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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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Faust versus Mephistopheles? – Smirnov

Posted on March 30, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Faust versus Mephistopheles? by Kim Smirnov. About the book Where does knowledge lead – does it benefit man or will it prove to be his undoing? This con­troversy between Faust and Mephistopheles … Continue reading →

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A Visit To Transurania – Knorre

Posted on January 17, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book A Visit To Transurania -by E. Knorre. About the book: The synthesis of elements heavier than uranium has opened up new spheres in our knowledge of nature and new fields of nuclear … Continue reading →

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Things to Come – Fedchenko

Posted on January 16, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Things to Come composed by V. Fedchenko. About the book The book is a collection of essays by leading Soviet scientists who predict how the future will pan out for various fields. … Continue reading →

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The Molecular Cafe (Soviet Science Fiction Stories)

Posted on January 13, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book The Molecular Cafe – Soviet Science Fiction Stories About the book The book contains stories pub­lished by Soviet science-fiction wri­ters in the last three or four years. Of course, neither the selection … Continue reading →

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Lasers and their prospects – Sobolev

Posted on January 12, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Lasers and Their Prospects by N. Sobolev. About the book This book explores various aspects of lasers from their basic principles of its operation to applications in diverse fields. The book starts … Continue reading →

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Diamonds Wrought By Man (Scientists To School Children) – Derjaguin, Fedoseev

Posted on January 9, 2019 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Diamonds Wrought By Man (Scientists To School Children) by B. V. Derjaguin and D. V. Fedoseev. This book is in the Scientists to School Children series. About the book Today, scientists of … Continue reading →

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