Sentinel.

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Here undoubtedly is one of the most strange and bizarre episodes from the era of the Cold War. A rebellious and mutinous group of  sailors, seizing control of a Soviet warship , attempting to defect to the Swedes. An unsuccessful escape attempt on a scale unprecedented up unto that time, without warning and ending badly for the Soviet defectors, caught and meeting a bad [?] end!

Thanks to "Soviet defectors: the KGB wanted list" By Vladislav Krasnov courtesy Google books:

 "a mutiny on board the destroyer Storozhevoy (Sentinel) of the Baltic fleet on November 8, 1975 . . . although most of the circumstance remain unknown . . . [it is] reported that at least part of the crew had mutinied and that their number was large enough to take control of the ship and attempt to run it across the Baltic into Swedish territorial waters. The mutineers had apparently no other objective than expressing their dissatisfaction with the regime by seeking asylum abroad . . . [the ship] first strafed from the air . . . and then was surrounded by a superior naval task force . . . the mutinous ship surrendered without resistance and was towed away . . . The most remarkable aspect of the mutiny was that is was organized by no other than the zampolit (political commissar) on board . . . "

That crew, attempting an unsuccessful escape attempt, later several dozens executed including the purported ringleader, of all people, a zampolit, the political officer under the Soviet system, the ONE MAN MOST RESPONSIBLE FOR PREVENTING SUCH AN OCCURRENCE!!

 "the mutinous ship surrendered without resistance"! That ship unable to fight back, the sailors UNABLE TO WORK THE WEAPONRY, NOT BEING TRUSTED WITH THE KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO FIRE THE CANNON AND MISSILES ORGANIC TO THE SHIP, THAT ABILITY ONLY ENTRUSTED TO THOSE OF OFFICER RANK! [locked up below deck and hors de combat!!]

During the Czarist era, the Russian navy was noted for the harsh treatment of conscripted sailors! A practice that continued for the entire Soviet era as well? Those of you who have seen the movie Potemkin well understand the time-honored tradition of rebellion at work here!

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