Quotes by Mathias Rust - Page 1

I got my private pilot's license in autumn 1986.
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Autumn
License
Pilot
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Imprisonment hit me so hard - much harder than I had thought.
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Harder
Imprisonment
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I wanted to choose somewhere public, because I was scared of the KGB.
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Scared
Somewhere
Choose
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My parents came to visit every two months and brought plenty of books.
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Plenty
Visit
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I don't have my pilot's licence anymore, but I'm still very political.
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Licence
Pilot
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I had thought about landing in the Kremlin, but there wasn't enough space.
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Landing
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I moved away for three years and went to Trinidad where I met my wife, Athena.
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Moved
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I ended up injuring her with a knife I had on me. I can't really remember what happened.
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Ended
Injuring
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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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Achieve
Possibility
Regret
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I now work for a finance company in Luxembourg with projects in South America and the Caribbean.
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Finance
Caribbean
Projects
South America
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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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Casualties
Red
Square
Too Many People
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The defence and air defence ministers were both replaced and more than 2,000 officers lost their jobs.
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Defence
Ministers
Officers
Replaced
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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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Afterwards
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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.
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Discovering
Land
Red
Wide
Somewhere
Bridge
Nearby
Square
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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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Angry
Relieved
Torture
Good Angry Me
Good Me Parents
Condition
Russians
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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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Teacher
Communicate
Companion
Ukraine
Learnt
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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.
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Conflict
Flight
Impact
Time World Will
Eased
Huge Impact
Solution
Similar
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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.
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Cautious
Great Wall
Regret
Wall
Climb
Psychologically
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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.
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Balance
Confirmation
Identity
Ill
Nurse
Mentally
So Many People
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