The Moscow Puzzles  (English, Paperback, Parry Albert)

The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations is a puzzle book that contains numerous brain teasers to keep the readers engrossed in the world of recreational mathematics.

Summary Of The Book

The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations is a compilation of a wide variety of puzzles composed by the Russian mathematician Boris A. Kordemsky. Each puzzle is accompanied by a backstory that gives interesting insight into various facets of Russian life and culture.

The book is divided into two parts, the first part covers simple riddles and problems. The second part offers relatively more complex problems. The puzzles are interspersed with illustrative sketches, clear diagrams, and fascinating tidbits, to mentally stimulate the readers and keep them amused and entertained.

This edition is an English translation of the original Russian version, published for the benefit of Western readers. It has retained the humorous and warm quality of the original.

The original book (in Russian) was first published in 1954. It became highly popular and was then translated into several languages including French, Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Czech, Hungarian, Bulgarian, Romanian, and Polish. The English translation, edited by Martin Gardner, was first published in 1972. This edition is a 1992 reprint by Dover Publications.

About Boris A. Kordemsky

Boris A. Kordemsky was a Russian mathematician and teacher.

He wrote books like Mathematical Charmers, and The Moscow Puzzles: 359 Mathematical Recreations. His books were originally written in Russian.

His writing focused on recreational mathematics, popular science, and non-word puzzles.

Kordemsky was born on May 23, 1907. He held a doctorate in education. He taught mathematics in various colleges in Moscow, Russia. Kordemsky passed away in 1999.