One factor that influenced this was the lack of what we consider "nerd culture" ...

		regnull 11 hours ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Why are Soviet math textbooks so hardcore in compa... One factor that influenced this was the lack of what we consider "nerd culture" in the Soviet Union. To be a nerd, you had to study science. There was no other way. No comic books, no movies. So yeah, math it is.
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