 On September 11, 1922, Mikhail Kalinin visited Michurin at Lenin's personal request.On November 20, 1923, the Council of People's Commissars recognized Michurin's "fruit garden" as an institution of state importance.In 1928, the Soviets established a selectionist genetic station on the basis of Michurin's garden, which would be re-organized into the Michurin Central Genetic Laboratory in 1934.