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The Scientist, The Imposter and Stalin: How to Feed the People

The Scientist, The Imposter and Stalin: How to Feed the People

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Status

Released

Release Date

Jul 31, 2018

Runtime

0h 56m

Genres

Documentary, History, TV Movie

User Score

73%

Original Title

Le savant, l'imposteur et Staline : Comment nourrir le peuple

Production Companies

ARTE, Point du Jour

Director

Gulya Mirzoeva

Description

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.