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.

Country:

France

Genre:

Documentary,

History

Duration:

0 minutes

Year:

2025

Director:

Mathieu Schwartz

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Company:

TSVP,

LCP - Assemblée nationale,

PROCIREP,

Angoa-Agicoa,

Fondation Sciences Mathématiques de Paris,

CNC

Cast:
Michel Broué

Self : Mathematician & Trotskist Activist

Pierre Laurent

Self : Journalist

Pierre Juquin

Self : Syndicalist

Mathieu Schwartz

Narrator (voice)

Crew:
Daphné Turpin

Camera Operator

Gabriel Buti

Camera Operator

Marie Luquet-Courbon

Editor

Clément Barbier

Original Music Composer

Valentin Marinelli

Original Music Composer