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One guy who truly got this was revolutionary biologist Trofim Lysenko
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How to Become a Tyrant

One guy who truly got this wasrevolutionary biologist Trofim Lysenko

One guy who truly got this was
revolutionary biologist Trofim Lysenko

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One guy who truly got this was revolutionary biologist Trofim Lysenko.
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6 seconds
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24
Timestamp in Movie
00:19:01
Uploaded
May 11, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary, biography, history

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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.
S01 • E04 Lysenko was sure that the solution - How to Become a Tyrant 00:18
Lysenko was sure that the solution
S01 • E01 Nobody... nobody governs alone. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
Nobody... nobody governs alone.
S01 • E01 Not Idi Amin, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
Not Idi Amin,
S01 • E02 In 1979, under Ayatollah Khomeini, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:10
In 1979, under Ayatollah Khomeini,
S01 • E04 And of course, it's completely absurd, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
And of course, it's completely absurd,
S01 • E02 So, there was now this new Iranian regime - How to Become a Tyrant 00:08
So, there was now this new Iranian regime
S01 • E05 But no matter what the rest of the world thinks, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
But no matter what the rest of the world thinks,
S01 • E04 Stalin invites Lysenko to speak at the Kremlin, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:45
Stalin invites Lysenko to speak at the Kremlin,
S01 • E02 And it actually had the resources to make it happen. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:05
And it actually had the resources to make it happen.
S01 • E02 Saddam decided to preemptively attack Iran. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
Saddam decided to preemptively attack Iran.
S01 • E05 Gaddafi sponsored many, many separatist movements. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:04
Gaddafi sponsored many, many separatist movements.
S01 • E02 He really believes that it is going to be a short war, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:09
He really believes that it is going to be a short war,
S01 • E05 Across the globe, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:36
Across the globe,
S01 • E02 Saddam Hussein's war against Iran - How to Become a Tyrant 00:12
Saddam Hussein's war against Iran
S01 • E02 "This is a dead end." - How to Become a Tyrant 00:51
"This is a dead end."
S01 • E04 In propaganda, Stalin portrays Lysenko - How to Become a Tyrant 00:30
In propaganda, Stalin portrays Lysenko
S01 • E05 He wanted the respect of the world while he was terrorizing everybody. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
He wanted the respect of the world while he was terrorizing ...
S01 • E05 We refuse to bow our heads in front of America. - How to Become a Tyrant 00:06
We refuse to bow our heads in front of America.
S01 • E05 Word to the wise: - How to Become a Tyrant 00:12
Word to the wise:
S01 • E01 And for that, Hitler could always count on this guy, - How to Become a Tyrant 00:12
And for that, Hitler could always count on this guy,