Gene management. Vavilov against Lysenko

The history of genetics and prerequisites for epigenetics in the Soviet Union is the topic of little studied, despite the fact that there are many publications about persecution of genetics in the USSR, the activities of the breeder T.D. Lysenko and the tragic fate of the geobotanics and genetics N.I. Vavilova. Two images, two destinies, as if the embodiment of the confrontation between a genius and a villain ... But in the book it will be discussed not only about the genetics and the tragedy of two researchers, which is difficult to understand without the context of the era. The fate of Vavilov and Lysenko is an example of the close connection of the political system, economic policy, ideology, scientific research and personal qualities at one of the most important stages of the history of our homeland