Infinite Burnside groups of even exponent

We present a modified version of the Novikov–Adian theory for free Burnside groups of exponent $n=16k\geqslant 8000$. On the basis of this theory, we obtain a negative solution to the Burnside problem for even values of $n\geqslant 8000$ and prove a number of assertions on Burnside groups of exponent $n=16k\geqslant 8000$.