Lysenkoism

In the annals of scientific history, few tales are as captivating and cautionary as that of Lysenkoism. Picture a world where politics trumps evidence, where ideology shapes reality, and where an entire nation's agricultural fate hangs in the balance. This is the story of Trofim Lysenko, a Soviet agronomist whose unorthodox theories on genetics and heredity captured the imagination of Joseph Stalin himself. For nearly three decades, Lysenko's pseudoscientific ideas dominated Soviet agriculture, leading to catastrophic crop failures and widespread famine. Join us as we unravel the fascinating and tragic saga of Lysenkoism, exploring how one man's flawed theories became state doctrine, and the devastating consequences that followed.

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