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Alexandre Eremenko
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The debate was oral. But here is Arnold's written account of it (in Russian): http://www.mccme.ru/edu/index.php?ikey=viarn_burbaki&post=25742517_1256

Let me translate few words in the beginning.

Serre challenged me with this motivation: "I wanted to tell about the influence of Bourbaki on mathematics. If everyone will speak the same, especially panegyrics, this will be boring. Thus I started to search who would express an opposite opinion to mine. After having leafed through the list of mathematicians of the world, I understood that this must be you."

The duel happened on 13 of March 2013 in Institute Poincare.

Then he decribes Serre's speach and his own. It is my impression that I have seen both talks in written form. But I cannot recall where.

Alexandre Eremenko
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