Stalin, who massacred the intellectuals, paid special attention to genetics, psychology, applied mathematics and computers, which he saw as products of capitalism, and on the basis of pseudoscientific theories he ordered the schools to suspend any relevant teaching. "At that time a deadly atmosphere hung over academic circles," says Karapetjants Artemi, a senior collaborator in Chinese languages.
對知識分子展開屠殺的史達林更視遺傳學、心理學、計算數學、電腦為資本主義產物，以「偽科學」的理由，下令學校停止相關教學，「當時學術界一片死氣沉沉」，莫大語言學副博士高闢天說。