From The Bonfire To The Reactor by Alexei Krylov

Posted on July 12, 2025 by The Mitr

A popular science book for children explaining various sources of energy and how we can harness them from nature.

Why do airplanes fly?
What makes cars and trains run?
Why is electricity provided to our homes and to factories? Why do people eat? Indeed, why and what for?

 

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Some really fantastic full page drawings by Andrei Platonov

Translated from the Russian by Doris Bradbury

 

CONTENTS
8 The Invisible Charge
12 What is Energy?
18 How Does Heat Work for Us?
30 How Much Does a Kilogramme of Uranium Weigh?
38 Can Water Burn?
48 How Do We Make Use of the Energy in Water?
58 The Energy in Sunbeams
64 The Earth—a Powerhouse of Energy
72 Electrical Muscles

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The Principles Of Criminology by G. Avanesov

Posted on July 11, 2025 by The Mitr

Professor G. Avanesov, Doctor of, law is a leading Soviet criminologist. He has written more than 120 scientific works on problems of jurisprudence and sociology. The present follow me sir recent work that makes a profound and comprehensive study of criminology and the prevention of anti social behaviour. It is a valuable contribution to the development of Soviet criminology theory. It gives a detailed survey of the development of Soviet criminology analysis its present state and examines is the prospect of development of this branch of knowledge.

This book provides an extensive exploration of criminology, delving into its scientific basis, subject matter, and methodology. It examines the socio-legal essence of crime, its causes, and the intricate relationship between social and biological factors. The text discusses the concept of the criminal personality and the dynamics of anti-social behavior. It introduces criminological forecasting, including its types, methods, and organizational challenges, and extends to the forecasting of individual anti-social behavior. The book also focuses on the concept and implementation of social prevention, detailing its principles, the roles of various subjects and objects, and the legal regulations that govern it. Lastly, it addresses the organizational issues in managing social prevention and emphasizes comprehensive planning in crime prevention efforts.

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> A 1982 Soviet work. Scanned by Ismail, sent to him by Nathan O’Connor.

Translated from the Russian
Designed by Yuri Luther

PREFACE 7

CHAPTER I. Criminology as a Science. Its Subject and Method 15
1. A General Description of Criminology 15
2. The Subject and Method of Criminology, Its Aims and Tasks 21
3. The Aims and Tasks of Criminology, Its Main Functions 32
4. The Place of Criminology in the System of Sciences 46

CHAPTER II. Crime and Its Socio-Legal Essence 61
1. The Characteristics and Relationship of the Concepts of Crime and Crimes 61
2. The Concept of Crime and Its Socio-Legal Essence 68

CHAPTER III. The Causes of Crime and Social Contradictions 80
1. The Causes of Crime, Its Level and General Description 80
2. The Causes of Crime and Contradictions of Social Development 89
3. The Differentiated Approach to the Assessment of the Causes of Crime 97
4. The Causes of Crime in Connection with an Analysis of Criminogenic Factors 116

CHAPTER IV. The Relationship of the Social and Biological in the Causes of Crime 122
1. The Interconnection of the Social and Biological in the Causes of Crime 122
2. Biological Problems in the Causal Complex of Antisocial Behaviour 130

CHAPTER V. The Criminal Personality and Its Anti-Social Tendency 142
1. The Criminal Personality in the System of Social Relations and Its Peculiarities 142
2. The Dialectical Interconnection of the Criminal Personality and Anti-Social Behaviour 158
3. Anti-Social Behaviour in the System of Types of Social Behaviour 163

CHAPTER VI. The Concept and Essence of Criminological Forecasting 173
1. The Science of Forecasting and the Branch of Criminological Forecasting 173
2. Types, Terms and Methods of Criminological Forecasting 184
3. Organisational Problems and the Content of Criminological Forecasting 194

CHAPTER VII. The Forecasting of Individual Anti-Social Behaviour 202
1. The Concept and Peculiarities of Forecasting Individual Anti-Social Behaviour 202
2. Applied Problems of Forecasting Individual Anti-Social Behaviour 211

CHAPTER VIII. The Conception of Social Prevention and the Limits of Its Functioning 218
1. Determining the Conception in Relation to the Concept of Social Prevention 218
2. Social Prevention in the System of Measures for Crime Control 228
3. The Sphere of Social Prevention and the Limits of Its Functioning 234

