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Lev Tarasov – The World is Built on Probability (LaTeX version)

In this post we will see the book Lev Tarasov’s The World is Built on Probability  in completely digital version typeset using LaTeX! About the book This text is divided into two major parts. The aim of the first part … Continue reading

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Nikolai Vavilov: The Great Sower – Gobulev

In this post, we will see the book Nikolai Vavilov: The Great Sower by G. Gobulev. This book is a part of the Outstanding Soviet Scientists series. About the book Together with the names of Darwin, Linnaeus, Mendel and other … Continue reading

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Aviation and Space Medicine – Parin (Ed.)

In this post, we will see the book Aviation and Space Medicine edited by V. V. Parin. About the book The book is a collection of research articles on various aspects of human physiology in aviation,  space and space travel. … Continue reading

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Land in Bloom – Safonov

In this post, we will see the book Land In Bloom by Vadim Safonov. About the book A celebration of Soviet agricultural science, using literary techniques to bring the main characters to life. A propagandized history of plant breeding. This … Continue reading

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Heredity And Its Variability – Lysenko

In this post, we will see the book Heredity And Its Variability by T. D. Lysenko. About the book A book on now discarded ideas of Soviet scientist Lysenko on variability and heredity. The classic of Stalinist aberrant genetic theory, … Continue reading

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Cybernetics Of Living Matter: Nature, Man, Information – Markov (Ed.)

In this post, we will look at the book Cybernetics Of Living Matter: Nature, Man, Information edited by I. M. Markov. About the book: The book has been written by a team of leading Soviet authorities in the field of … Continue reading

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Why I Am Like Dad?

We now come to a book on genetics titled Why I’m Like Dad? by N. Luchnik. Why do cats give birth to kittens, lions to lion-cubs, and rabbits to baby rabbits? Why do human children, too, not only outwardly look … Continue reading

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