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Stalin đź“Ť Soviet Union

USSR Academy of Sciences

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Lysenko’s position wins state-backed dominance over Soviet genetics

đź“… 7 August 1948

At the end of the VASKhNIL session, Trofim Lysenko’s doctrine was declared the official line, with Stalin’s support. Genetics was marginalized, research and teaching were disrupted, and scientists...