The Scientist, The Imposter and Stalin: How to Feed the People
Original title: Le savant, l'imposteur et Staline : Comment nourrir le peuple
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Directed by Gulya Mirzoeva
The documentary tells two very different human fates in the 1920s Soviet Union. Nikolai Vavilov was a botanical genius, Trofim Lyssenko was an agronomist who made great promises and fake inventions. Each of them tried to solve the country's nutritional problem, but only one succeeded.
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geneticspropagandasoviet unionscience historyhistory of science
