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Iskusstvo

Soviet and Russian publishing house1

Iskusstvo (Russian: Искусство, romanized: Iskusstvo, English: "art") was a major state publishing house in the Soviet Union. Headquartered in Moscow, it published books on art history and aesthetics, history and theory of fine arts and architecture, theater and drama, cinema and photography, television and radio broadcasting, collections for amateur performances, plays, film scripts, as well as art albums. It was established in 1938 by merging two publishers, Изогиз (Izogiz) and Искусство.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1936Founded1
  • HeadquartersMoscow1

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Iskusstvo (Russian: Искусство, romanized: Iskusstvo, English: "art") was a major state publishing house in the Soviet Union. Headquartered in Moscow, it published books on art history and aesthetics, history and theory of fine arts and architecture, theater and drama, cinema and photography, television and radio broadcasting, collections for amateur performances, plays, film scripts, as well as art albums. It was established in 1938 by merging two publishers, Изогиз (Izogiz) and Искусство.2

Products and brands

  • book

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Owners

  • Federal Agency on Press and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation since 1990

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. 1990Acquired Acquired by Federal Agency on Press and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation1
  2. 1936Founded Founded1

Sources

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