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Ces mathématiciens qui firent plier le Kremlin

2025Mathieu Schwartz

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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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What is Ces mathématiciens qui firent plier le Kremlin (2025) about?

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…

Who stars in Ces mathématiciens qui firent plier le Kremlin?

Ces mathématiciens qui firent plier le Kremlin stars Michel Broué (Self : Mathematician & Trotskist Activist), Pierre Laurent (Self : Journalist), Pierre Juquin (Self : Syndicalist), Mathieu Schwartz (Narrator (voice)). The film was directed by Mathieu Schwartz.

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