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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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