CHAPTER IX. The System of Subjects and Objects of Social Prevention 246
1. Subjects of Social Prevention and Their General Characterisation 246
2. The Main Trends in the Activity of the Subjects of Social Prevention 253
3. The Objects of Social Prevention and Their General Characteristics 267
4. The General Analysis of Crimes as Objects of Social Prevention 274

CHAPTER X. The Main Forms and Content of Social Prevention 285
1. Levels, Forms and Types of Social Prevention 285
2. A Characterisation of the Content and Provision of the Social Prevention of Offences 299

CHAPTER XI. Basic Principles of the Legal Regulation of Social Prevention 306
1. The Place and Role of Law in the Social Prevention of Offences 306
2. The Legal Status of Subjects and Objects of Social Prevention of Offences 314

CHAPTER XII. The Main Problems of the Organisation of Social Prevention 321
1. Special Features of Management in the Sphere of Social Prevention of Offences 321
2. Comprehensive Planning in the Sphere of the Social Prevention of Offences 338

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The Rise And Growth Of The Non Aligned Movement by Yuri Alimov

Posted on July 10, 2025 by The Mitr

The Non-Aligned Movement is a new and unique phenomenon in the system of international relations, which is still a puzzle to many people. Disputes often arise around the movement and even within its ranks. The questions asked are seemingly simple: What is the non-aligned movement? How old is it? With whom does it not align itself and why? Who are its friends and enemies? What role does it play in the world arena? Why does it enjoy international prestige? How does the movement develop organizationally?

In his book, Yuri Alimov attempts to give answers to these and other questions.

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Translated from the Russian by Vitaly Baskakov
Designed by Alexander Mokhin

Introduction 7

I. A HISTORY OF NON-ALIGNMENT 12

Chapter One. Peace Is Valued Most by Those Who Have
Been Through War 13

Chapter Two. Choosing a Political Course During Cold
War Years 19
1. Nehru’s Philosophy of Non-Alignment 22
2. The First Solidarity Conferences 27

Chapter Three. Bandung 1955 32

Chapter Four. Belgrade 1961 40

Chapter Five. From International Conferences to International
Unity 48

II. ASSOCIATION OF NON-ALIGNED COUNTRIES – A NEW
INSTITUTION IN THE HISTORY OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS 59

Chapter One. The Mechanism of the Non-Aligned Movement 63
1. The Conference of the Heads of State or Government
of Non-Aligned Countries 64
2. The Coordinating Country and the Chairman of the
Non-Aligned Movement 65
3. Conferences and Meetings of Foreign Ministers 67
4. The Group of Non-Aligned Countries in the UN and the
Coordinating Bureau of the Movement 70
5. Permanent Bodies, Working Groups and Ad Hoc
Committees 76
6. Specialized Bodies 79

Chapter Two. The Procedure of Operation of the Non-Aligned
Movement and Its Bodies 83
1. Participation in the Non-Aligned Movement and
Representation at Its Forums 84
2. The Procedure for Fixing the Venue and Time of
Summit Forums, and for Setting Up the Coordinating
Bureau and Its Operation 88
3. Preparations for Summit and Ministerial Forums 89
4. Decision-Making Procedure 91

III. WHAT UNITES THE NON-ALIGNED COUNTRIES 99

Chapter One. On the Way from the Past to the Future 100
1. Myths and Reality 101
2. Anachronisms of the Colonial System of Oppression and
Exploitation 104

Chapter Two. Non-Aligned Movement: Goals, Principles and
Positions 113
1. General Goals and Principles of Non-Alignment 114
2. Non-Aligned Positions on Major International Issues 119

IV. THE MOVEMENT AND POLICY OF NON-ALIGNMENT:
A TEST OF STRENGTH 140

Chapter One. Non-Alignment at the Time of World Tensions and
the Economic Crisis of the 1980s 142
1. The Vital Interests of Non-Aligned Countries Threatened 143
2. Variations of the Policy of Non-Alignment 150
3. “Genuine Non-Alignment” 160

Chapter Two. .But the Caravan Goes Its Own Way 173
1. Does the NAM Need Allies? What Are They? 174
2. The NAM Is Growing Stronger 192
3. The Harare Conference—A Case for New Political
Thinking 202

Conclusion 222

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Soviet Frontiers Of Tomorrow by Harold Griffin

Posted on July 9, 2025 by The Mitr

People want to know more, to know more thoroughly, to know more authentically. This is a sign of the times. Where to obtain knowledge of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics a country that has made a spectacular passage from a tortuous past to a radiant present?

