Chris, are you familiar with Soviet books? If not: I urge you to consider taking a look at these (library, maybe) to get a taste.
Side note: the first few pages of Landau & Lifschitz (vol I) made me cry and feel weak in the knees so much that I had to sit down. I'm being literal in my description: tears in my eyes, and unable to stand.
I don't know what these guys did, but they certainly did something right.
mirtitles.org offers a collection of such books. You could also look on archive.org. "MIR Publishers" is the name you're looking for.
Side note: the first few pages of Landau & Lifschitz (vol I) made me cry and feel weak in the knees so much that I had to sit down. I'm being literal in my description: tears in my eyes, and unable to stand.
I don't know what these guys did, but they certainly did something right.
mirtitles.org offers a collection of such books. You could also look on archive.org. "MIR Publishers" is the name you're looking for.