The Russians may not be the powerful nation they once were, but Vladimir Putin is trying to change that. Instead of sending a man to Mars or dominating the 2016 Olympics, Russian scientists want to show their success in a new way.
PUTIN AND RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS ARE WORKING TO CHANGE THE WORLD
You can say what you want about Putin, but the man has guts. Who else would have the idea of bringing a woolly mammoth back to life? Take that, Obama. Russia's top scientists have opened a new lab dedicated to studying the DNA of extinct animals. With any luck, they'll be able to create clones from the remains of the permafrost creatures. The lab is located in the coldest city in the world, Yakutsk. In addition to the freezing temperatures, the lab has the largest collection of ancient frozen animals in the world. In total, it has more than 2,000 remains of prehistoric animals such as horses, foxes and, of course, woolly mammoths.
RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS WILL CREATE PUTIN'S ICON
If Putin manages to bring a woolly mammoth back to life, it will certainly be his legacy. To do this, Russian scientists say they need the perfect body. By that they mean a preserved mammoth that fell into the thawed permafrost. As one can imagine, this is not an easy task. On the one hand, the country lacks the facilities to carry out this operation. Also, the inefficiency of the bureaucracy in the region has made the process difficult. Fortunately, there is a team of mammoth hunters in the tundra looking for various bones and tusks.
GET A WOOLLY MAMMOTH LIKE PUTIN AND RUSSIAN SCIENTISTS
You've heard the legends, you've seen Ice Age 2, but do you really know what a woolly mammoth looks like? Well, get ready. For example, get one of these Papo Wooly Mammoth models. The strong, firm plastic material is perfect for showing a small child. That way, they won't be terrified when Russia builds its own army of communist woolly mammoths to take over the world. Although the beasts won't be happy with the warming climate.