Interested in purchasing Russian textbooks in mathematics

In summary, the Russian textbooks in mathematics are excellent and I am looking for a way to purchase them.
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Dear Physics Forum friends,

I recently got interested in the Russian textbooks in mathematics, which I am completely blown away by their exposition, insights, and excellent problem sets. I have been reading translated versions of Russian books written by authors like Kolmogorov, Arnold, and Shilov, but I know that the untranslated, original versions are the best one to taste the authors' exposition. I have been actively searching for websites and bookstores to purchase the Russian editions, but I could not find ones...If you have any information on a website or place for me to purchase the Russian editions, please inform me!
 
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I know that MRI was the name of the publisher for a lot of Russian texts. Have you tried abebooks?
 
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MidgetDwarf said:
MRI
... "MIR?"
 
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correct
 
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MidgetDwarf said:
I know that MRI was the name of the publisher for a lot of Russian texts. Have you tried abebooks?

Yes, I actually read several MIR books on mathematics (in translated version). I am actually searching for original Russian editions.
 
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sorry, i thought the MIR published both the Russian and English version.
 
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Why not try Russian online booksellers like ozon.ru? I know it ships books (but not other items) internationally.
 
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@bacte2013: Just out of curiosity, do you have a Russian family background or did you learn the language by yourself? Pardon my imprudent question.
 
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Krylov said:
@bacte2013: Just out of curiosity, do you have a Russian family background or did you learn the language by yourself? Pardon my imprudent question.

I do not have a Russian family background. I am actually taking the Russian language course.
 
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I had fond memory of Yakov Perelman's Fun with Physics series. It's actually how I became interested in physics in middle school.
it's not textbook per say, but it's the best to bring physics/math alive when it ignites curiosity in young kids.
 
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It's not exactly a rigorous technical textbook. But, the book Mathematical Circles is very good. It's about problem solving and has many wonderful problems, starting with simple questions. I enjoyed (and still enjoy) it a lot.
 
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There is a series of books called Kvant Selecta - They're pretty good too.
 
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bacte2013: Kolmogorov, Arnold, and Shilov are only a few of wast collection from MIR publisher. I have many of them in my private library. I'm still searching for some that I miss, but they are hard to get nowadays. It's been 30-40 years.. Also, series are not complete, and some MIR books are only in "acceptable condition", which is not acceptable for my standard :smile: My standard goes from "very good" on... Well, to be honest, there are some new (as advertised) for around 100 bucks :)) Too expensive for me ... Can you imagine, that we were able to buy such books for 2 - 3 bucks in '80s in our former country Yugoslavia... Now they are worth a fortune :wideeyed: Anyways, I got lucky and got some MIR books from amazon and abebooks in great condition for reasonable price...:cool: Yet, others were purchased from Italy, for instance: Mathematical analysis for engineers I & II from Krasnov, Kiselev, Makarenko, Shiking and also Higher mathematics in problems and exercises from Danko, Popov, Kozhevnikova. Some exotic ones were purchased in Spain...for instance: A course of Mathematical analysis from S.M. Nikolsky. And some (electrical science), were bought even in Serbia. I suggest that you take a look at this site: https://mirtitles.org/ and choose which ones would suite you, try to download them and maybe print for your personal use. Check if MIR still holds a copyright. Have fun !
 
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arabianights said:
I had fond memory of Yakov Perelman's Fun with Physics series. It's actually how I became interested in physics in middle school.
it's not textbook per say, but it's the best to bring physics/math alive when it ignites curiosity in young kids.
Some of Perelman's books can be found here:
https://archive.org/search.php?query=yakov perelman
 
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discoversci said:
Can you imagine, that we were able to buy such books for 2 - 3 bucks in '80s in our former country Yugoslavia.
Yes, I remember that (in Zagreb) a Russian math or physics book was cheaper than a toilet paper.
 

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