. ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁a ▁foreign ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society . ▁ ▁On ▁his ▁ 8 0 th ▁birth day , ▁Russian ▁President ▁Vladimir ▁Put in ▁ha iled ▁his ▁" fund amental ▁research " ▁in ▁mathematics , ▁and ▁his ▁creation ▁of ▁" a ▁great ▁science ▁school ▁known ▁both ▁in ▁Russia ▁and ▁abroad ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Sh af are v ich ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁ ▁by ▁the ▁Russian ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences . ▁ ▁Political ▁activities ▁Sh af are v ich ▁came ▁into ▁conflict ▁with ▁the ▁Soviet ▁authorities ▁in ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁but ▁was ▁protected ▁by ▁Ivan ▁Pet rov sky , ▁the ▁R ector ▁of ▁Moscow ▁University . ▁He ▁belonged ▁to ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁P och ven n ich est vo - infl uen ced ▁diss idents ▁who ▁end ors ed ▁the ▁Orth odox ▁Christian ▁tradition . ▁Sh af are v ich ▁published ▁a ▁book , ▁The ▁Social ist ▁Ph en omen on ▁( F rench ▁edition ▁ 1 9 7 5 , ▁English ▁edition ▁ 1 9 8 0 ), ▁which ▁was ▁c ited ▁by ▁Sol z hen its yn ▁in ▁his ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁address ▁to ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁Sh af are v ich , ▁with ▁Val ery ▁Chal id ze , ▁Gr ig ori ▁P ody ap ol ski ▁and ▁And rei ▁T ver d ok h leb ov , ▁became