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Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison to US textbooks? (2017)

Hacker News Monday 02 November 2026, 15:01 UTC By zenincognito 1 min read
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Article URL: https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Soviet-mathematics-physics-textbooks-so-insanely-hardcore-in-comparison-to-US-textbooks/answer/Scott-Miller-307?share=1 Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50337725 Points: 5 # Comments: 0

Article URL: https://www.quora.com/Why-are-Soviet-mathematics-physics-textbooks-so-insanely-hardcore-in-comparison-to-US-textbooks/answer/Scott-Miller-307?share=1

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50337725

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