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Publication of Unua Libro
- When
- 26 July 1887
- Where
- Russian Empire
Zamenhof published Unua Libro in Russian on 26 July 1887, marking the formal start of the Esperanto movement.
The book was published by Kelter in Russian as International Language. Zamenhof used the pseudonym Doktoro Esperanto. The publication established the core vocabulary and grammar of the language, though the name Esperanto was not used for the language itself until 1889.
Sources
- Unua Libro Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-03
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