Genetics in Novosibirsk Akademgorodok in the early 1960s

The paper is devoted to the development of genetics in Novosibirsk Akademgorodok in the early 1960s. The author pays attention to the contradiction between the two versions, presented in the literature. On the basis of new archival documents the paper considers position of central and local officials and their influence on the material infrastructure and the cadres of the Institute of Cytology and Genetics.