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Jennifer Ebeling

26, 1943
Nikolai Vavilov, Russian & , died of starvation at the Saratov concentration camp.

Meanwhile, Nikolai's team of scientists were held up inside the Russian , saving the precious repository from the 900-day siege of . Placing the security of the world's seeds (some edible) over their own survival, some valiant starved to death.

Today the seed bank honors Niko as the Vavilov Institute of Plant Genetic Resources.

Black & White Photo of Nikolai Vavilov, Russian botanist and geneticist. He has a receding hairline, dark eyes, serious eyebrows, a mustache and a round face. Date: 1933 Credit: World Telegram staff photographer License: Public domain
Closeup of jars of various seeds tipped over with seeds of all sizes, shapes, and colors spilling out.
Closeup of seeds sprouting.
Behind the equestrian statue of Nikolai I near St Isaac's Cathedral is the No. 4 Building of the Institute of Plant Industry E Date: Oct 10, 2006 Credit: Sergey Galchenkov (Cepreñ V I anyeHKoB) License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0
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