After Aleksandrov failed to solve the continuum hypothesis (which is not surprising since it can neither be proved or disproved as was shown by Cohen in the 1960s) he thought he was not capable of a mathematical career. Aleksandrov went to Novgorod-Severskii and became a theatre producer.
Pagkatapos Aleksandrov nabigo na lutasin ang continuum teorya (na kung saan ay hindi kataka-taka dahil ito ay maaring maging alinman sa proved o disproved bilang ay ipinapakita sa pamamagitan ng Cohen sa 1960s) siya-iisip siya ay hindi kaya ng isang matematiko karera. Aleksandrov napunta sa Novgorod-Severskii at naging isang drama producer.