REMINISCENCES OF THE SECOND INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON LYSENKOISM (VIENNA, AUSTRIA, JUNE 21-24, 2012): BULGARIAN CASE PRESENTED

摘要

One year ago, Vienna University hosted the Second Workshop on Lysenkoism, getting together participants from all over the world, the USA, Russia, Canada, Japan, Mexico, France, Italy, England, Switzerland, Germany, Norway, the Czech Republic, Hungary,Romania, Poland, Bulgaria, while following up the tradition of the First International Workshop on Lysenkoism held in New York, USA, December 4-5, 2009. Both events were organized by William deJong-Lambert (City University of New York, USA) (1,2). The Bulgarian case in Lysenkoism controversies was largely discussed by the Bulgarian participants in the Vienna Workshop, being highlighted by the role of the Biological Conference in Sofia (April, 1949) and the dramatic fate of the world-wide recognized Bulgarian geneticist Dontcho Kostoff (1897-1949).