Alla P. Gakuba 
Cowards. Or, Blood Is Thicker than Water. 
SHORT STORY 14. Nonfiction series #1 – # 60.

Some people do sensational acts to attract mass, or world attention to themselves. Why some  cowards even defected to their country’s enemy? This story is described and examined this kind of people, 2 defectors from the Soviet Union who defected to the United States. These defectors lived  privileged lives in the Soviet Union (they were not poor). One was—Svetlana Alliluyeva (daughter of the President of the Soviet Union, Joseph Stalin). And another was—Victor Belenco (an elite Soviet Pilot) who stole the most advanced Soviet military jet, MIG-25, and flew it to Japan. What driving force was behind their actions? Did they find satisfaction and happiness from their extreme acts? The story depicts the end results.

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