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THC 65: Nick Redfern Interview | Monster Files
Ilya Ivanov, Soviet Human-Ape Hybrid Experiments
Russian scientist Ilya Ivanov attempted to crossbreed humans with apes in the 1920s with funding from the Soviet Academy of Sciences. Experiments involved the artificial insemination of female chimpanzees and gorillas in West Africa and Russia. Redfern discusses rumors that these experiments may have produced mentally disabled hybrids that were eventually banished to Siberia, potentially fueling Russian Bigfoot legends.