In the Soviet era, Russia put basic science education at the height of national security strategy, among which mathematics was regarded as the most important core subject, and a large amount of investment made Russian mathematics education reach a new height.
Moreover, mathematics education in Russia starts with dolls. Regardless of age, as long as you have talent and absolutely have resources to help you, you can enter the selection of mathematics major by virtue of your own ability after graduating from primary school.
In middle schools in Russia, there are special math courses for children who are gifted in math. In addition to normal study, there are a lot of math education waiting for them every day.
After graduating from high school, those excellent children can go directly to Moscow University, the best mathematics institute in Russia, for further study, so as to reach the peak of mathematics. How can comprehensive mathematics education from dolls fail to cultivate excellent mathematicians?
The strength of Russian mathematicians is well known: nearly half of American mathematicians invited by the 20 14 International Congress of Mathematicians have Russian or Eastern European backgrounds. 100 Over the years, there have been more than 100 world-class mathematicians in Russia, especially those who graduated from Moscow University. There are not only many mathematicians, but also too much gold.