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I don't really know how safe Russia is as a country but would it be wise for a teacher there to just accept $1 million without taking some precautions ? Person
by fierarul 17y ago
I don't really know how safe Russia is as a country but would it be wise for a teacher there to just accept $1 million without taking some precautions ?
Personally I'd say the first precaution would be to move with the family in the US, presumably to another large institution.
It's strange how reclusive the guy became (was he always like this?). I wonder if all this attention is getting him to lose interest in math.
On the other hand, without being in the spotlight, will the contributions really be acknowledged as fast as they should ?
I mean -- the guy had to solve one of the Millennium Problems to be noticed. What other "minor" stuff did he do that goes unnoticed because of his lack of "fame" or because he's not from an institution with a great pedigree ?
- mootothemax 17y agoIsn't it a little bit patronising to write I don't really know how safe Russia is as a country and then expand on how unsafe the country is? You then write that he should pack up and run off to the US; what's your reasoning behind that?
- fierarul 17y agoI might have come out as patronising, sorry about it. I do imagine the situation less safe than the US for some reason. Anyhow, moving to the US wasn't just so he could be safe or whatever but so he could really contribute to the field.
- varjag 17y agoIt's not that bad. There are many thousands of people in Moscow with much greater fortunes than that-
- Snoddas 17y agoHe's not teaching any more. He has been a recluse and stopped publishing since 2003 or thereabouts. Basically he's been hiding in his moms flat since then.