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The Encyclopedia of Yugoslavia (Serbo-Croatian: Enciklopedija Jugoslavije) was the national encyclopedia of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. It was published by the Yugoslav Lexicographical Institute (Zagreb) under the direction of Miroslav Krleža. It is viewed as having "great value" for a person with an interest in the history and culture of Yugoslavia and its successor states.
Contents
First edition
The first edition consists of 8 volumes, issued from 1955 to 1971. It was printed in 30,000 copies.
Second edition
Work on the second edition started in 1980, but was not finished due to the Yugoslav wars. Only 6 of 12 planned volumes appeared.
The main Serbo-Croatian Latin alphabet edition has been translated into 5 additional language-alphabet combinations:
The Macedonian and Albanian variants were the first encyclopedias published in the respective languages.