Reviews of topical problems

V.A. Ambartsumyan “Present status of the natural sciences and philosophy” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 609–619 (1969)

K.P. Belov, E.P. Svirina “The Hall effect in ferrites” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 620–630 (1969)

A.A. Urusovskaya “Electric effects associated with plastic deformation of ionic crystals” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 631–643 (1969)

B.A. Tavger, V.Ya. Demikhovskii “Quantum size effects in semiconducting and semimetallic films” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 644–658 (1969)

A.A. Rukhadze, V.P. Silin “Kinetic theory of drift-dissipative instabilities of a plasma” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 659–677 (1969)

L.V. Al’tshuler, A.A. Bakanova “Electronic structure and compressibility of metals at high pressures” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 678–689 (1969)

A.G. Shepelev “Gap anisotropy in the energy spectrum of superconductors” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 690–711 (1969)

A.N. Korolev “Increase of resolution of optical systems by effective use of the degrees of freedom on the object wave field” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 712–726 (1969)

N.P. Grazhdankina “Magnetic first order phase transitions” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 727–745 (1969)

A.S. Monin “Hydrodynamic theory of short-range weather forecasts” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 746–767 (1969)

Methodological notes

Ya.E. Amstislavskii “Lecture demonstration of equal-inclination interference fringes” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 768–768 (1969)

F.Kh. Baibulatov “Several demonstrations of the Doppler effect and interference in the centimeter radio band” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 769–771 (1969)

B.Sh. Perkal’skis, V.L. Larin “Lecture demonstrations of acoustic phase zone plates” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 771–773 (1969)

From the current literature

E.G. Maksimov “Some new data on the superconducting properties of metallic uranium” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 774–775 (1969)

Personalia

A.B. Severnyi, V.V. Sobolev “Viktor Amazaspovich Ambartsumyan (on his 60th birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 776–777 (1969)

A.I. Berg, B.A. Vvedenskii, D. Zernov, Yu.B. Kobzarev, A.A. Pistol’kors “Vladimir Aleksandrovich Kotel'nikov (in honor of his sixtieth birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 778–779 (1969)

É.L. Andronikashvili “Georgiĭ Evgen'evich Chikovani (Obituary)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 780–781 (1969)

I.Ya. Barit, L.E. Lazareva, E.L. Feinberg, F.L. Shapiro “Il'ya Mikhailovich Frank (in honor of his sixtieth birthday)” Sov. Phys. Usp. 11 782–784 (1969)