Lost in translation, apparently. The original russian title, http://www.pravda.ru/science/19-03-2010/1023431-perelman-0/ http://www.pravda.ru/science/19-03-201

Lost in translation, apparently. The original russian title, http://www.pravda.ru/science/19-03-2010/1023431-perelman-0/ http://www.pravda.ru/science/19-03-2010/1023431-perelman-0/ , says Российский математик может отказаться от премии в миллион долларов which http://translate.google.com/ http://translate.google.com/ gives as "Russia mathematician may refuse the prize of one million dollars" Not quite the "Strange Russian Genius Declines Million-Dollar Prize from USA" in the linked page. (However, "does not accept" would be accurate - misleading, but accurate ...) P.S. had to hunt a bit for the original, because the English version is under 'society', instead of the original 'science'. That may tell much ...