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Ces mathématiciens qui firent plier le Kremlin

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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.

Directed by Mathieu Schwartz

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The people behind the story

Michel Broué
Michel BrouéSelf : Mathematician & Trotskist Activist
Pierre Laurent
Pierre LaurentSelf : Journalist
Pierre Juquin
Pierre JuquinSelf : Syndicalist
Mathieu SchwartzNarrator (voice)

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