2 380,00 | 2 645,00 | 2 675,00 | 2 283,00 |
How to read this table
Table rows are categorized by year. Compare data to observe changes in printed product output. In 1940, the number of books was significantly lower than in subsequent years. The 1940 print run stands out sharply from the others
What is visible in these numbers
“Тиpаж — Circulation — в среднем на 1000 человек населения1), экз. — average per 1000 population1), copies” leads the table with 2,283, “Число книг и бpошюp (печатных единиц) – всего, тыс. — Books and booklets (printed units) – total, thou.” closes it with 96. The gap between them is 23.8-fold.
The same indicator for other periods
More in the section Russian Statistical Yearbook»
Period and application
Data is provided for three years: 1940, 1950, and 1960. The dataset is updated as new statistical yearbooks are published. This information is useful for cultural researchers, publishing specialists, and historians of the USSR
1) Данные за 2011 – 2021 г. публикуются без учета итогов ВПН-2020.
1) Data for 2011 – 2021 are presented without using the All-Russian Population Census of 2020 results.
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