Books of the Impressions of the USSR series put out by Progress Publishers offer many an interesting account of the fast advancing Soviet society. Authors published in this series are eyewitnesses in the sense that they have all visited the Soviet Union and have seen life there at first hand. Theirs is an unbiased story about the men and women who so rapidly transformed Russia of the tsars into one of the world’s most advanced countries. Books of this series deal with a variety of topics concerning the swiftly growing Soviet society that is building communism.

To write this story of Siberia’s amazing development, achievements in desert reclamation projects and space exploration, the author travelled extensively about the Soviet Union, talking to workers and scientists, cosmonauts, and it is through their eyes that he describes the transformation of the country. Specifically, it is, he says, the first time in history that a frontier has been opened and developed according to a plan, equipping the enthusiasm o f youth with modern decimating its native peoples. Drawing on his own earlier experience in the Canadian north, the author interweaves past and present, from exploration to the space age, to give readers abroad a view of what he regards as a great socialist success, profound in its implications for peace and progress.

Canadian writer, poet and historian, Harold Griffin has been an editor and journalist for half a century, leavened by work as a gold miner and fisherman during the depression years.

Starting as a cub reporter in his native London at the age o f 15, he left Fleet Street three years later to emigrate to Canada, where he worked on daily newspapers and entered the labor movement as editor of labor weeklies. For many years he was editor of the Pacific Tribune and, more recently, The Fisherman, which speaks for the United Fisherman and Allied Workers Union, in which he now holds life membership, the union’s highest honor.

He is the author o f three works on Canadian history and contemporary affairs and three books of poetry, which have been translated into several languages. In addition to his travels through Siberia and to Turkmenia in the fall of 1980 to gather material for this book, he has made three previous visits to the USSR as a guest of the Union of Soviet Writers.

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Contents
Chapter I. From the Yukon to Siberia 5
Chapter II. Oil from the Muskeg 19
Chapter III. Novosibirsk: Siberian Metropolis 34
Chapter IV. Old Siberians and New 52
Chapter V. Milk and Meat 66
Chapter VI. River Diversion: The Great Debate 81
Chapter VII. New Cities in the Taiga 98
Chapter VIII. Storehouse of Riches 111
Chapter IX. Railway to the Future 124
Chapter X. Socialist Rebirth 137
Chapter XI. Dam in the Permafrost 159
Chapter XII. Ashkhabad: City of Love 175
Chapter XIII. Where Water Is Life 188
Chapter XIV. Man’s Destiny Is Space 202

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A Mountain Of Gems – Fairy Tales Of The Peoples Of The Soviet Land

Posted on July 8, 2025 by The Mitr

Open the book, and you will find yourselves in a world of magic. None of your old friends will be there-neither Jack the Giant Kill­ er, nor Little Red Riding Hood, nor Cinderella or any of the others. Instead, together with Ivan the Peasant’s Son you will cross swords with Chudo-Yudo, the fire-breathing monster; follow Pokati-Goro- shek the Rolling Pea into the underground kingdom and return from there on the back of an eagle; marvel at the cleverness of Zarniyar who outwitted the sly and cruel Shah; be filled with ad­ miration at Boroldoi-Mergen, the brave hunter of the Altai Moun­ tains who risked the life of his own son in order to save his peo­ ple; delight in the resourcefulness of a simple weaver who sur­ passed in wisdom the wisest councillors of the tsar.
And I know that when you have met them, these and other heroes in this book, you will grow to love them, and they will become your good and faithful friends.

Translated from the Russian by Irina Zheleznova
Illustrated by V. Minayev
Designed by D. Bisty

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CONTENTS

 

