EXTRACTS FROM CONTROLLED OFFENSIVE BEHAVIOR USSR (PARAPSYCHOLOGY)

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The declassified document discusses parapsychology in the Soviet Union. In 1964, the Library of Congress reviewed Soviet literature on parapsychology and concluded that official Soviet support for this research was unlikely. However, in 1959, a book titled "Mysterious Phenomena of the Human Psyche" was published in the USSR, leading to the establishment of labs and research centers studying telepathy and other paranormal phenomena. The findings from these studies attracted attention and were published in various journals. The document indicates that this is a preliminary survey of the study of paranormal phenomena, with further studies to follow. The document is dated July 1972 and is part of the STARGATE program.

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 Parapsychology
 According to Dodge in 1964, the Aerospace Technology Division of the Library of
 Congress reviewed the Soviet literature in an unpublished bibliography entitled, ffSoviet
 Parapsychology" (ATD Report U-6L-77).  At that time, academic opposition to pare-
 psychology in the USSR had reached its zenith which led ATD observers to the reasonable
 conclusion that official Soviet support or funds for parapsychological research were
 unlikely and that investigation in this area might be terminated.
 The above conclusion was apparently - misguided because of events that occurred     :..::::...._
 in 1959 and 1960.  In 1959 a book entitled Mysterious Phenomena of the Human Psyche, was
 published in the USSR.  Its author was Professor L.L. Vasilev, head of the Dept. of
 Physiology of Leningrad U. and a Corresponding member of the Acad. of Medical Sciences
 of the USSR.  A year later, Professor Vasilev was given state funds to establish at the
 University appropriately- ecuirped labs for the study of telepathy.  The published
 findings from this lab attracted attention and began to find repercussions in the colurms
 of the non-specialized periodical Press.  This was follo:?red by a i` publication in 1962
 by i azninsi i3.  Following the example of Leningrad, tither cities, including 'r?:oscow, Kiev,
 Novosibirsk and Khartkov, extablished similiar labs and research centers, at which not
 only the phenomena described in world literature were examined, but a study was made of    E:
 parapsychic features displayed by Soviet citizens.  The journal Science and Religion has
 published many articles on Soviet parapsychology, including a discussion of. whether it     =
 was worth while continuing research in this field. (1965) .  Affirmative, though extremely
 cautious, replies to this question were given by Vice President of the Acad. of Sciences,
 N.N. Seminov, by Academicians M.A. Leontovich, A.L. Mints and G.M. Frank, and by         .... -?????..??
 Professors A.N. Leontev and V.F. Asmus.  This brief survey brings the study of
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 paranormal phenomena up to the time when studies of a more pertinent nature to this
 report have begun.
 ST-0S-O f -169-72
 DIA Task #T72-01-14
 July 1972 page 23
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