Lysenko influenced agricultural policy during whose reign?
Lenin
Stalin
Khrushchev
Brezhnev
Answer
During the rule of Joseph Stalin, Trofim Lysenko, a Soviet biologist, held significant influence over agricultural policies. Lysenko's theories, which rejected traditional genetics in favor of his own Lamarckian ideas, were supported and promoted by Stalin, leading to the suppression of opposing scientific views and detrimental consequences for Soviet agriculture.
Sowing Seeds of Controversy: The Trofim Lysenko Saga
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