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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by lopotubez on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:12PM (#50341027)
> In soviet system, connections were literally everything

Seems like every system is like that then and not just the soviets.

I know it is off topic but I am interested in the soviet constructivist mathematics and somehow their political system fascinates me.

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Re:Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in comparison t... by watwut on Monday November 02, 2026 @01:26PM (#50341266)
Afaik, that was the big thing that people living there commented on. And one of the big changes after fall of communism - eventually not everything depends on who you know and connections.

It is not equally bad in every system.

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