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The Origins of Modern Mathematics in Russia (valeman.medium.com)
27 points by ibobev 59 days ago | hide | past | favorite | 5 comments


Luzin's students referred to their community in Moscow during the 1920s as Luzin's Paradise, often nicknamed "Luzitania". I'm surprised the article didn't mention the "Luzin affair" : http://old.math.nsc.ru/LBRT/g2/english/ssk/case_e.html


Thanks for the link and this should be in some wiki page so more people can read this history.


Leonhard Euler and the Russian Connection - https://retrospectjournal.com/2022/02/06/leonhard-euler-and-...

Leonhard Euler’s Contribution to the Development of Russian Educational Mathematical Literature - https://www.researchgate.net/publication/404544300_Leonhard_...


William Kingdon Clifford called Lobachevsky the "Copernicus of Geometry" due to the revolutionary character of his work.


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