Arkharov, A. M., Marfenina, I. V., Mikulin, E. I. Cryogenic Systems: Fundamentals of Theory and Design (Kriogennye sistemy. Osnovy teorii i rascheta), 1988. In Russian.

Архаров А. М., Марфенина И. В., Микулин Е. И. Криогенные системы: Основы теории и расчёта. Учебник для студентов машиностроительных специальностей вузов.
2-е изд., перераб. и доп. — Москва : Машиностроение, 1988.
462, [2] с. : ил. Твёрдый издательский переплёт, обычный формат.
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Arkharov, A. M., Marfenina, I. V., Mikulin, E. I. Cryogenic Systems: Fundamentals of Theory and Design (Kriogennye sistemy. Osnovy teorii i rascheta). University Textbook.
2nd revised and enlarged edition. — Moscow : Mashinostroyenie Publishing House, 1988.
462 pp. : ill. Publisher’s hardcover, standard format.

This 1988 volume is the definitive 20th-century authority on low-temperature engineering, widely revered as the "Bible of Cryogenics" across the former Soviet Union and beyond. Produced by the legendary scientific school of the Bauman Moscow State Technical University (BMSTU), specifically the renowned Department E-4, this second edition represents the peak of Soviet academic excellence in the field. The authors—Aleksei Arkharov, Irina Marfenina, and Evgeny Mikulin—were the leading architects of the Soviet cryogenic industry, and their collective expertise shaped the cooling systems used in everything from space exploration to nuclear physics.
The textbook provides an exhaustive theoretical and practical foundation for the design of systems operating at temperatures below 120 K. It covers the thermodynamics of gas liquefaction, the properties of cryogens (including liquid nitrogen, oxygen, and helium), and the intricate engineering of heat exchangers and expansion turbines. A significant portion of the work is dedicated to refrigeration cycles, such as the Linde-Hampson and Claude cycles, providing the complex mathematical apparatus required for their calculation and optimization.
Beyond pure theory, the book addresses the material science of cryogenics, discussing how metals and insulators behave under extreme thermal stress. This 1988 edition was significantly updated to include modern (at the time) automated control systems and the latest advances in superconductivity cooling. For decades, this text has been the primary manual for engineers designing the "life support" systems for the Buran-Energia space shuttle project and the superconducting magnets of Soviet particle accelerators.
For collectors of technical literature, historians of the Soviet aerospace and nuclear programs, and practicing engineers, this 1988 "Mashinostroyenie" edition remains an indispensable cornerstone. It is a testament to the era when Soviet engineering was at the global forefront of high-vacuum and low-temperature technology.