With the brilliant achievements of science and technology research, Soviet Union also widely popularized scientific knowledge, and a group of excellent science popularization writers appeared. At the same time, the outstanding science popularization works of Soviet Union were constantly introduced to China, and its far-reaching influence on the development of science popularization enterprise of China were made and summarized in three main stages: preliminary translation period of science popularization works of Soviet Union, boom period of translation and publishing in China of science popularization works of Soviet Union, and revisiting its classic period. The important role of science popularization works of Soviet Union to the development of science popularization enterprise of China was expounded, the reasons why science popularization works of Soviet Union popularized in the Chinese readers was analyzed, and proposals were offered for the popular science writing of China at the present stage.

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