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Mathias Rust

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

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"I didn't tell anybody about my plan because I was convinced my family or friends would stop me. I didn't think much about what would happen afterwards."
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"Imprisonment hit me so hard - much harder than I had thought."
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"I wanted to choose somewhere public, because I was scared of the KGB."
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"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!"
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"I had thought about landing in the Kremlin, but there wasn't enough space."
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"I regret what happened. I saw no other possibility to achieve my goal. It was not hooliganism."
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"I had one companion. He was a teacher from the Ukraine who spoke English so we could communicate a bit. I learnt a few Russian words, but it was hard to concentrate."
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"I moved away for three years and went to Trinidad where I met my wife, Athena."
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"My parents came to visit every two months and brought plenty of books."
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