FROM THE TRANSLATOR 7

THE FROG TSAREVNA. A Russian Fairy-Tale 9

AXE PORRIDGE. A Russian Fairy-Tale 19

CHESTNUT-GREY. A Russian Fairy-Tale 21

IVAN THE PEASANT’S SON AND THE THREE 43

POKATI-GOROSHEK. A Ukrainian Fairy-Tale 48

GOOD AND EVIL. A Ukrainian Fairy-Tale 65

THE WOLF, THE DOG AND THE CAT. A Ukrainian Fairy-Tale .75

HOW A MUZHIK DINED WITH THE HAUGHTY LORD. A Ukrainian Fairy-Tale 80

THE MAGIC FIDDLE. A Byelorussian Fairy-Tale 84

WHY THE BADGER AND THE FOX LIVE IN HOLES. A Byelorussian Fairy-Tale 89

HOW VASIL VANQUISHED THE DRAGON. A Byelorussian Fairy-Tale 95

PILIPKA. A Byelorussian Fairy-Tale 100

OLD FROST AND YOUNG FROST. A Lithuanian Fairy-Tale 106

HOW A LORD WAS TURNED INTO A HORSE. A Latvian Fairy-Tale .111

TO EACH HIS DESERTS. An Estonian Fairy-Tale .116

HIYSI’S MILLSTONE. A Karelian Fairy-Tale 121

HOW THREE BROTHERS FOUND THEIR FATHER’S TREASURE. A Moldavian Fairy-Tale 128

BASIL FET-FRUMOS AND ILANA COSINZANA, SISTER OF THE SUN. A Moldavian Fairy-Tale 132

THE STORY OF ZARNIYAR WHO HAD ALL HER WITS ABOUT HER. An Azerbaijan Fairy-Tale 153

SHEIDULLAH THE LOAFER. An Azerbaijan Fairy-Tale .159

ANAIT. An Armenian Fairy-Tale .164

THE TSAR AND THE WEAVER. An Armenian Fairy-Tale .181

DEER-CHILD AND YELENA THE BEAUTIFUL. A Georgian Fairy-Tale .186

THE LION AND THE HARE. A Georgian Fairy-Tale 206

A LESSON IN WISDOM. A Georgian Fairy-Tale 209

ALTYN-SAKA THE GOLDEN KNUCKLEBONE. A Bashkir Fairy-Tale .211

TSARKIN KHAN AND THE ARCHER. A Kalmyk Fairy-Tale 223

A MOUNTAIN OF GEMS. A Turkmen Fairy-Tale .257

THE CLEVER BROTHERS. An Uzbek Fairy-Tale .263

THE GREEDY KAZI. A Tajik Fairy-Tale .270

BOROLDOI-MERGEN AND HIS BRAVE SON. A Fairy-Tale from the Altai .278

WHICH IS THE BIGGEST? A Kirghiz Fairy-Tale .284

ALDAR-KOSE AND SHIGAI-BAI. A Kazakh Fairy-Tale 290

THE FERN GIRL. A Yakut Fairy-Tale .300

THE GOLDEN CUP. A Buryat Fairy-Tale 310

KOTURA, LORD OF THE WINDS. A Nenets Fairy-Tale 317

THE GIRL AND THE MOON MAN. A Chukchi Fairy-Tale 329

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Sumiko The Girl From Hiroshima by Roman Kim

Posted on July 7, 2025 by The Mitr

The focus of this captivating novel, which provides a glimpse into modern Japan, is the engaging figure of Sumiko from Hiroshima.

On that unfortunate August 6, 1945, she becomes an orphan, miraculously survives the atomic bomb, and is placed in the care of a poor uncle in the countryside. After a time lapse of several years, we encounter the grown-up Sumiko again. The fear of the deadly atomic bomb paralyzes her young life. The novel portrays how Sumiko gradually overcomes this fear, finds genuine friends, joins the struggle against new war preparations, frees herself from the domination of her uncle, gains the trust and deep affection of a seasoned coal miner named Ryukichi, and ultimately helps thwart a dangerous provocation against the Japanese patriots through her presence of mind and courage. All these events are compellingly portrayed, evoking our sympathy and empathy.

The other characters in the book each distinct in their individuality—are also vividly brought to life. The hardness of the struggle and the passionate drive of youth, the camaraderie that often hides behind roughness and severity, and a subtle lyricism permeate this work, capturing genuine life in a profound way.

Translated by Rose Prokofieva
Drawings by R. Gershannik

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Moscow-Stalingrad 1941-1942: Recollections, Stories, Reports

Posted on July 6, 2025 by The Mitr

In the winter of 1941, 78 choice nazi divisions, 1,700 tanks and over 1000 planes were deployed to carry out Operation Typhoon. The German advance was so close to Moscow that German voices could be heard on the radio, and the very air was polluted by enemy breath. Leningrad, the second largest city in the Soviet Union, was besieged, and the noose of the enemy blockade had tightened around it. The Wehrmacht commanders were planning the capture of Stalingrad on the Volga, the country’s main route for grain and oil supplies.

