I recall The Math Sorcerer saying that mathematics historically were printed in four languages. These languages being English, French, German and Russian. The USSR put a lot of resources into STEM research and even made the fruits of this research available to the public to read and learn from. In the USSR, you used to be able to get cutting-edge academic level textbooks and theory for cheap while in the West, just reading a single article from an academic journal can cost you $50.
It’s a really big shame because many people go to college and are completely shut out from the academic world after they graduate. The USSR took amateur science more seriously.
I recall The Math Sorcerer saying that mathematics historically were printed in four languages. These languages being English, French, German and Russian. The USSR put a lot of resources into STEM research and even made the fruits of this research available to the public to read and learn from. In the USSR, you used to be able to get cutting-edge academic level textbooks and theory for cheap while in the West, just reading a single article from an academic journal can cost you $50.
It’s a really big shame because many people go to college and are completely shut out from the academic world after they graduate. The USSR took amateur science more seriously.