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]

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

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[1] Santos, Nicolás Atanes (2021-10-01). "La Carta de los 99". Diario16 (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-08-25.

[2] "1968". www.mat.univie.ac.at. Retrieved 2022-08-25.

[3] "Pismo-99". math.ru. Retrieved 2022-08-25.

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