Mir Publishers (russian: Издательство "Мир") was a major

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in the

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which continues to exist in modern

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. It was established in 1946 by a decree of the

USSR Council of Ministers The Council of Ministers of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics ( rus, Совет министров СССР, r=Sovet Ministrov SSSR, p=sɐˈvʲet mʲɪˈnʲistrəf ɛsɛsɛˈsɛr; sometimes abbreviated to ''Sovmin'' or referred to as the '' ...

and has headquartered in

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since then. It was completely state funded, which was the reason for the low prices of the books it published. Its scope was domestic and translated special and tutorial literature in various domains of science and engineering: mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, agriculture, transport, energy, etc. Many Soviet scientists and engineers were its contributors. The staff provided translation from original Russian. In addition, during the Soviet times it was known for translated foreign scientific and popular science books as well as

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. Many of Mir's books were and are used as textbooks for studies of science in many countries.Foreign trade, Issues 7-12
Ministerstvo vneshneĭ torgovli (U.S.S.R. Ministry of Foreign Trade), 1984, ''... Large orders for the books of the Mir Publishers were received from the Afghan, Indian, Mexican, English, French, Italian, Dutch and other firms. Foreign firms placed large orders for text-books, manuals and dictionaries ...''Indian book industry, Volume 30
Institute of Book Publishing, Federation of Indian Publishers, Sterling Publishers, 1984, ''... Various textbooks, teachnical manuals and aids brought out by Mir Publishers are becoming increasingly popular in India. Upon the request of Indian Book Industry, Vladimir Kartsev, D.Sc. (Tech.), Mir's director, tells about this Soviet publishing house's work ...''Directory of book trade in India
National Guide Books Syndicate, 1973, ''... Many of the titles already issued by the Mir Publishers have been accepted as textbooks and manuals at educational establishments in India and other countries ... textbooks for universities, technical schools and vocational schools; literature on the natural sciences and medicine, including textbooks for medical schools and schools for nurses; popular science and science fiction ...'' The publishing house survived after the

dissolution of the Soviet Union The dissolution of the Soviet Union, also negatively connoted as rus, Разва́л Сове́тского Сою́за, r=Razvál Sovétskogo Soyúza, ''Ruining of the Soviet Union''. was the process of internal disintegration within the Sov ...

and was eventually privatised and later expanded its scope by incorporating a number of state publishing houses: Kolos (Колос), Transport (Транспорт), Khimiya (Химия), Metallurgiya (Металлургия), Legprombitizdat (Легпромбытиздат), and Energoatomizdat (Энергоатомиздат). In 2008, the company faced a bankruptcy case. The case was closed by the Moscow Arbitral Court on June 2, 2009 because the publishing house had paid completely the debt to the creditors. ''Note'': its old domain, mir-publishers.net, is squatted.

Book series

English language

* Advances in Science and Technology in the USSR: Biology Series * Advances in Science and Technology in the USSR: Chemistry Series * Advances in Science and Technology in the USSR: Mathematics and Mechanics Series * Advances in Science and Technology in the USSR: Physics Series * Advances in Science and Technology in the USSR: Technology Series * Higher Mathematics Series * Little Mathematics Library * Science for EveryoneScience for Everyone (Mir Publishers) - Book Series List
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French language

* Science soviétique

Spanish language

* Ciencia Popular * Los Científicos a los Escolares (CE) * Física al Alcance de Todos * Lecciones Populares de Matemáticas

References

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External links

Mir Books , Books from the Soviet Era

Online copies of books published by Mir Publishers
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