It was in those days and months, in the early period of the Great Patriotic War, that the Soviet people suffered serious defeats. About half a million German soldiers and officers were killed in the battle for Moscow alone. The offensive launched by the Red Army in December 1941 recaptured enemy-occupied territory with a pre-war population of approximately 5,000,000. Leningrad held out, and soon the whole world was to hear of the heroic battle of Stalingrad.

This book tells about the battle for Moscow and other major events in the first period of the Great Patriotic War. The articles and stories are by Marshals Zhukov, Vassilevsky, and Rokossovsky, and by such well-known authors as Alexander Fadeyev, Konstantin Simonov, Vassily Grossman, and Alexander Bek.

Compiled by Vladimir Sevruk
Translated from the Russian
Edited by Bryan Bean
Designed by Victor Korolkov

Foreword

Alexander Vassilevsky – The Turning Point of the War 9
Georgi Zhukov – The Battle of Moscow 29
Konstantin Rokossovsky – The Volokolamsk Direction 73
Ivan Strelbitsky – Twelve Days of One Year 93
Pyotr Lidov – Tanya 119
Konstantin Simonov – June-December 129
Pyotr Pavlenko – Last Wish 139
Alexander Krivitsky – Dubosekovo Halt 141
Alexander Bek – The Map 149
Alexander Fadeyev – Named After Kirov 153
Olga Bergholtz – This Is Radio Leningrad 163
Nikolai Chukovsky – A Girl Who Was Life 179
Vassily Grossman – In the Line of the Main Attack 203
Vassily Roslyakov – One of Us 217
Yuri Zhukov – The Birth of the Tank Guards 249

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Agaisnt The Threat Of Another World War by Boris Ponamarev

Posted on July 5, 2025 by The Mitr

A collection of articles by Boris Ponamarev on issues of international politics.

Translated from the Russian by Vic Schneierson
Designed by Gennady Gubanov

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A Look Into The Future by Georgi Shakhnazarov

Posted on July 4, 2025 by The Mitr

Man has always had a great curiosity about the future, about what life may be like tomorrow. This curiosity is part of his intellectual inquisitiveness which prompts him^£o picture the contours of
future society, inspired by the hope that he will finally be able to cast off the age-old
fear of implicable fate and become the master of his own destiny

Translated from the Russian

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लोहे की अंगूठी ( Steel Ring In Hindi ) by क. पौस्तोवस्की ( Konstantin Paustovsky)

Posted on July 3, 2025 by The Mitr

लोहे की अंगूठी क. पौस्तोवस्की की एक संवेदनशील और भावनात्मक कहानी है, जो मानवीय करुणा, स्मृति और छोटे-छोटे कार्यों के गहरे प्रभाव को दर्शाती है।

यह कहानी एक डॉक्टर के इर्द-गिर्द घूमती है, जिसे एक दूरस्थ गाँव में नियुक्त किया गया है। एक तूफ़ानी रात को एक छोटी बच्ची उसकी माँ के इलाज के लिए डॉक्टर को बुलाने आती है। डॉक्टर बच्ची की निष्ठा और माँ-बेटी के प्रेम से बहुत प्रभावित होता है। वह महिला का इलाज कर वापस चला जाता है और समय के साथ यह घटना भूल जाता है। कई साल बाद, जब वह खुद बीमार होता है, तो उसे एक पत्र और एक छोटी सी लोहे की अंगूठी मिलती है — वही बच्ची, अब एक युवा महिला बन चुकी है, जिसने डॉक्टर द्वारा दी गई उस अंगूठी को अब तक सहेज कर रखा है। यह अंगूठी, जो कभी एक खिलौने के रूप में दी गई थी, अब गहरे मानवीय जुड़ाव और आभार का प्रतीक बन जाती है।

कहानी ग्रामीण जीवन की सादगी, मानव संवेदना और दयालुता के स्थायी प्रभाव को बड़े ही मार्मिक ढंग से प्रस्तुत करती है। पौस्तोवस्की की भाषा सरल है, लेकिन भावों से परिपूर्ण, जो पाठक के मन में गहराई तक उतरती है।

अनुवादकः योगेन्द्र कुमार नागपाल

चित्रकार: त० येर्योमिना

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