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    Mathias Rust

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    I wanted to choose somewhere public, because I was scared of the KGB. ↗


    — Mathias Rust

    #choose #i #kgb #public #scared

    Imprisonment hit me so hard - much harder than I had thought. ↗


    — Mathias Rust

    #hard #harder #hit #i #imprisonment

    My parents came to visit every two months and brought plenty of books. ↗


    — Mathias Rust

    #brought #came #every #months #parents

    My parents were angry, but they were relieved that I was in good condition. They had been afraid the Russians would torture me. They told me not to do it again! ↗


    — Mathias Rust

    #again #angry #been #condition #good

    My plan was to land in Red Square, but there were too many people and I thought I'd cause casualties. ↗


    — Mathias Rust

    #cause #i #land #many #people

    Once this key conflict is eased, it will have a huge impact on the world. It will take time to find a solution. It's similar to the situation between East and the West at the time of my flight. ↗


    — Mathias Rust

    #conflict #eased #east #find #flight

    The defence and air defence ministers were both replaced and more than 2,000 officers lost their jobs. ↗


    — Mathias Rust

    #both #defence #jobs #lost #ministers

    You have to be young to be able to do things like that. Now I'm more cautious. I'm proud that I was able to do what I did - psychologically it was a great wall to climb - but sometimes I regret it. ↗


    — Mathias Rust

    #cautious #climb #did #great #great wall






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    However right after his final communication with traffic control he turned his plane to the east. Air traffic control presumed an emergency and a rescue effort was organized including a Finnish Border Guard patrol boat. " After being released from court he converted to Hinduism in 1996 to become engaged to a daughter of an Indian tea merchant.

    The incident aided Mikhail Gorbachev in the implementation of his reforms (by removing numerous military officials opposed to him) and reduced the prestige of the Soviet military among the populace thus helping bring an end to the Cold War. An amateur pilot he flew from Finland to Moscow being tracked several times by Soviet air defence and interceptors. He landed on Vasilevsky Descent[where?] next to Red Square near the Kremlin in the capital of the Soviet Union.

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