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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by pdonis on Tuesday April 21, 2020 @11:17PM (#22941727)
> University on the West gets its money directly from students

Actually, many if not most of them get the majority of their funding from government research grants and investments of their endowment, not tuition.

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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by roel_v on Wednesday April 22, 2020 @12:13AM (#22942073)
Doesn't matter from the pov of the university. The GP's point was that 'money source' and 'educational facility' are the same in USSR, but not in the West.
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