Each assembly task is presented graphically and looks like a puzzle. Therefore, performing these tasks turns into a game in which children learn to see general schemes and stages of solving various types of problems, develop logic and train computational skills. This form eliminates the need to explain educational material to children - it is learned intuitively. The author offers readers to...

This volume offers an analysis of the relationship between public health and the biopolitical dimensions of state- and nation building in Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. It challenges the idea of diverging paths towards modernity of Europe’s western and eastern countries. It not only identifies ideas, discourses and practices of ‘solving’ public health issues that were shared among...

The monograph contains the results of the author's long-term research on improving the thermal preparation of construction machines in the winter period. A review and analysis of devices promising for use in thermal preparation systems is given. It is proposed to divide the winter period into time periods, each of which is characterized by its own preparation means. A comprehensive preparation...

The book is dedicated to one of the largest archaeological monuments of the Crimean Mountains - the 'cave city' of Eski-Kermen, which arose in the Middle Ages. Eski-Kermen has been the subject of many articles in scientific journals, as well as separate chapters in scientific monographs and guides to the 'cave cities' of Crimea. However, a book entirely dedicated to Eski-Kermen had not existed...

Toponymic reference work for the Republic of Mari El.

An annual yearbook containing articles on archaeology, archival studies and historiography of Russian history. The 2000 edition has articles examining documents from the XV to the XVII centuries.

This dictionary is intended for readers of specialized technical literature in English. It contains over 125,000 words and expressions covering a wide range of industries and technologies.