Mar. 10th, 2014 at 10:45 PM

"I believe, that after all the catastrophes that have befallen Russia in the 20th century, starting with WWI and ending with perestroika, the fact that Russia is still surviving and developing means that our people have one extra chromosome"
Vladimir Medinsky, Minister of Culture of the Russian Federation
47 CHROMOSOMES
THE RF MINISTER OF CULTURE HYPOTHESIZED THAT THE EXTRA CHROMOSOME
IS WHAT HELPED THE RUSSIAN NATION SURVIVE

Comments
...Sometime after he finished growing watermelons on oak trees...
But yes, a lot of people dryly commented that in that case, he obviously must have an extra chromosome #21...