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About the life of the Russian biologist Ivan Michurin. 1912 year. Having rejected American offers to work abroad, Michurin continues his research in the Russian Empire, despite the fact that his ideas are not perceived by the tsarist government, the church and idealistic science. Michurin is supported by prominent scientists of the country and he continues to work hard. After the October Revolution, a small Michurin garden in the city of Kozlov (the biologist's homeland) becomes a large state nursery.
Soviet Union Soviet Union
Vladimir Solovyov Grigori Belov Nikolai Shamin Fyodor Grigoryev Mikhail Zharov Konstantin Nassonov Aleksei Zhiltsov Ivan Nazarov Viktor Khokhryakov Dmitriy Dubov Gennadi Pechnikov Vyacheslav Isayev Sergei Tsenin Yuri Lyubimov Ivan Kashirin Sergey Bondarchuk Aleksandr Smirnov Viktor Klyucharyov Pavel Gaideburov Yevgeniya Khovanskaya Aleksei Konsovsky Klara Luchko Anatoliy Larionov Natalya Sadovskaya Yevgeni Gurov Pyotr Savin Nikolai Khryashchikov Anatoli Zhukov Sergei Antimonov Mikhail Grodskiy Viktor Matisen Aleksandr Pelevin Nikolai Neronov Leonid Knyazev Pavel Vinnik Svetlana Bogolyubova Anatoliy Solovyov Alexey Bahar Nikolay Lebedev Andrei Petrov Vsevolod Semyonov Valerian Kazanskiy Natalia Sadovskaya Oleksandra Vasylieva
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