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The dictionary incorporates terms and abbreviations used in English literature in the field of radio navigation. The dictionary consists of two parts. The first part gives English terms and abbreviations and the second one provides Russian abbreviations. About 400 English and 139 Russian abbreviations are deciphered, translated and interpreted in this book.

For specialists, translators, teachers, students and all readers of English scientific and technical literature on radio navigation.

The English-Russian dictionary of economics contains over 50,000 terms and terminological phrases covering various spheres of economic activity. The dictionary gives short explanations of terms, as well as cross-references, which allow the reader to build logically connected terminological chains.

For undergraduate and postgraduate students and teachers of English at university faculties of economics, for a wide range of specialists and individuals working in related fields, whose province it is to master knowledge in the field of economics.

The dictionary contains more than 40,000 terms (words and phrases) reflecting the basic concepts of the use of the armed forces, the management of troops, the organization and conduct of hostilities, the maintenance of peace and security, as well as a wide range of terms on the provision of troops, on the device and use of military equipment and weapons of various types of armed forces.

The dictionary of biological terms is addressed to students, teachers, school students, entrants, and also everything who is interested in biology. More than 2500 biological terms are provided in the dictionary from the main sections of biology (botany, zoology, anatomy and human physiology, the general biology).

This publication outlines the contents of seven lessons on humanistic biology – the sections of biology that are directly linked to social and humanitarian issues and at the same time to modern ecology. The subject has been the focus of attention of the Club of Biopolitics since it was founded in April 2010. A working group that this club set up has produced the present manual. In addition to the text of lessons, the manual contains recommendations for the school or university teacher about students’ assignments, questions to them, illustrations and reference sources.

The authors hope that the manual will contribute to higher efficacy of education which is one of the most urgent tasks Russia faces today.