Talk:State Publishing House of Ukraine

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Did you know... that 1920s belles-lettres books published by the State Publishing House of Ukraine (symbol pictured) sold out more rapidly than similar books published elsewhere in the Soviet Union, despite the higher average price?

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... that 1920s belles-lettres books published by the State Publishing House of Ukraine (symbol depicted) would sell out much faster than similar books elsewhere in the Soviet Union in spite of the higher average price?

Source: Bohdan Krawchenko. Social Change and National Consciousness in Twentieth Century Ukraine. Springer, 1987. pp. 95-96

Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Abortion in Sierra Leone

Moved to mainspace by Soman (talk). Number of QPQs required: 1. Nominator has 393 past nominations.

Soman (talk) 12:17, 22 July 2024 (UTC).[reply]

I'm reviewing this. BorgQueen (talk) 09:42, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@Soman: I can't see the linked Google Books page. Can you quote the relevant passage here? BorgQueen (talk) 10:55, 16 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Hi BorgQueen. The quote is "... Ukrainian publishers also meant that Ukrainian books on the average cost 10 per cent more than Russian publications ... [...] ... DVU's production , it is not difficult to see why the wider public's demand for Ukrainian books was never satisfied . 301 Taking belles lettres as an example , these books normally took one to one and a half years to sell out in the USSR . Most Ukrainian novels , however , sold their press runs in half that time.30" --Soman (talk) 23:35, 23 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
  - @Soman: Thanks. I'd like to suggest in spite of the higher average price, which is I believe a more precise wording. Are you OK with the change? BorgQueen (talk) 01:52, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
    - Hi BorgQueen, sure, I'm ok with the change. Thanks, --Soman (talk) 11:06, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      - @Soman: One more thing. The quote says Ukrainian publishers also meant that Ukrainian books on the average cost 10 per cent more than Russian publications so I believe the hook needs to say ... would sell out much faster than similar Russian books in the Soviet Union ... instead. BorgQueen (talk) 19:59, 24 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
      - @Soman: pinging. BorgQueen (talk) 22:47, 26 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
        Actually, there is a little bit more material in the source. For example "The high cost of Ukrainian books was a constant theme of readers' complaints during that decade". Now, the source talks about 'Ukrainian' and 'Russian' books, but that isn't necessarily Ukrainian-language vs. Russian-language books. I think better to stick to the original wording. --Soman (talk) 00:06, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
        Very well. Approving the original hook, just having reworded it to in spite of the higher average price, as agreed. BorgQueen (talk) 00:44, 27 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]
@SL93 and AirshipJungleman29: Could you please take a look? It's getting pretty old. BorgQueen (talk) 06:16, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]
- Don't worry, I've had it in my to-promote list for a while. ~~ AirshipJungleman29 (talk) 10:25, 4 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]