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I can't find it at the moment --- it was an essay about a Russian mathematician's experiences coming to the United States and the culture shock with respect to
by kmill 7y ago
I can't find it at the moment --- it was an essay about a Russian mathematician's experiences coming to the United States and the culture shock with respect to education --- but in it he offered that Soviet academics' relationship to mathematical education was rooted in it being a safe avenue for self-expression and collaboration amongst all the censorship. Students had a drive to solve all the problems they could due to how much of a precious resource these groups were. (I believe the Math Circles program in the United States is inspired by these arrangements.)
- zarmin 7y agoPDF warning: https://faculty.utrgv.edu/eleftherios.gkioulekas/OGS/Misc/ARUSSIAN.PDF https://faculty.utrgv.edu/eleftherios.gkioulekas/OGS/Misc/AR... Good read. I searched for "Russian mathematician's experiences coming to the United States and the culture shock with respect to education" ;)
- Ididntdothis 7y agoThis actually makes sense. The communists probably didn’t have much of an opinion about math so mathematicians could do whatever they wanted to do within that area. I read the same about rock music in East Germany. The party didn’t know how to deal with that so it left the fans and musicians alone.