Trofim Lysenko
Trofim Lysenko was a Soviet agronomist whose controversial agricultural theories rejected Mendelian genetics in favor of a blend of Lamarckism and Darwinism. Lysenko gained the favor of Joseph Stalin, which allowed him to suppress dissenting scientists and implement his flawed agricultural practices, leading to widespread famine in the Soviet Union.
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The influence of politically favoured but scientifically flawed agricultural theories associated with Trofim Lysenko reduced survival rates in several plantations.
After a devastating famine, the Soviet Union planted 5,320 km of giant tree belts in 1948, hoping to transform the climate itself. Still, the world's largest forest-engineering experiment was largely abandoned after Stalin's death | World News
India· 2026-07-09
Trofim Lysenko was a Soviet agronomist who declared classical genetics to be a 'bourgeois pseudoscience'.
в Могилеве есть пересечение улиц Лысенко и Вавилова
Belarus· 2026-07-07
Lysenko influenced Stalin to reject modern genetics, leading to agricultural failures.
La ciencia, en la mira de los autócratas, según expertos
Honduras· 2025-09-15
Trofim Lysenko is referenced in comparison to Peter Kotlár's attacks on scientific institutions.
Peter Kotlár ako symptóm úpadku vládnej politiky a krízy štátu (píše Peter Weiss)
Slovakia· 2025-08-29
Lysenko was a Soviet agronomist who developed a confused agricultural theory that gained favor with Stalin.
כשמדענים פוגשים פוליטיקאים שלא סופרים אותם
Israel· 2025-02-19
