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The Great Purge of Scientists
50:04 - 54:42 (04:38)
The Soviet Union is in the middle of a major purge which is sweeping out many legitimate scientists who may not have been useful for the Soviet State. Although some of those being purged may have deserved it, many innocent individuals engaged in legitimate research are also being swept up in the wave.
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Despite farming 163 times as much land as before, food production in the Soviet Union was lower after four years due to their failed agricultural policies.
50:04 - 51:56 (01:52)
Summary
Despite farming 163 times as much land as before, food production in the Soviet Union was lower after four years due to their failed agricultural policies.
ChapterThe Great Purge of Scientists
EpisodePart One: The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People
PodcastBehind the Bastards
Trofen Leshenko was declared a hero of socialist labor and awarded six orders of linen, the order of the red banner, and three Stalin prizes.
51:56 - 52:43 (00:46)
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Trofen Leshenko was declared a hero of socialist labor and awarded six orders of linen, the order of the red banner, and three Stalin prizes. He had a face made for sculpture with an angry jaw line that was so memorable that statues of him were made.
ChapterThe Great Purge of Scientists
EpisodePart One: The Russian Scientist Who Helped Kill 30 Million People
PodcastBehind the Bastards
The Soviet Union's war on science began in 1930 when Trofim Lysenko became the director of the Soviet Union's department of genetics.
52:43 - 54:42 (01:59)
Summary
The Soviet Union's war on science began in 1930 when Trofim Lysenko became the director of the Soviet Union's department of genetics. Lysenko's ideological views clashed with the scientific method and led to the purging of thousands of scientists, including respected geneticists.