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Lysenko was sure that the solution to the Soviet Union's
ongoing food shortages was to apply Marxist principles to plants. He did silly things.
For example, he would take grain, and he would expose grain to cold, thinking that future generations
of that grain will be cold-resistant
ongoing food shortages was to apply Marxist principles to plants. He did silly things.
For example, he would take grain, and he would expose grain to cold, thinking that future generations
of that grain will be cold-resistant
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Lysenko was sure that the solution
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to the Soviet Union's
ongoing food shortages
00:00:06.088 --> 00:00:09.466
was to apply Marxist principles to plants.
00:00:09.055 --> 00:00:12.072
He did silly things.
For example, he would take grain,
00:00:12.803 --> 00:00:14.513
and he would expose grain to cold,
00:00:14.597 --> 00:00:18.392
thinking that future generations
of that grain will be cold-resistant.
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Movie Summary
Ruling with an iron fist requires an aspiring dictator to know the playbook for absolute power, as history's despots prove in this sardonic docuseries.
