Terrible Farming Advice: The Soviet UnionHow one man's bad ideas led to a devastating famine.

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Historically Bad Advice

Discover how political ambition corrupted science in the Soviet Union. When agronomist Trofim Lysenko's pseudoscientific theories gained state support, he promised to revolutionize agriculture. Instead, his policies silenced real scientists, crippled the nation's food supply, and caused immense suffering.