Ces mathématiciens qui firent plier le Kremlin

8/10 2025 4K 0 min

Documentary • History

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.

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Ces mathématiciens qui firent plier le Kremlin

Top Cast

Michel Broué

Michel Broué

Self : Mathematician & Trotskist Activist

Pierre Laurent

Pierre Laurent

Self : Journalist

Pierre Juquin

Pierre Juquin

Self : Syndicalist

Mathieu Schwartz

Mathieu Schwartz

Narrator (voice)

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