Zasimov (Zosimov) Valentin Ivanovich

Definition: Military pilot who flew to Iran and asked for political asylum (1976)
Years of life: 1939-1995
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Genus. in 1939. Military pilot. In September 1976, on an outdated biplane, he crossed the USSR border with Iran, where he asked for political asylum. In October 1976 it was handed over to the Soviet authorities. Sentenced under Art. 57 part 1 (“Treason to the Motherland”) of the Criminal Code of the Azerbaijan SSR to 12 years in prison. He served his sentence in the Chistopol prison, in the Perm-35, Perm-36 and Perm-37 camps.


Info:
Мемориальный центр истории политических репрессий "Пермь-36". [Электрон. ресурс]. URL: https://www.gulag-perm36.org/ (дата обращения 2024 г.).

Documents (1)

Fund 03 (Б-2) / Inventory 1 / Case Сахаров Андрей Дмитриевич
78. Article by Altshuler B. “He was not naive” about the worldview and ideals of A.D. Sakharov, published in the column “Chapters from a future book” in the newspaper “Book Review” No. 28 of 07/13/1990 and No. 29 of 07/20/1990.