Northern Star Academic Press
Classic Russian mathematics textbooks, now in faithful English.
First faithful English translations from original Russian editions. A complete school mathematics curriculum — from elementary arithmetic through calculus — for families, schools, tutors, and serious independent study.
First faithful English translations from original Russian editions.
Arithmetic, algebra, and geometry in one coherent sequence.
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Why Russian Mathematics?
Russia and the Soviet Union built one of the most formidable mathematical traditions in history. These are the textbooks that built it — now available in English and Spanish for the first time.
Proof-Based Progression
Kiselev builds each topic from definitions, examples, and worked reasoning instead of detached rules.
A Coherent School Sequence
Arithmetic, algebra, and geometry connect naturally, so each subject prepares the ground for the next.
Understanding, Not Memorisation
Every rule is derived, not dictated. Every operation is proven, not memorised. Kiselev teaches you why something works — not just that it works.
First Complete Translations
First faithful English translations from the original Russian editions, with structure and explanations preserved.
The Core Curriculum
The Kiselev Series
The textbooks that defined Russian mathematics education for over a century. Arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and calculus.
Kiselev's Arithmetic
by A. P. Kiselev
Ages 9–12 · Grades 3–6
The foundational arithmetic textbook used in Russian schools for over a century. 7 parts, 214 sections. Whole numbers through proportional quantities, with mathematical proofs for every operation.
Kiselev's Algebra I
by A. P. Kiselev
Ages 12–15 · Grades 6–8
6 chapters, 126 sections, 239 exercises. From relative numbers and polynomials through first-degree equations, powers, roots, and quadratics.
Kiselev's Algebra II
by A. P. Kiselev
Ages 14–17 · Grades 8–10
12 chapters plus Supplements, 187 sections. Functions, quadratic systems, inequalities, logarithms, progressions, complex numbers, the binomial theorem, and continued fractions.
Kiselev's Planimetry
by A. P. Kiselev
Ages 12–16 · Grades 7–10
Kiselev's proof-based Euclidean geometry text, translated into English from the original Russian source. 269 sections across 6 chapters: basic concepts, triangles, circles, similarity, regular polygons, and areas.
Kiselev's Stereometry
by A. P. Kiselev
Ages 14–17 · Grades 9–11
Kiselev's three-dimensional geometry text. Polyhedra, the five Platonic solids, cylinders, cones, the ball, and Cavalieri's principle. Pre-order for the English translation, delivery planned for summer 2026.
Kiselev's Calculus
by A. P. Kiselev
Ages 16+ · Grades 10–12 · University intro
The first complete English translation of Kiselev's calculus — the final volume in his school course. Single-variable differential and integral calculus, proof-based, with classical applications to mechanics and physics. The bridge from Algebra II into the analysis tradition that produced Markov's probability theory.
Beyond Kiselev
Classic Russian Mathematics
Problem collections, recreational mathematics, and foundational probability theory from Russia's greatest mathematical minds.
Rachinsky's 1001 Problems
by S. A. Rachinsky
Mental arithmetic practice · Flexible level
1,001 carefully selected problems from the village schoolteacher whose students were depicted in Bogdanov-Belsky's famous 1895 painting "Mental Arithmetic."
Perelman's Entertaining Arithmetic
by Ya. I. Perelman
Recreational arithmetic · All levels
The classic of Russian popular mathematics. Puzzles, riddles, and curiosities that make arithmetic genuinely entertaining.
Markov: Probabilities
by Andrei A. Markov
University level
The foundational 1900 work on probability theory by the mathematician who gave us Markov chains. A modern annotated English translation.
Rybkin's Planimetry Problems
by N. A. Rybkin
Ages 12–16 · Grades 6–9
The companion problem collection to Kiselev's classical Russian geometry — now in English for the first time. Rybkin's Planimetry Problems is the set Russian students worked through alongside Kiselev's geometry textbook for over a century. Kiselev gives the definitions, theorems, and proofs; Rybkin gives the problems that turn those proofs into geometric intuition. 970 problems across 16 sections, organised chapter-by-chapter to mirror Kiselev's Planimetry — from preliminary concepts and lines through triangles, quadrilaterals, similar figures, the circle, regular polygons, and the measurement of areas. Worked solutions for the harder problems, hints for the rest.
Malinin & Burenin
by A. Malinin & K. Burenin
Applied arithmetic · Flexible level
A complete English translation of Malinin and Burenin's Imperial Russian arithmetic textbook. 11 chapters, 301 sections. Covers numeration, operations on whole numbers, divisibility, fractions, ratios, proportions, percentage, interest, and Diophantine problems.
Save with Bundles
Curriculum Bundles
Build a complete classical mathematics library. Every bundle saves you more than buying individually.
The Kiselev Six-Book Curriculum
Arithmetic + Algebra I + Algebra II + Planimetry + Stereometry + Calculus — the complete Kiselev arc from arithmetic through calculus, the Russian classical secondary-school sequence in full
Kiselev's Complete School Mathematics
Save 20%Arithmetic + Algebra I + Algebra II + Planimetry + Stereometry
Classical Mathematics Complete
Save 21%Arithmetic + Algebra I + Algebra II + Markov + Rachinsky — all 5 classical mathematics titles
The Kiselev Math Curriculum
Save 24%Arithmetic + Algebra I + Algebra II
Arithmetic Masters Collection
Save 17%Kiselev's Arithmetic + Malinin & Burenin's Arithmetic + Rachinsky's 1001 Problems
Arithmetic Problem-Solving Library
Save 9%Malinin & Burenin's Arithmetic + Rachinsky's 1001 Problems + Perelman's Entertaining Arithmetic
The Kiselev Foundation
Save 18%Arithmetic + Algebra Part I
Russian Arithmetic Duo
Save 18%Kiselev's Arithmetic + Malinin & Burenin's Arithmetic
The Complete Kiselev Algebra
Save 19%Algebra Part I + Part II
Math Bundle
Save 25%Kiselev's Arithmetic + Markov's Calculus of Probabilities
About the Translator
Valery Manokhin, PhD
PhD in Machine Learning (Royal Holloway, University of London). MBA (Warwick). MSc (UCL). Certificate in Quantitative Finance (CQF). Author of 7 technical books and 9 translations across machine learning, forecasting, conformal prediction, and classical mathematics.
The Russian mathematical tradition produced unusually clear, rigorous textbooks. Every translation is faithful to the original Russian editions, preserving the structure and explanations that made these books durable.