BloggersArena Russian Scientists Kept Five People Awake For 30 Days.. But They Never Expected THIS To Happen! These men were considered betrayer by the Government and were used as a subject for an experiment. The result stunned everyone. #7 Enemies Of The State Were Their Subject. It was towards the end of 1940s, when a bunch of five people in Russia were taken as nation's rival by the Government. Therefore, they were subjected to be a part of an experiment by the scientists where they'd be exposed to a minor dose of gas which could result in discarding the need to sleep in humans.