Best Russian/Soviet Physics Books

[phish21]

Hi,
What do you think are the best Russian/Soviet/MIR physics books that are available in English? Should be undergraduate level or higher. All time classics that really explain the subject matter well. Thanks.

 

[pines-demon]

Hi,
What do you think are the best Russian/Soviet/MIR physics books that are available in English? Should be undergraduate level or higher. All time classics that really explain the subject matter well. Thanks.

I will start:

• Course of Theoretical Physics, by Lev Landau and Evgeny Lifshitz.

Enough said.

 

[phish21]

Yes, those are the best. But I already have them!

 

[pines-demon]

Yes, those are the best. But I already have them!

This is a major reference in T>0 quantum field theory:

• Abrikosov, Gorkov and Dzyaloshinksi, Methods Of Quantum Field Theory In Statistical Physics

Edit: apparently this was already asked before, see https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/soviet-or-russian-physics-and-math-textbooks.502022/

 

[PhDeezNutz]

Irodov is not a textbook per se but a collection of nice problems.

There’s actually many different books by Irodov.

 

[phish21]

Irodov is not a textbook per se but a collection of nice problems.

There’s actually many different books by Irodov.

Do you consider the textbooks by Irodov to be as good as the problem book?

 

[phish21]

Irodov is not a textbook per se but a collection of nice problems.

There’s actually many different books by Irodov.

Do you consider the books by Irodov to be as classic as the problem book?

This is a major reference in T>0 quantum field theory:

• Abrikosov, Gorkov and Dzyaloshinksi, Methods Of Quantum Field Theory In Statistical Physics

Edit: apparently this was already asked before, see https://www.physicsforums.com/threads/soviet-or-russian-physics-and-math-textbooks.502022/

that QFT book looks very interesting. That other thread involved mostly math books and physics problem books, and I am curious about physics textbooks, which is why I started this one. Thanks.