1970 Dymshits–Kuznetsov hijacking affair

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	aircraft hijacking Soviet dissident movement event
gptkbp:aircraft	gptkb:Antonov_An-2
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Operation_Wedding
gptkbp:date	June 15, 1970
gptkbp:historicalSignificance	sparked international campaign for Soviet Jewry led to increased Jewish emigration from the Soviet Union
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	1970 Dymshits–Kuznetsov hijacking affair
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Leningrad,_Soviet_Union
gptkbp:perpetrator	gptkb:Eduard_Kuznetsov gptkb:Mark_Dymshits gptkb:Soviet_Jews dissident
gptkbp:planned_destination	gptkb:Sweden
gptkbp:purpose	draw attention to the plight of Soviet Jews escape from the Soviet Union
gptkbp:relatedEvent	gptkb:Leningrad_trial
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:refusenik_movement gptkb:Soviet_human_rights_movement
gptkbp:result	arrest of participants failed hijacking international protest
gptkbp:sentence	Eduard Kuznetsov sentenced to death (later commuted) Mark Dymshits sentenced to death (later commuted) other participants sentenced to long prison terms
gptkbp:trial	gptkb:Leningrad_trial
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Soviet_Jewish_emigration
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7