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In the following book, 19th and 20th-century problems in and concepts of astronomy will be systematically presented. It is a science which has changed our culture and society and which helps us in finding our place in the universe and in changing our view of the world.
This book is recommended to students of Slavic Studies as well as to anyone interested in this subject. This book is only available in Russian.

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Dr. Gennadij Baranov, born in 1955, is professor at the Department of Social Sciences at the Omsk branch of the Financial University under the Government of the Russian Federation.

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