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Thursday, 25 October 2007

Stalin's "Supermen"


According to the Scotsman, Stalin had a lot in common with Dr. Vornoff.
THE Soviet dictator Josef Stalin ordered the creation of Planet of the Apes-style warriors by crossing humans with apes, according to recently uncovered secret documents.

Moscow archives show that in the mid-1920s Russia's top animal breeding scientist, Ilya Ivanov, was ordered to turn his skills from horse and animal work to the quest for a super-warrior.

According to Moscow newspapers, Stalin told the scientist: "I want a new invincible human being, insensitive to pain, resistant and indifferent about the quality of food they eat."
I guess that's what they really meant by the New Soviet Man.

Come to think of it, given that Homo Sovieticus was essentially a mindless brute with all human thought and sympathy bred out of him, it probably isn't that much of a joke.
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1 comment:

  1. jayessellSaturday, 27 October 2007 at 10:09:00 GMT-7

    There's another schlok movie with Atomic Brained Zombies.

    The Astro-Zombies! (1968)

    One of the screenwriters went on to become TV's Trapper John.

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