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Originally Posted by W.F. Lantry
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That article actually brings back many memories for me. When I was an undergrad, I spent a summer on an NSERC grant fixing up the English for some translations that Anatoly Fomenko made of his work.
Just so people know, Fomenko is a giant in mathematics, having proven some of the most important results in modern topology and surfaces (trust me, this is a big deal in mathematics!). I'd say that his intellectual importance dwarfs that of Kasparov. This is not the work of a quack.
I'm delighted to hear that his theories are gaining ground in Russia and a (small) presence on the internet.