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The Origins of Modern Mathematics in Russia

23 pointsby ibobevlast Friday at 4:48 PM5 commentsview on HN

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lovegrenobletoday at 3:41 PM

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

grokcodectoday at 2:58 PM

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

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rramadasstoday at 3:27 PM

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_...

maxdotoday at 3:15 PM

AI slop detected.