The Soviet Sleep Experiment Was Fake. The Real Story Is Worse.
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The Soviet Sleep Experiment was fiction, but the real history behind it is darker than the creepypasta itself. We look at Cold War sleep deprivation research, MKULTRA, CIA interrogation methods, hallucinations, and what prolonged wakefulness can do to the human mind. The story may be fake — the underlying science and government interest were not.
The Soviet Sleep Experiment — also known as the Russian Sleep Experiment — became one of the internet’s most infamous creepypasta stories. Five prisoners. A sealed chamber. An experimental stimulant. Days without sleep.
In this episode of Divergent Files, we dig into the Soviet Sleep Experiment myth, Cold War sleep deprivation research, MKULTRA, Project Artichoke, CIA interrogation methods, stimulant experiments, prolonged wakefulness, hallucinations, and what actually happens when the human brain is pushed too long without sleep.
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