Sovetsky Pisatel

It was established in 1934, since 1938 served as the publisher for the Union of Soviet Writers, in 1992 it was turned into a commercial organization, owned by Arseny Larionov. The company was founded by the Union of Soviet Writers' organising committee prior to the First Congress of Soviet Writers in 1933. It was then called Sovetskaya Literatura (Советская литература, "Soviet Literature"). The result of a merger between Sovetskaya Literatura and two Soviet publishing companies —Moscow Writers Partnership (Moskovskoe tovarishhestvo pisatelej) and Writers' Publishing House in Leningrad (Izdatelstvo pisatelej v Leningrade)—in 1934. The first books under that title were published after the First Congress of the Soviet Writers in November 1934. The company had offices in Moscow and Leningrad. In Soviet era the publisher released about 500 titles a year, 40% of which were foreign books translated from the languages of the Soviet Union. Since 1938 it was controlled and operated by the Union of Soviet Writers. The Leningrad department of Sovetsky Pisatel ceased operations in 1992. The Moscow department was transformed into a limited liability company, and another book publishing company Sovremenniy Pisatel (Sovremennyj pisatel, lit. "a contemporary writer") was established on its basis, but it was later renamed back to Sovetsky Pisatel.

It is associated with Soviet Union and Russia. The record gives 1934 as its date of establishment or first appearance. Its recorded seat is Moscow and Povarskaya Street.