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简介:ThisbiographicaldocumentaryfollowsYuriIvanovichManin’sstellarcareerinthe‘goldenyears’ofMoscowmathematicsduringthe1960sand1970s.Hewasoneofthekeyplayersinthedevelopmentofalgebraicgeometry,atatimewhenaconstellationofbrilliantminds—ofwhichManin'swasbutone—wereconductingoutstandingmathematicalresearch.Thishappenedunderthestricturesofaclosedsocietythatputsevererestrictionsonacademics(despitediplomaticdétente)rightuptothefalloftheIronCurtainin1989.YuriManin’sbrilliance,andhisunswervingintegrity,helpedhimevadethepitfallsofSoviet-eraacademia. Hisfullcooperationwiththisdocumentaryallowstheworldafascinatingglimpseintoaneraofscientificenquirythatisascelebratedasitisunderreported.Itisabouttheexceptionallifeofamathematicianinunusualtimes,whosepassionforhissubject,aswellashisbreadthofthinking,allowedhimtoforgehisownfreedom.Internationallyrecognizedforhiscontributiontomathematics,Manin’smanyprizesincludetheLeninPrizein1967,theBrouwerGoldMedalin1984andtheGeorgCantorMedalin2002.…