The Scientist, The Imposter and Stalin: How to Feed the People
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.
- Year: 2018
- Country: France
- Genre: Documentary, History, TV Movie
- Studio: ARTE, Point du Jour
- Keyword: genetics, propaganda, soviet union, science history, history of science
- Director: Gulya Mirzoeva
- Cast: Marina Vlady