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Under Peter, Russia imported a lot of great minds, who then fled when things started to get horrible. They've produced some greats, but shockingly few when you
by S_Daedalus 10y ago
Under Peter, Russia imported a lot of great minds, who then fled when things started to get horrible. They've produced some greats, but shockingly few when you consider how large the country their working with is.
- gaius 10y agoRussia is actually not that large population-wise.
- S_Daedalus 10y agoMore than 140 million is pretty huge, and that's modern Russia, not what it used to be with all of its empire, and later satellite states.
- gaius 10y agoLess than half the population of the US, tho', and only double the UK, you have to compare like with like.
- S_Daedalus 10y agoIn what way does that relate to the original point? Russia doesn't have the record of producing mathematicians at a rate of a much smaller country like Germany.
- gaius 10y agoYou asserted that Russia should produce more mathematicians because it is large. But large mainly empty land area will not have that effect.
- S_Daedalus 10y agoYou're going backwards. We already did the "per capita" thing, now you're pretending that you didn't understand what "large" meant in the first place? I see that you have some kind of problem with what's been said about the production of great mathematical minds in Russia, so why don't you offer something contrary to the assertions made so far? Rhetorical gaming is really not an effective tool to make your point.
- gaius 10y agoYou said: shockingly few when you consider how large the country their working with is I replied that the country isn't actually that large in terms of people, so your point is invalid. Now you seem to be saying that empty land should produce more mathematicians. Also, it's "they're".