Mathias Rust, born 1968 in Wedel near Hamburg in Germany, was a German exclusive pilot that became famous on the 28th May 1987 when he was 19-year-old arrived on Red Square in Moscow with a single-engine exclusive airplane.
The aircraft was a Cessna 172 which he had actually rented out in Hamburg. Corrosion flew using Helsinki as well as he made three touchdown efforts on the square prior to he lastly arrived at a nearby bridge as well as taxet ahead to the Red Square where he parked. He managed to give autographs to some astonished moskovitter before he was jailed by the KGB. He got out of jail after 432 days.
Mikhail Gorbachev placed it, in Soviet eyes, outrageous trip to strip out as well as find scapegoats. Both the defense and also air defense preachers were deposed as well as changed by the priests that had an extra favorable partnership with glasnost and perestroika.
Corrosion was 18 months in Soviet jail for his flyeventyr. He had no profession as a professional pilot as well as later on worked in a hospital in Riss, Germany, where he loved a registered nurse, as well as struck her with a blade when he was rejected. For this he was two as well as a fifty percent years in prison, from 1991 to 1993. He after that vanished as well as was opted for 2 years. Because time he functioned as a shoe seller may in Moscow.
He stated in a newspaper meeting in 1997 that he had actually converted to Hinduism and to wed an Indian female.
In 2003 he developed a think tank of significant people. The company he called Orion & Isis which was oriented to deal with problems and find serene remedies between states, ethnic and also spiritual groups. It is not recognized if Rust had some jobs that clash solver.
Because 2004 he stayed in Germany with his second better half, Athena, and also makes his living as a professional online poker player.
Our collection contains 19 quotes who is written / told by Mathias.
"I ended up injuring her with a knife I had on me. I can't really remember what happened"
"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"
"I approached Red Square three times, trying to find somewhere to land, before discovering a wide bridge nearby. I landed there and taxied into Red Square"
"I moved away for three years and went to Trinidad where I met my wife, Athena"
"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"
"My plan was to land in Red Square, but there were too many people and I thought I'd cause casualties"
"I wanted to choose somewhere public, because I was scared of the KGB"
"I now work for a finance company in Luxembourg with projects in South America and the Caribbean"
"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"
"Imprisonment hit me so hard - much harder than I had thought"
"After that I couldn't show my face outside. I lost my identity and balance. I was still living with my parents, and they were my only friends. For so many people, this thing with the nurse was confirmation that I must be mad or mentally ill"
"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"
"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!"
"I regret what happened. I saw no other possibility to achieve my goal. It was not hooliganism"
"The defence and air defence ministers were both replaced and more than 2,000 officers lost their jobs"
"My parents came to visit every two months and brought plenty of books"
"I had thought about landing in the Kremlin, but there wasn't enough space"
"I got my private pilot's license in autumn 1986"
"I don't have my pilot's licence anymore, but I'm still very political"
