An armed rebellion broke out on the anti-submarine ship "Storozhevoy"
November 8 1975 years
On a large anti-submarine ship Watchdog An armed uprising broke out. The rebellion was organized by the political officer, a captain of the 3rd rank, Valery SablinHe protested against the party's deviation from Lenin's principles of building socialism. He also protested against the bureaucracy and window dressing that flourished in the USSR.
Sablin proposed making an unauthorized passage of the ship to Kronstadt, declaring it an independent territory, and, on behalf of the crew, demanding that the leadership of the party and the country grant him the opportunity to appear on Central Television and present his views (from the report of the investigative commission).
Sablin was born in 1939 in Leningrad, the son of a naval officer. He was a communist and trained as a naval gunner. In 1973, he graduated with honors from the Military-Political Academy. He was appointed political officer on the large anti-submarine ship "Storozhevoy" (Storozhevoy), after the political officer there was dismissed for drunkenness.
In 1975, the "Storozhevoy" participated in the parade marking the anniversary of the October Revolution. On the evening of November 8, Sablin locked up Captain Potulny, assembled his crew, and announced plans to march to Kronstadt and demand airtime to call for change in the country:
The party and Soviet government leadership has betrayed the principles of the revolution. There is no freedom or justice. The only way out is a new communist revolution.
Those who did not support the idea were isolated.
The ship was supposed to be undergoing repairs, and its exit from the Gulf of Riga could have gone unnoticed. But the escaped senior lieutenant Firsov reported the riot.
Bombers were dispatched on alert. One of the bombs fell on the deck. The rudder jammed. The terrified sailors freed the captain. He wounded the political officer.
Sablin was accused of treason in 1976. shotThe sailor Shein, who assisted him, was sentenced to eight years in prison. The other participants in the mutiny were acquitted.
A letter from Sablin to his parents dated November 8, 1975 has been preserved:
My actions are guided by only one desire: to do what is in my power to awaken our people, the good, mighty people of our Motherland, from political hibernation, for it has a detrimental effect on all aspects of the life of our society.
