At the time this, and an earlier shipment of 100,000 copies, almost doubled the number of Bibles in circulation in the USSR.
IBT's Moscow office coordinates the work of 65 translation teams, whose members may live in different areas or even in different countries.
The Institute also produces Scripture books for children, Bible reference works and language-related research material.
IBT in Russia/CIS cooperates with churches and religious organizations of all Christian denominations, national Bible Societies, scientific (academic) institutions and the state authorities.
The aim of IBT is to produce accurate and faithful translations that reveal the Bible's message to modern readers.