Private company

Mir Publishers

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Soviet Russian publisher

Mir Publishers (Russian: Издательство "Мир") was a major publishing house in the Soviet Union which continues to exist in modern Russia. It was established in 1946 by a decree of the USSR Council of Ministers and has been headquartered in Moscow since then. It was completely state funded, which was the reason for the low prices of the books it published.2 It was founded by Council of Ministers of the USSR.1 It is part of Rostec.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1946Founded1

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Building of the Mir Publishing House
Photo: C records, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Mir Publishers (Russian: Издательство "Мир") was a major publishing house in the Soviet Union which continues to exist in modern Russia. It was established in 1946 by a decree of the USSR Council of Ministers and has been headquartered in Moscow since then. It was completely state funded, which was the reason for the low prices of the books it published.2

Corporate structure

Mir Publishers is part of a group headed by Rostec. 128 entities, 3 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Council of Ministers of the USSR in 1946, in Moscow.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded Foreign Languages Publishing House1
  2. Succeeded Foreign Languages Publishing House1
  3. Succeeded Metallurgiya publishers1

Timeline

  1. 1946Founded Founded in Moscow1

Sources

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