Fragments of the correspondence of A. N. Kolmogorov and A. I. Maltsev (Q2498138)

This is a collection of 17 letters from the correspondence of Academicians A. N. Kolmogorov (1903--1987) and A. I. Mal'tsev (1909--1967) written between 1934 and 1964 and a few related letters written by Academician P. S. Aleksandrov (1896--1982) or addressed to Professor A. I. Shirshov (1921--1981). Provides `first-hand' information about mathematical life in the USSR. May be of some interest for specialists in algebra, logic and history of mathematics.