Chernyak Y.B., Rose R.M. The Chicken From Minsk: And 99 Other Infuriatingly Challenging Brainteasiers From The Great Russian Tradition of Math And Science

BasicBooks, 1995. — 203 p.The brainy and infuriatingly fun-to-solve problems that have kept the best Russian math and physics students biting their pencils as far back as the time of the czars. A trade paper original of brainteasers isn't Basic's usual publication; but works from the Russian traditions of math and science provide the foundation for a fine collection which invites even the most avid buff to partake. Some problems are just tricky; others are nearly impossible to solve. All are satisfyingly complex.