The Sinking of the K-129 The sinking of Soviet submarine K-129 in 1968 also inspired Clancy to write The Hunt for Red October.

The plot of "Red October" is about Sean Connery's character, Marko Ramius — a Soviet submarine captain — disapproving of the direction the USSR was headed, so he steals the Soviet navy's most ...

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