Ces mathématiciens qui firent plier le Kremlin

Name: Ces mathématiciens qui firent plier le Kremlin
Genre: Documentary, History
Released: 2025-02-10
Rating: 8
Cast: Mathieu Schwartz, Michel Broué, Pierre Laurent, Pierre Juquin

8.0 (1)2025-02-10

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Overview

On January 15, 1972, Leonid Pliouchtch, a Ukrainian mathematician who was unknown at the time, was locked up in a Soviet psychiatric institution and accused of dissidence. His wife, Tatiana, fought for his defense and contacted a committee of French mathematicians to help him. Led by Laurent Schwartz, they launched a three-year campaign to secure his release and succeeded in getting the USSR to back down on the issue.