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Whose is the Sun? – Averenkov

Posted on December 14, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Whose is the Sun? by Yuri Averenkov. About the book The book narrates the story of a pup and a chick who start to play and end up as friends. As in … Continue reading →

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Alice – Drunina

Posted on December 12, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Alice by Yulina Drunina. About the book The book is a story about how a steppe-fox, a corsak, finds its way to the author’s home from a pet market along with a … Continue reading →

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The Green Island – Datskevich

Posted on December 11, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book The Green Island by Victor Datskevich. About the book In the book, a father and son (Vadik) explore botanical gardens of Moscow. The book is a nice introduction to nature watch for children which … Continue reading →

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How Baby Elephant Learnt to Dance – Yarmish

Posted on December 9, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book How Baby Elephant Learnt to Dance by Yuri Yarmish. About the book This is a children’s book that tells the tale of a baby elephant who wants to dance after listening to … Continue reading →

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Geology in Pictures – Chlenov

Posted on December 8, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Geology in Pictures by Anatoli Chlenov. About the book This book tells children about geology which literally means the study of the Earth, about people who search for minerals, and many other … Continue reading →

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A picture book of astronomy – Levin, Radlova

Posted on December 7, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see A picture book of astronomy by Boris Levin and Lidia Radlova. About the book The book has several topics in basic astronomy in the form of questions and answers (total 16). Each question is … Continue reading →

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Vasilisa the Beautiful – Russian Fairy Tales

Posted on December 5, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Beautiful Vasilisa: Russian Fairy Tales. Vasilisa the Beautiful is a well known Russian folktale. About the book The book is a collection of sixteen fairy tales from Russia. They include stories of … Continue reading →

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Fundamentals Of Geology – Obruchev

Posted on November 28, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Fundamentals of Geology by V. Obruchev. About the book (from the Preface) Hence, we are entitled to say that every person should be acquainted with its (geology’s) basic principles. And the purpose … Continue reading →

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Mir Titles Collection at The Internet Archive

Posted on November 20, 2019 by The Mitr

This post is to announce that we now have a collection at The Internet Archive. Please have a look at the collection at the URL: https://archive.org/details/mir-titles Earlier link posted was the channel for the user mirtitles at the URL: https://archive.org/details/@mirtitles … Continue reading →

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A Modern Handbook of Physics – Yavorsky and Detlaf

Posted on July 8, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the much-awaited book A Modern Handbook of Physics by B. M. Yavorksy and A. A. Detlaf. About the book (From the Preface) The basic sciences and physics, in particular, are of prime importance today in … Continue reading →

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