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One day I came to a startling realization: there's very few books (at least published in the 1960s-80s) from the USSR online. I have since dedicated part of my life to solving that problem. Most of the other books are from the CPUSA back in the day, and I've scanned those with permission from the publisher. I also have a few books from other countries (the DPRK, Vietnam, Albania, etc.) There are books on political economy, the history of countries, biographies, speeches of leaders, etc. You can find what has been scanned here: https://archive.org/search.php?query=uploader%3A%22kocotosi%40gmail.com%22&sort=-publicdate As you can see a few have been scanned or sent by other people who help me out with the project. Said project is coordinated at a forum for mostly historical/political forum games some goons are on here. I go by the name "Ismail" on there so if you want to help out then I guess go there. As I write this I have a bunch of books on my desk to scan. One I'm going to start scanning as soon as I make this post is a Soviet biography of Che Guevara. Enver Zogha fucked around with this message at 02:12 on Aug 24, 2016 |
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You don't know how lucky you are boy Book in the USSR That's pretty cool though I like seeing old Soviet stuff.
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Aug 20, 2016 02:10
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Hilarious, OP. Instant goldmine.
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Aug 20, 2016 02:22
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putting them in english is a good idea hardly anyone speaks soviet these days
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Aug 20, 2016 02:28
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Did you ever scan the Martin Luther King one I asked you to?
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Aug 20, 2016 02:30
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a hole-y ghost posted:Did you ever scan the Martin Luther King one I asked you to? https://archive.org/details/TheLifeAndDeathOfMartinLutherKing Enver Zogha fucked around with this message at 02:34 on Aug 20, 2016 |
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Aug 20, 2016 02:31
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cool thanks
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Aug 20, 2016 02:34
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My girlfriend had to do some kind of book scanning translation thing for a couple semesters in college, I think she hated it.
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Aug 20, 2016 02:40
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OctoberBlues posted:My girlfriend had to do some kind of book scanning translation thing for a couple semesters in college, I think she hated it. Meanwhile, I've now scanned the Che bio: https://archive.org/details/ErnestoCheGuevara Next up, a Soviet history of the world from 1917-1945, 700 pages in length.
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Aug 20, 2016 03:42
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This is really cool.
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Aug 20, 2016 04:17
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you're actually awesome op keep up the good work
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Aug 20, 2016 04:18
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Less links more imbedded jpgs please
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Aug 20, 2016 06:52
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Do you have Roadside Picnic?
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Aug 20, 2016 07:25
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OP, what is the best way to get rid of moiré artefacts in scanned images? Like in this one https://archive.org/stream/ErnestoCheGuevara/Ernesto%20Che%20Guevara#page/n1/mode/2up
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Aug 20, 2016 07:50
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laughing at the page flip animation and its the entire book so it looks like a book made up of two books
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Aug 20, 2016 08:08
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are you handling any of the math/engineering/otherwise technical literature the soviet machine produced?
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Aug 20, 2016 08:17
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Prokhor Zakharov posted:Do you have Roadside Picnic? proof of concept posted:are you handling any of the math/engineering/otherwise technical literature the soviet machine produced? Onkel Hedwig posted:OP, what is the best way to get rid of moiré artefacts in scanned images? Like in this one https://archive.org/stream/ErnestoCheGuevara/Ernesto%20Che%20Guevara#page/n1/mode/2up
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Aug 20, 2016 10:51
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OP, is there a reason you're focusing on non-fiction published by communist regimes? I mean, cool as this project may be, topics like the speeches of the 9th congress of the USSR communist party or whatever seem like extremely niche subjects that would interest mainly academics who can read all this stuff in the original. The English publications are mainly propaganda aimed at western audiences, and while it may be curious in a historical context, it seems like way too much effort for such a small target audience. Again, not trying to dismiss what you are doing, I'm just curious about why you have chosen this particular genre.
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Aug 20, 2016 11:54
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This owns, thank you.
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Aug 20, 2016 12:46
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where's the porn you monster
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Aug 20, 2016 13:14
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right on
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Aug 20, 2016 14:16
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i've got some Soviet books! have you scanned these ones? (of course you have  ). my favourate part about soviet books is the lack of a copyright page. where a copyright page would be there is just a blank page with "printed in the union of soviet socialist republics"   
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Aug 20, 2016 14:38
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You're doing God's work, OP
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Aug 20, 2016 14:43
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Rutibex posted:favourate where the hell are you from
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Aug 20, 2016 14:58
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I remember the pre Christmas original thread. Great job OP! Edit: what do you have from Vietnam and the DPRK? Helical Nightmares fucked around with this message at 15:25 on Aug 20, 2016 |
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Aug 20, 2016 15:22
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You are a good and cool person, OP why not novels, though?
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Aug 20, 2016 16:55
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This is extremely uninteresting to me OP but I clearly see the value in it so .... One thumb up from me
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Aug 20, 2016 18:17
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You should cut the bindings off so the pages lay flat and square. gently caress paper, technology killed dead trees.
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Aug 20, 2016 19:12
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This rules. Seriously.
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Aug 20, 2016 19:57
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These books are cold and bleak in a way that only Soviet Russia could unleash upon the world.
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Aug 20, 2016 20:23
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I have some very rare Soviet books and just got a nice scannwr but 
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Aug 20, 2016 20:26
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i went to the ussr in 1990 just thought i'd let you know
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Aug 20, 2016 20:49
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i wish i had a quarter of the dedication to do anything like you're doing with this project
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Aug 20, 2016 20:55
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i appreciate the idea and effort OP although i will never likely have the time or inclination to read any of these
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Aug 20, 2016 21:16
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H.H posted:OP, is there a reason you're focusing on non-fiction published by communist regimes? Rutibex posted:i've got some Soviet books! have you scanned these ones? (of course you have Helical Nightmares posted:Edit: what do you have from Vietnam and the DPRK? https://archive.org/details/TheHistoricalExperienceOfTheAgrarianReformInOurCountry https://archive.org/details/OutlineHistoryOfTheVietnamWorkersParty Insanite posted:You are a good and cool person, OP psychokitty posted:i went to the ussr in 1990 The Soviets were still putting stuff out as late as 1989-1991, but were trying to appeal to English-speaking audiences by publishing dreck like Behind the Façade of the Masonic Temple which contains paragraphs like this: quote:The world bourgeoisie finds the organization with its clandestine, arcane ways very convenient in secretly shaping the more covert aspects of its domestic and foreign policies. "In capitalist society everything that particularly interests the citizens — their economic conditions, war and peace — is decided secretly, apart from society itself," Lenin noted. Enver Zogha fucked around with this message at 21:48 on Aug 20, 2016 |
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Aug 20, 2016 21:35
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This is fuckin' rad. Since you mentioned it, I'd be interested to see any DPRK literature you have. I've always heard about how terrible it is but I want to experience it first hand.
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Aug 20, 2016 23:49
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Insanite posted:You are a good and cool person, OP It's an autism thing.
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Aug 21, 2016 00:28
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Any books about russian memes
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Aug 21, 2016 01:43
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I have a copy of a book called "The Soviet Union Today" which I got for free when an old school library was clearing out the ancient stuff they didn't want anymore. It's straight propaganda and says stuff like "we totally want peace but only have a large military because the evil americans make us" Kind of surprised not to see it in the list
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Aug 21, 2016 02:06
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Yes the ussr in 1990 was loving horrible
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