Thirring, W. Principles of Quantum Electrodynamics (Printsipy kvantovoy elektrodinamiki), 1964. In Russian.

Тирринг, Вальтер Е. Принципы квантовой электродинамики. / Пер. с англ. И. Ф. Гинзбурга [и др.]. Художник Ф. И. Гальцев.
Москва : Высшая школа, 1964.
227 с. : ил. Твердый издательский переплет, обычный формат (23 см). Тираж 18 000 экз.
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Thirring, Walter E. Principles of Quantum Electrodynamics (Printsipy kvantovoy elektrodinamiki). / Translated from English by I. F. Ginzburg [et al.]. Illustrator: F. I. Galtsev.
Moscow : Vysshaya Shkola, 1964.
227 pp. : ill. Hardcover, standard format (23 cm). Print run: 18,000 copies. In Russian.

This 1964 Soviet edition is a translation of the celebrated work by the Austrian theoretical physicist Walter Thirring. A student of Wolfgang Pauli and Werner Heisenberg, Thirring was a master of mathematical physics, and his Principles of Quantum Electrodynamics (QED) remains a classic text for its rigorous and elegant treatment of the subject.
The book provides a systematic introduction to the relativistic theory of the electromagnetic field and its interaction with matter. Thirring focuses on the fundamental concepts of field quantization, the Dirac equation, and the development of the S-matrix. One of the distinguishing features of this text is its clarity in presenting the renormalization program and the calculation of radiative corrections, making it a cornerstone for graduate students and theoretical physicists of the era.
The Russian translation was prepared by a team led by I. F. Ginzburg, ensuring that the highly technical language of the original English text was rendered with precision for the Soviet academic community. Published by Vysshaya Shkola, the primary publisher for higher education in the USSR, the book served as an essential manual for physics departments across the country during the "golden age" of Soviet science.
The volume is bound in a durable hardcover with a minimalist scientific design by F. I. Galtsev. Despite a relatively large print run of 18,000 copies, well-preserved examples from this period are increasingly sought after by collectors of scientific literature, historians of physics, and bibliophiles interested in the intellectual exchange between Western and Soviet science during the Cold War.