Stroyizdat

Stroyizdat (also known historically as Gosstroyizdat) is a Soviet and Russian scientific and technical publishing house focused on architecture, construction, the building materials industry, and housing and communal services. It produces scientific, technical, production-technical, reference, and popular-science literature, as well as journals, posters, and textbooks for higher and secondary specialized educational institutions and institutions of primary vocational education. The publisher was established in 1932 on the basis of the construction literature editorial office of the United Scientific and Technical Publishing House. In 1934 it was transformed into the Main Editorial Office for Construction Literature within the United Scientific and Technical Publishing House of the People's Commissariat of Heavy Industry of the USSR. In 1938 it was separated into an independent publishing house. In 1950 it was renamed Gosstroyizdat and placed under the jurisdiction of the USSR State Construction Committee. It received its current name, Stroyizdat, in 1964. Stroyizdat was one of the largest industry publishing houses in the USSR. It comprised several specialized publishing houses, including the State Publishing House for Architecture and Urban Planning; the State Publishing House for Literature on Construction and Architecture; the State Publishing House for Literature on Construction, Architecture and Building Materials; the Publishing House for Literature on Construction; the State Publishing House for Literature on Building Materials (Promstroyizdat); the Publishing House of the Ministry of Communal Services of the RSFSR; and Mashstroyizdat. Within the system of the USSR State Committee for Publishing (Goskomizdat) in the 1980s, the publisher was part of the main editorial office for scientific and technical literature. Currently, Stroyizdat is part of the Panorama Publishing House (Izdatelsky Dom Panorama). It continues to publish periodicals such as Construction: New Technologies – New Equipment; Prorab; Design and Survey Work in Construction; Legal Adviser in Construction; Labor Protection and Safety in Construction; Labor Rationing and Remuneration in Construction; Contract and Estimate Work in Construction; and Kommunalshchik.

Stroyizdat was created in 1932 on the basis of the construction literature editorial office of the United Scientific and Technical Publishing House (ONTI). In 1934 it was transformed into the Main Editorial Office for Construction Literature within the United Scientific and Technical Publishing House of the People's Commissariat of Heavy Industry of the USSR. In 1938 it was separated into an independent publishing house. In 1950 it was renamed Gosstroyizdat and transferred to the jurisdiction of the USSR State Construction Committee (Gosstroy USSR). It received its current name, Stroyizdat, in 1964. Stroyizdat was one of the largest industry publishing houses in the USSR. It included several specialized publishing houses: the State Publishing House for Architecture and Urban Planning; the State Publishing House for Literature on Construction and Architecture; the State Publishing House for Literature on Construction, Architecture and Building Materials; the Publishing House for Literature on Construction; the State Publishing House for Literature on Building Materials (Promstroyizdat); the Publishing House of the Ministry of Communal Services of the RSFSR; and Mashstroyizdat. In the system of the USSR State Committee for Publishing (Goskomizdat) in the 1980s, the publisher was part of the main editorial office for scientific and technical literature. In the 1980s and 1990s, the publishing activity indicators of the house were as follows: [data omitted in source]. Currently, Stroyizdat is part of the Panorama Publishing House (Izdatelsky Dom Panorama).

• 1964

  Received its current name, Stroyizdat.

• 1950

  Renamed Gosstroyizdat and transferred to the jurisdiction of the USSR State Construction Committee.

• 1938

  Separated into an independent publishing house.

• 1934

  Transformed into the Main Editorial Office for Construction Literature within the United Scientific and Technical Publishing House of the People's Commissariat of Heavy Industry of the USSR.

• 1932

  Created on the basis of the construction literature editorial office of the United Scientific and Technical Publishing House.

Leading Soviet and Russian specialized publisher for construction, architecture, and building materials literature.

• Construction: New Technologies – New Equipment

• Prorab

• Design and Survey Work in Construction

• Legal Adviser in Construction

• Labor Protection and Safety in Construction

• Labor Rationing and Remuneration in Construction

• Contract and Estimate Work in Construction

• Kommunalshchik

1. 1Stroyizdat - Wikidatawikidata.org
2. 2Стройиздат - Wikipedia (Russian)ru.wikipedia.org
3. 3Stroyizdat - Panorama Publishing Housepanor.ru