Movie Description
Ces mathématiciens qui firent plier le Kremlin
(2025)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.
Featured Crew
- Director : Mathieu Schwartz
- Producer : Agnès Molia,Christie Molia
- Editor : Marie Luquet-Courbon
- Cast : Mathieu Schwartz,Michel Broué,Pierre Laurent,Pierre Juquin
Cast
Narrator (voice)
Self : Mathematician & Trotskist Activist
Self : Journalist
Self : Syndicalist
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Facts
Original TitleCes mathématiciens qui firent plier le Kremlin
Status Released
Release Information
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2025-02-10
Original LanguageUnknown
Production CompaniesTSVP,LCP - Assemblée nationale,PROCIREP,Angoa-Agicoa,Fondation Sciences Mathématiques de Paris,CNC
Genres
- Documentary
- History































