Red Star Rogue (44 page)

In 1995, Rear Admiral Viktor Dygalo, K-129 division commander, told author Peter Huchthausen, “The true story of K-129 will never be known.”

(Soviet Naval Archives)

Irina Zhuravina at the grave of her son Mikhail. Captain Zhuravin’s image also appears on the monument, although his body was never returned. (Photo courtesy of the Zhuravin family)