The 12-volume (plus one volume of supplements) Lietuviškoji tarybinė enciklopedija or LTE was published between 1976 and 1985. It is often called the "Red Encyclopedia" because of its distinct cover colors. It is still valuable for scientific topics, but the social science articles were distorted to conform to Soviet propaganda (for example, it portrayed western countries as bourgeois dictatorships).
The Lithuanian state encyclopedia, known as LTE, was published in 12 volumes plus one supplement between 1976 and 1985. It is often called the "Red Encyclopedia" due to its distinctive red cover color scheme. While still valuable for scientific topics, the social science articles were altered to conform with Soviet propaganda, portraying Western countries as capitalist dictatorships.