Special issue

V.G. Kadyshevskii “Forty years of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research” Phys. Usp. 39 863–868 (1996)

R. Voss “The quark-spin structure of the nucleon: 20 years of JINR-CERN collaboration” Phys. Usp. 39 869–883 (1996)

A. Sobiczewski “Present view of stability of heavy and superheavy nuclei” Phys. Usp. 39 885–889 (1996)

Yu.G. Abov “Coherent processes in nuclei and crystals” Phys. Usp. 39 891–896 (1996)

V.L. Aksenov, A.M. Balagurov “Neutron time-of-flight diffractometry” Phys. Usp. 39 897–924 (1996)

Physics of our days

Yu.A. Mostovoi, K.N. Mukhin, O.O. Patarakin “The neutron yesterday, today, and tomorrow” Phys. Usp. 39 925–958 (1996)

Conferences and symposia

A.L. Buchachenko, V.N. Oraevskii, O.A. Pokhotelov, V.M. Sorokin, V.N. Strakhov, V.M. Chmyrev “Ionospheric precursors to earthquakes” Phys. Usp. 39 959–965 (1996)

Personalia

A.M. Baldin, A.S. Gal’perin, E.A. Ivanov, V.G. Kadyshevskii, L.V. Keldysh, D.A. Kirzhnits, B.M. Zupnik, E.S. Sokachev, E.L. Feinberg, E.S. Fradkin, D.V. Shirkov “In memory of Viktor Isaakovich Ogievetskii” Phys. Usp. 39 967–968 (1996)

Physics news on the internet

Yu.N. Eroshenko “Physics news on the Internet (based on electronic preprints)” Phys. Usp. 39 969–970 (1996)