# Jailed Russian mathematician Azat Miftakhov publishes paper solving Chui’s Conjecture in French journal

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- Meduza, 2026-08-21 17:45 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://meduza.io/en/news/2026/08/21/jailed-russian-mathematician-azat-miftakhov-publishes-paper-solving-chui-s-conjecture-in-french-journal

> French mathematics journal Revue de la filière mathématique has published a paper by jailed Russian mathematician Azat Miftakhov on Chui’s Conjecture in a Hilbert space. His support group says he solved the problem while imprisoned in Dimitrovgrad, with French mathematician Bernard Randé helping arrange publication. It is Miftakhov’s third paper published abroad since his arrest.