러시아 수면 실험

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Description

A creature from the folklore of Russia. The Russian Sleep Experiment is a creepypasta that tells the tale of five Soviet-era test subjects…

Origin & Background

The Russian Sleep Experiment began on August 10, 2010, when a user named OrangeSoda posted it on the Creepypasta Wiki. The story involves five test subjects from the Soviet era who are exposed to a stimulant that disrupts sleep, forming the basis of an urban legend.

The Legend

This story deals with an experiment conducted from the perspective of scientists in a secretly operated Soviet experimental facility. Scientists and various other researchers administer a sleep-disrupting gas to political prisoners for 15 days. As the experiment progresses, the lack of sleep transforms the test subjects into violent, zombie-like beings, who become addicted to the gas and human flesh. At the end of the story, all characters die, and the only surviving scientist's reason for survival remains unknown.

In Popular Culture

Since its initial publication, the Russian Sleep Experiment has gained immense popularity. Many people believe that this story is not fiction but reality, leading to several articles attempting to refute this claim. This creepypasta is often shared alongside distorted images of a gaunt figure, which is implied to be one of the test subjects. This image is actually an animatronic Halloween prop called 'Spasm.' The story is considered one of the most shocking and influential urban legends of the internet age and has been covered in various media.

This article is based on the Wikipedia article "Russian Sleep Experiment" (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Wikipedia