Seagal Asks Putin for Immortality Research Support
Author: Russia 2045
Published: 2011/05/17 - Updated: 2026/02/07
Publication Type: News
Category Topic: Offbeat News - Related Publications
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Synopsis: This news article covers an unusual 2011 intersection between entertainment and longevity science, documenting actor Steven Seagal's formal appeal to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin for governmental backing of the Russia 2045 initiative. The movement, founded by Dmitry Itskov with participation from Russian specialists in neural interfaces and artificial organs, seeks to extend human life expectancy and ultimately achieve immortality by 2045 through development of artificial human bodies. The article provides factual documentation of this collaboration between a Hollywood figure and Russian scientific researchers, offering readers interested in life extension technologies, medical innovations, and the future of disability care a snapshot of ambitious biomedical goals that could eventually impact quality of life for aging populations and those with severe physical limitations requiring organ replacement or body augmentation - Disabled World (DW).
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Steven Seagal Asks For Immortality Research Support from Russian PM Vladimir Putin
Actor and martial artist Steven Seagal has written an open letter to Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, asking for support of the "Russia 2045" movement that aims to make Russia the center of immortality and artificial body research.
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According to Seagal, "Russia 2045," by using and developing new technologies, hopes to significantly improve the quality of life and make humans immortal by the year 2045.
"Not so long ago, I learned from my Russian friends about the 'Russia 2045' social movement, and I decided to join it," says Seagal, who has Russian roots and "considers himself Russian." "... I am extremely proud this technology has been discovered in Russia and that it has been propagated in Russia, with some of the greatest Russian doctors and scientists in the world. In bringing this technology into the forefront of the world, surely we as a human race will make incredible leaps and bounds ensuring a new and better quality of life," adds Seagal.
"I am appealing to you, hoping that we may have the opportunity for a mutually beneficial enterprise making the world a better place," Steven says. "It seems as through now you are placing more emphasis on life expectancy and life extension issues. I can see that you are actively working hard on coming up with solutions that lead Russia into the future confidently."
Steven Seagal has met Vladimir Putin in Russia and considers him "a prominent world leader" and hopes for his response. The "Russia 2045" movement was founded in 2011 in Moscow by the ground of prominent scientists. They intend to combine all existing groundbreaking medical technologies and develop new ones in order to produce artificial human body and, eventually, allow humans to reach immortality.
Steven Seagal is an American film star and martial artist. He is also producer, film director, and writer. Additionally, he is a Buddhist and actively involved in charity. In February 1997, His Holiness Penor Rinpoche recognized Steven Seagal as Tulku Rinpoche, and as the reincarnation of Terton Chungdrag Dorje, who lived in the XVII century.
"Russia 2045" was founded by Dmitry Itskov, president of New Media Stars, in February of 2011 with the participation of leading Russian specialists in the fields of neural interfaces, artificial organs, and systems. Its major goal is creation of an artificial body, while the intermediate goal is to create various artificial organs, and life expectancy extension.