The Scientist, The Imposter and Stalin: How to Feed the People
2018•56m•7.3•Released
DocumentaryHistoryTV Movie
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.
Director
Gulya Mirzoeva
Languages
French, Russian
Studio
ARTE
Cast
Marina Vlady
(voice)
Production
Company
ARTE
Company
Point du Jour
Producer
Vladimir Donn
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