▁Lat v ian ▁editor ▁and ▁Soviet ▁commun ist ▁and ▁part isan , ▁the ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union ▁( a ward ed ▁post hum ously ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 5 7 ). ▁ ▁His ▁organization ▁of ▁the ▁bomb ing ▁of ▁an ▁anti - S ov iet ▁protest ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁reports ▁of ▁Al lied ▁negoti ations ▁in ▁Moscow ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 9 4 3 ▁discuss ing ▁assigning ▁the ▁Balt ics ▁to ▁the ▁Soviet ▁sphere ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁terror ism ▁by ▁research ers ▁of ▁the ▁Lat v ian ▁Museum ▁of ▁the ▁Occ up ation ; ▁Soviet ▁sources ▁described ▁it ▁as ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁" dis rupt ing ▁a ▁Naz i ▁occup ier - organ ized ▁infl am mat ory ▁anti - S ov iet ▁demonstr ation ." ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁Sud mal is ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Commun ist ▁Union ▁of ▁the ▁Youth ▁of ▁Lat via ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 2 , ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁under ground ▁K oms om ol ▁organization ▁in ▁Lie p ā ja ▁during ▁the ▁author itar ian ▁presiden cy ▁of ▁K ā rl is ▁Ul man is . ▁He ▁was ▁ja iled ▁for ▁his ▁pro - S ov iet ▁ag itation ▁but ▁released ▁following ▁the ▁Soviet ▁occupation ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁He ▁became ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Lat v ian ▁Len in ▁Commun ist ▁Youth ▁Central ▁Committee ▁and ▁secretary ▁for ▁its ▁Lie p ā ja ▁branch ▁and ▁was ▁editor ▁of ▁Lie p ā