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I predominanty publish in German, first because it is my mother tongue and it is easier to write rapidly, second because it is a very rich and complex language and third because I feel as a member of the German community here on steemit.
Yes, Evgeny Lifshitz was one of the greatest physicists of all time. I read some parts of the Couse of Theoretical Physics and was deeply impressed by the asthetics in the writing and presentation of the content. But, asthetic presentation means high complexity.