The Jump.
In 1970, Lithuanian sailor Simas Kudirka defected by jumping off a Soviet vessel aboard a US Coast Guard Cutter and asking for asylum. His leap for freedom led to one of the biggest political muddles of the Cold War, before a stunning twist of fate.
Record details
- Physical Description: 1 online resource (streaming video file) (85 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
- Publisher: [San Francisco, California, USA] : Topic Studios, 2020.
Content descriptions
General Note: | Title from title frames. Film In Process Record. |
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note: | Originally produced by Topic Studios in 2020. |
System Details Note: | Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
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Subject: | Political science. Social sciences. History, Military. History, Modern. Documentary films. Current affairs. History. |
Genre: | Documentary films. |
Electronic resources
https://innisfilidealab.kanopy.com/node/14367050
- A Kanopy streaming video