The Scientist, The Imposter and Stalin: How to Feed the People
7.30
January 2018
56 min
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.
Type:
MOVIE
Country:
FR
Genres:
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Release:
July 2018
Production:
ARTE, Point du Jour
Cast:
Marina Vlady
Tags:
genetics, propaganda, soviet union, science history, history of science
