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Alone in the Ocean: An Escape Story

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This story is often called one of the most striking and dangerous adventures of the 20th century. Slava Kurilov, a professional oceanographer, wanted to see the world, but his homeland wouldn't let him go beyond its borders. So he jumped from a cruise ship in the middle of the ocean. He swam. "In a sense, he embodied both Gumilev's reader and his hero, defying fate... The Russian intelligentsia should not forget its heroes: there aren't many of them. Anyone who reads this book will never forget the pages in which Slava Kurilov, covered in luminous microorganisms after three days and three nights of solitary sailing, glides through the Pacific night, raising heaps of fire with every movement; here he is, the image of the eternal rebel" (Vasily Aksyonov).
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