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No, he’s not a vagrant. 😱😱

This is Grigori Yakovlevich Perelman, the brilliant mathematician who cracked one of history’s toughest problems. A Russian blogger spotted him in the St. Petersburg metro—his unkempt hair, scruffy beard, and worn-out shoes might make some mistake him for a beggar.

Perelman was awarded a $1 million prize by the Clay Mathematics Institute for solving Poincaré's conjecture, but he turned it down, saying: "If the solution is correct, no further recognition is necessary." To this day, it remains the only solved Millennium Prize Problem.

Despite being one of the greatest mathematical minds of our time, Perelman withdrew from the scientific community, cutting ties with his colleagues and choosing a life of solitude. His story is a powerful reminder that groundbreaking discoveries often come with personal sacrifice.

In St. Petersburg, young people now wear T-shirts featuring his image and the phrase: "You can't buy everything." By rejecting societal norms and academic expectations, Perelman embraced both genius and isolation—on his own terms.
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