Dare to look inside the chilling true story of Project Red Beast, a Soviet genetic experiment so monstrous it was nearly erased from history. On Cold Logic, host Silas Gray guides you through the deeply emotional and disturbing narrative of Joseph Stalin's relentless pursuit of a human-ape hybrid supersoldier army. This isn't just about science; it's about control, ideology, and the terrifying cost of absolute power.Journey back to the 1920s to meet Ilya Ivanovich Ivanov, a pioneering biologist whose groundbreaking animal hybridization work caught Stalin's eye. Hear the shocking details of his secret missions in French Guinea and later in Georgia, where unethical and horrific artificial insemination experiments were conducted on women without their full consent, all in the name of creating an "obedient, soulless" fighting machine.We expose the dark archives unearthed after the Soviet collapse: letters, lab requisitions, and whispers of "secondary subjects" that fuel unsettling rumors of Soviet chimeras and hidden research labs in the remote Ural Mountains. Explore the shadowy intersection of Cold War paranoia, historical true crime, and forbidden science, including alleged KGB sightings of "bipedal anomalies" and parallels with Western projects like MKUltra.What drives humanity to such ethical extremes? This episode dissects the Soviet vision of the "New Soviet Man" and how it justified breaking every moral boundary. It's a profound exploration of unethical scientific research, totalitarian regimes, and genetic manipulation.In an era of advanced CRISPR gene editing and the creation of animal-human chimeras for medical purposes, Project Red Beast serves as a stark warning. What are the limits of scientific exploration? And at what point does ambition consume humanity?If you're captivated by dark history, secret military projects, true horror stories, Soviet-era mysteries, and the ethical dilemmas of biotechnology, Cold Logic offers unparalleled depth. Subscribe now to follow the logic and question everything.

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