Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin revolutionized horticulture in Russia under Communist rule. Michurin developed many hardier fruits, more adaptable to the various areas of Russia. A mix of horticulture, history and propaganda.
It's clear that the overwhelming majority of people who decry and vilify Michurinist biology haven't engaged with it beyond blind accusations of "pseudoscience." This book is a solid primer for refuting those accusations, and for understanding the dialectical materialist conception of physical science and biology in particular.