In 1970, just off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Lithuanian sailor and would-be defector Simas Kudirka jumped off his Soviet vessel aboard a US coast guard cutter, asking for asylum.
His leap for freedom set off a chaotic series of events, leading to one of the biggest political muddles during the Cold War.
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Gene Siskel Film Center
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164 N. State St.
Chicago, IL