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Fundamentals of Philosophy – Spirkin

Posted on May 8, 2018 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Fundamentals of Philosophy by Alexander Spirkin. About the book The book offers a systematic exposition of  foundations of dialectical and historical materialism. It begins with deliberations on the nature of  philosophical knowledge, the … Continue reading →

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The Main Trends in Philosophy – Oizerman

Posted on May 8, 2018 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book The Main Trends in Philosophy: A Theoretical Analysis of the History of Philosophy by Teodor Oizerman. About the book This monograph is a theoretical investigation of the process of the history of philosophy. The … Continue reading →

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A History of India Volumes 1 and 2 – Antonova, Bongard-Levin, Kotovsky

Posted on May 4, 2018 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see two volumes of the book A History of India by  K. Antonova, G.  Bongard-Levin, and G. Kotovsky. About the books: Soviet historians compiled and published a four-volume History of India in 1959-1969 which was well received … Continue reading →

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Traces of Bygone Biospheres – Lapo

Posted on April 18, 2018 by The Mitr

In this post, we will see the book Traces of Bygone Biospheres by A. V. Lapo. The book is an introduction to the ideas of the biosphere which were first proposed by remarkable Soviet scientist V. I. Vernadsky.  The book explores his ideas and … Continue reading →

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Tales About Metals – Venetsky

Posted on December 9, 2015 by The Mitr

We now come to a wonderful book titled Tales About Metals by S. Venetsky. Earlier we had seen the sequel to this book On Rare and Scattered Metals by the same author. About For ages have metals faithfully served humanity … Continue reading →

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Laser Physics and Applications – Tarasov

Posted on September 19, 2013 by damitr

We have already seen two books on Lasers by Lev Tarasov, namely Laser Age in Optics and Laser Physics. In this post we will see yet another book on Lasers by him, this one is titled Laser Physics and Applications. … Continue reading →

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Laser Physics – Tarasov

Posted on September 17, 2013 by damitr

We had earlier seen Laser Age in Optics by Tarasov. In this post we will see Laser Physics by L. V. Tarasov. About the Book The book aims at bringing the reader up-to-date with the latest achievements and trends in … Continue reading →

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The Space Age – Shkolenko

Posted on August 17, 2013 by damitr

In this post we will see The Space Age by Yuri Shkolenko The author, Yu. A. Shkolenko, is a doctor of philosophy and a journalist. In his book he has com-bined reflections on the fundamental processes occurring in the space … Continue reading →

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Origin And Development Of Life On Earth – Voitkevich

Posted on April 29, 2013 by The Mitr

After a long break in the Science for Everyone Series we come to one of the remaining titles in this series. This one is titled Origin and Development of Life on Earth by G. Voitkevich. This is a sort of … Continue reading →

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Physics and Music – Gleb Anfilov

Posted on July 1, 2012 by damitr

We now come to Physics and Music by Gleb Anfilov. This is a book that I had seen as an advertisement in back of many books, but failed to get a look at the book itself. But finally got the … Continue reading →

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