Short description: In Russian (ask us if in doubt). The World in the Early New Age. Volume 5. The World in the 19th Century: Towards Industrial Civilization. Volume 1. The Ancient World. Volume 2. Medieval Civilizations of the West and East. Volume 3. The World in the Early New Age. Volume 5. The World in the 19th Century: Towards Industrial Civilization. Volume 1. The new six-volume fundamental study by the Institute of Universal History of the Russian Academy of Sciences summarizes the work of historians over recent decades. The publication of this encyclopedia is a major event for the entire domestic science. The project is unique in that it is the first comprehensive synthesis of world history since the Soviet edition of the same name. Volume 1 highlights the history of the emergence of man and society the emergence of the first civilizations. SKUalb9e2ff47ea1c55f8b.