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

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

Starring: Marina Vlady

Writer: Luc Martin-Gousset

Release Date:
July 31, 2018
Ratings:
7.3 / 10
Director:
Gulya Mirzoeva
Companies:
ARTE

Overview

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.