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		| Paper: | 
		Vorontsov-Velyaminov' nests: what are they? | 
	 
	
		| Volume: | 
		209, Small Galaxy Groups, IAU Colloquium 174 | 
	 
	
		| Page: | 
		126 | 
	 
	
		| Authors: | 
		Zasov, A. V.; Arkhipova, V. P. | 
	 
	
	
		| Abstract: | 
		We give a short review of optical observations of the objects classified by Vorontsov-Vel'yaminov as ``nests'' of galaxies, describing their luminosity, color, structure and star formation properties. Some ideas on the nature of single dwarf ``nests'' are discussed. | 
	 
	
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