Mathias Rust
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Mathias Rust is a German aviator. In 1987, as a teenage amateur pilot, he flew from Helsinki, Finland, to Moscow, without authorization. According to Russian claims, he was tracked several times by So
Rust in 2012
D-ECJB at the German Museum of Technology in Berlin (2010).
Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge
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The Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge is a concrete arch bridge that spans the Moskva River in Moscow, Russia, immediately east of the Kremlin. The bridge connects Red Square with Bolshaya Ordynka Street in
Mathias Rust
…his aeroplane was mistaken for a friendly aircraft several times. Also, 28 May 1987 was Border Guards Day, leaving many guards distracted. He landed on Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge, next to Red Square near the Kremlin in the capital of the USSR. Rust said he wanted to create an "imaginary bridge" to the East, and that his flight…
Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge
View from the Vasilievsky Spusk (Basil's Descent) to the Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge. (2011)
View to Moskva river from Bolshoy Moskvoretsky Bridge
The bridge on a 1947 stamp, marking the 800th anniversary of Moscow's foundation