Nikolai Obic Jr.

**Nikolai Sergeyevich Obic Jr.** (Serbo-Croatian Cyrillic: **Николај Сергејевич Обић мл.**; May 11, 1930 – March 23, 1965), also known by his nickname "**The Forgettable Obic**", was a Bosnian-Canadian-American Navy Officer who served during the Korean and Cold Wars. He was the eldest child of Nikolai Obic and Anna Mulvey. He was also the elder brother of Vladimir, Ivan, Jakov, Josip, Danica, Borislav and Millicent.

In 1948, Obic, who was then 18 years old, went on to have a relationship with then 17 year old Filipino immigrant Adrianna Aquino, where she gave birth to his daughter Katharine on April 24, 1951, while he was in South Korea with his uncle James Mulvey while his father was in North Korea. They broke up on May 2, 1954 once Obic's father returned from North Korea due to him not allowing his children to date/marry people of Asian descent.

In 1956, Obic moved to Yugoslavia alongside with his daughter to live with his uncle. However, while Mulvey was in North America, Obic was arrested by the Soviets in 1962 for trying to assassinate Nikita Khrushchev. He was taken to a prison in Moscow for the rest of his life. Obic died on March 23, 1965, aged 34, from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. His parents recieved a telegram informing his death by then Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev. Nikolai Jr. not only left behind his parents and siblings but also his then 13-year-old daughter who lived with her great-uncle James Mulvey (Anna's younger brother).

## Biography

Nikolai Sergeyevich Obic Jr. was born on May 11, 1930 in Velika Kladusa, Yugoslavia (present day Bosnia and Herzegovina). He was the eldest child of Nikolai Obic and his wife Anna Mulvey. Nikolai Jr. had seven younger siblings, Vladimir, Ivan, Jakov, Josip, Danica, Borislav and Millicent. When Obic was 15, he and his family fled Yugoslavia to go to French Indochina. The part they lived in was part of today’s Laos. After six months, the Obics arrived in the Philippines. There, Nikolai Sr. met Douglas MacArthur. He suggested to the Obics that they live in Canada. After a long plane ride from Manila to Vancouver, the Obics moved again in July 1946 to Winnipeg, Manitoba.

After graduating in 1948, Obic went on to have an affair with then 17-year-old Filipino immigrant Adrianna Aquino (1931–1994) on August 8, 1948, with whom he had a daughter, Katharine on April 24, 1951, while he was in Korea with his father and uncle. Obic and Aquino broke up in 1954 due to his father’s request towards his children dating/marrying people of Asian descent.

Throughout the whole summer of 1954, Obic lived in Los Angeles where he got a citizenship for the United States in June before he returned to Winnipeg to do his courses at the University of Manitoba.

From July 11 to July 17, 1955, Obic went to New Orleans so he can do self-meditation in order for him get his mind off of Aquino since she left Winnipeg back in March due to her not applying an official citizenship for Canada but she did have a citizenship for the United States. On February 2, 1956, Nikolai Jr., as well as his daughter, decided to leave Winnipeg. Nikolai Sr. accepted his son’s return to Yugoslavia to help with James Mulvey raise his three children in Velika Kladuša. He eventually came back to Winnipeg around May to finish his finals at the University of Manitoba. He graduated on June 23, 1956 with a Bachelor’s degree. On April 19, 1958, Obic went to Taiwan for another self-mediation because he couldn’t escape the darkness that was traumatizing him. He remained in Taipei for almost three weeks before returning back to Velika Kladuša once again on May 5, 1958.

In April 1962, Obic was in Kyiv where he was trying to assassinate Nikita Khrushchev. He was immediately arrested by the Soviets within a few hours. He was taken to a prison in Moscow and remained there for the rest of his life. On March 23, 1965, Obic died by placing a shotgun into his mouth. He was 34 years old. Obic left behind a suicide note addressing to his parents, siblings and daughter that he was never going to get out of prison. His death was informed by Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, who stated that Obic wasn’t as wanted as his father was back in 1943 after the elder Obic considered Ante Pavelić a communist. Obic’s remains were cremated and his ashes were scattered at the Caspian Sea near Kazakh SSR (present day Kazakhstan). His daughter remained with her great-uncle and in 2022, Katharine booked a week trip to Winnipeg to meet her cousins that she hadn’t either seen at all or just forgot about them. Just two days before returning back to Zagreb, Katharine hit her head on a bathtub in her hotel room. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage caused by a stroke, causing her to bleed to death. She was 71 years old. Her remains were also cremated and her ashes were also scattered at the Caspian Sea. On December 18, 2023, Obic and his daughter got burial places over in Almaty, Kazakhstan. They were both buried at Kensay Cemetery.

## Quotes

> “Never set yourself going forward. Instead, just keep yourself where you’re at.” – Nikolai Obic Jr.
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> "I've always express myself as an intelligent person because I tend to know a lot due to me having a very smart memory. I can guarantee you that you could become that smart alec." – Nikolai Obic Jr.
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## Trivia

* Obic’s nickname was "The Forgettable Obic" because he wasn’t as well known compared to his father.
	+ Despite that, he had the most remarkable memory out of all of his siblings.
* Obic was a Muslim while Aquino was a Christian.
* He was born seven weeks premature so he had to be fed on breastmilk for three years until five months after his brother Vladimir was born.
* Despite having a few nieces and nephews when he died, Obic never met any of them.
* Obic’s relationship with Aquino lasted from August 8, 1948 until May 2, 1954. They broke up due to his father not wanting his in-laws to be Asian.
* He was only 20 years old when Katharine was born.
* Obic graduated from the University of Manitoba in 1956, the same year as Dialga.
	+ He left Winnipeg in January of that same year, but only returned to finish some final courses in June.
* Obic’s favourite novel was Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
* Between his breakup with Aquino and until his death, Obic had a personal diary that he wrote about his life and filled up half a page everyday. This diary can be seen at a Moscow Library.

## Gallery

Obic with his parents in 1931.Obic with his sister Millicent (right) and daughter Katharine in 1953.Obic and Dialga Stankiewicz at the University of Manitoba, 1954.Obic in Thailand on August 11, 1955Obic and Dialga in Los Angeles, California
## References

1. ↑ Prisoner that knew Nikolai Obic Jr. personally
2. ↑ Obic, Nikolai Jr. "Life in Europe" (1959)
3. ↑ Obic applied for a citizenship for the United States around June 1954 where he became a full citizen as of July 8, 1954.
4. ↑ "I was only 20, almost 21 when Katharine was born. My parents loved Katharine and I did too. She means a lot to me as a devoted father." – Nikolai Obic Jr. from his interview with CBS on February 8, 1960
5. ↑ Full name:Lao People’s Democratic Republic or Lao PDR for short