Although he only proved a special case of the Langlands conjecture, Drinfeld has introduced important new ideas in his solution and made a real breakthrough.
Kahit na siya lamang proved ng isang espesyal na kaso ng Langlands haka-haka, Drinfeld ay nagpasimula ng mahalagang bagong mga ideya sa kanyang solusyon at ginawa ng isang tunay na pambihirang tagumpay.