Letter of the 99

The letter of the 99 (in Russian: Письмо девяноста девяти) is a collective open letter signed in 1968 by several famous Soviet mathematicians in defense of their colleague Aleksander Yesenin-Volpin, who was forcibly committed to a psychiatric hospital in connection with his dissident activities. The letter became an important event in the history of both Soviet mathematics and the human rights movement.[1][2][3]

References

  1. Santos, Nicolás Atanes. La Carta de los 99 (in es). Diario16 (2021-10-01). Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  2. 1968. www.mat.univie.ac.at. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
  3. Pismo-99. math.ru. Retrieved 2022-08-25.