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Second edition of the main work of famous scientist Ivan Pavlov, Russian Nobel.This book is remarkable in many ways. First, we note that the new preface to this edition is marked by I.P. Pavlov "Petrograd, February 1917". That is, the book was born at a turning point in Russian history.
"Thanks to the Publishing House "Nature", this book, which has long disappeared from the book market, appears again," Pavlov writes in the new preface. - According to the decision of the Publishing House, which coincided with my own desire, this new edition of the book is a stereotypical reproduction of the 1897 edition. At one time, "Lectures" were written amid great laboratory excitement by their subject - and this put its distinct stamp on the book, giving it a special freshness and fervor. Now I have long since moved away from this subject, and my lively interest has concentrated in a completely different department of physiology; now I would not be able to write about that subject in the old tone. Thus, if I… Read More

"Red Pinkerton"Ivanov, V.V., Shklovsky, V.B. Mustard gas: a novel. [In issue 9]. Vol. 1-9. Moscow: State Publishing House, [1925].Vol. 1: The black man who doesn't sleep. 32 pp., Issue. 2: Mourning Island. 32 pp., Issue. 3: Pashka-Tarzan. 32 pp., Issue. 4: Three crosses. 32 pp., Issue. 5: The Mystery of the Dove. 32 pp., Issue. 6: Combs in danger. 32 pp., Issue. 7: Battle above ground. 32 pp., Issue. 8: Golden Fountain. 32 pp., Issue. 9: End in Helicopter. 45 pp. ,18×12 cm.Each issue has a two-color illustrated publishing cover by B. Titov; the preservation of the issues is mostly good; some pages are stained.The adventure novel "Iprit", written in the tradition of "Red Pinkerton" and representing a parody of literary fun. A fantastic detective novel, a phantasmagoria, written in deliberately careless language. The only joint work of two wonderful authors.Ivanov Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich (1895-1963) - writer, playwright. He was a member of the Kosmist group of proletarian writers, then the Serapion… Read More