In 1975, a mutiny occurred on a Soviet Destroyer by the name of the Storozhevoy. The ship's second in command, Valery Sablin led a coup against the ship's commander in the hopes of seizing the ship and broadcasting a call to the citizens to raise up arms and commit to a second revolution.
Sablin's wish was to topple the current Soviet government, which he though was far from communist and highly corrupt at the time. After showing the crew the famous Soviet film,The Battleship Potemkin, Sablin conducted a vote in which a majority of the crew decided to go along with him. Their plan was to saild to Leningrad and issue the broadcast there in the hopes that it would be picked up on national frequencies.
Shortly after, the army got wind of the operation and managed to halt the mutiny. Out of all the mutineers, Sablin and his second in command were the only ones to be convicted, with Sablin being sent to the FIRING SQUAD. For the longest time, the Politburo hid the event from the public, only revealing it after the dissolution of the USSR.
In your opinion, what do you think would have happened had he been able to sail to Leningrad and issue his broadcast. Would the entire population really rise up as he would have hoped?
Here is a short documentary on the event if anyone is interested. I find the whole story to be really fascinating. Say what you want about the plan, but you got to applaud the guy for sticking to his ideals.
and yeah Tom Clancy did base his novel on the event.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYQEl9OxnqM
Sablin's wish was to topple the current Soviet government, which he though was far from communist and highly corrupt at the time. After showing the crew the famous Soviet film,The Battleship Potemkin, Sablin conducted a vote in which a majority of the crew decided to go along with him. Their plan was to saild to Leningrad and issue the broadcast there in the hopes that it would be picked up on national frequencies.
Shortly after, the army got wind of the operation and managed to halt the mutiny. Out of all the mutineers, Sablin and his second in command were the only ones to be convicted, with Sablin being sent to the FIRING SQUAD. For the longest time, the Politburo hid the event from the public, only revealing it after the dissolution of the USSR.
In your opinion, what do you think would have happened had he been able to sail to Leningrad and issue his broadcast. Would the entire population really rise up as he would have hoped?
Here is a short documentary on the event if anyone is interested. I find the whole story to be really fascinating. Say what you want about the plan, but you got to applaud the guy for sticking to his ideals.
and yeah Tom Clancy did base his novel on the event.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYQEl9OxnqM
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