In the middle of the road are one craft stall after another, filled with nesting dolls, crystal ornaments carved with Russian churches and large Russian-style scarves, and stall owners can even sell their wares in simple Chinese. There will also be a few young people on the side of the road who are holding guitars and singing, entertaining themselves and earning enough pocket money at the same time.

There are also many stalls on the street that paint portraits of tourists, which is almost an enduring sight on Arbat Street, from the time of Tolstoy, to the time of Rybakov, and to this day.

Qu Lihua saw a Russian man smiling and helping tourists paint portraits, Qu Lihua walked over curiously, wanting to see if the old man was painting well.

The model is a Russian girl, with curly blond hair, fair skin, a high forehead, blue eyes, she looks so beautiful, wearing a brown sweater with a high neck, and a long gold velvet skirt on the lower body, with long curly hair hanging down on her chest, she looks particularly charming.

The old man stared at the girl with a paintbrush for a while, and the tip of the pen touched the paper, and soon outlined the outline of the girl.

"Does it look like it?" Meng Wenjie also poked his head curiously.

Qu Lihua nodded, "Like, it's too similar, this portrait of the old man is so good, I also want to ask the old man to paint one." ”

The old man finished painting the Russian girl, and the Russian was very satisfied with the portrait, nodded and smiled, gave the money, and left.

Qu Lihua sat on the seat opposite the old man and asked Su Xiaoyu to help translate.

"Teacher Su, you tell that old man to help me paint beautifully, paint me as a big beauty, you can't paint me ugly!"

"Hahaha......" everyone was amused.

Head Xia Yuxiang said: "You are so young, people will definitely paint you beautifully, don't worry!"

Su Xiaoyu translated according to Qu Lihua's original words, and the old Russian man smiled and nodded at Qu Lihua.

Then he concentrated on painting a portrait of Qu Lihua, and soon, in just a few minutes, he painted it and handed it to Qu Lihua to see.

"Wow, thank you, uncle, you painted me so vividly, not only painted me beautifully, but also painted my charm, this portrait, I want to keep it forever!"

Meng Wenjie stretched out his head and glanced at it, nodding in praise.

"It's a really good painting, uncle, you can also paint one for me, and I will also bring it back to China as a souvenir." ”

Qu Lihua stood up, Meng Wenjie sat on a small stool, raised his head, smiled, and looked at the Russian old man who painted his portrait.

To wait for Meng Wenjie, Qu Lihua did not go far, but walked to a shop next to him, an old Russian man came to sell oil paintings, Qu Lihua lowered her head and patiently admired the past one by one, and exclaimed in her heart.

"Wow, that's a great drawing, Mr. Su, tell us about it!"

Su Xiaoyu looked down and felt that the painting was very good, and he introduced it to everyone: "Russian oil painting has a history of more than 300 years. It was a gradual transition from the introduction of the West in the eighteenth century to the transformation of oil painting into Russia itself. By the 19th century, Russian oil painting had developed and matured, and today Russian oil painting has a solid national tradition. ”

"The Russian realist Turgenev's poem, 'Oil painting, which was created into the world only to be close to your heart', speaks of the philosophical meaning of the life value of art. ”

Qu Lihua nodded, she can also understand, time passes, Russian oil paintings are full of sincere perception of life, like the sun flowers chasing the sun, and they become the momentary emotional nostalgia in our hearts. Although the cold winter season in Russia is relatively long, the painter's fanatical pursuit of art and hot and sincere emotions are integrated into the artistic creation, and people who know how to appreciate these oil paintings are also deeply moved when they see these oil paintings.

Su Xiaoyu said: "There are many talented but little-known painters here who sell their works just to earn money to support their families. ”

Qu Lihua and Su Xiaoyu were talking, and the old Russian man on the other side had already painted a portrait of Meng Wenjie, and Meng Wenjie was also very satisfied with his portrait.

"Thank you, uncle, for painting me so young and handsome!"

He stood up, smiled and expressed his gratitude, paid the money, walked to Qu Lihua with the painting, and showed it to Qu Lihua.

"That's right, the old man painted you too similarly, and he painted you as a handsome little guy!"

"Hahaha......" Everyone laughed, Meng Wenjie was also very happy to be praised, the young men all hoped that they would become more and more handsome, and the girls hoped that they would stay young forever.

Walking further, Qu Lihua saw an old Russian man, his hair was already white, and his beard was already white, and he stepped forward to ask, this old man was a veteran who liked music, he felt that he was an undiscovered musician, and the instrument he was holding in his hand attracted Qu Lihua's attention, Qu Lihua leaned down and asked the old man what kind of instrument is this?

"This is a musical instrument of my own invention!" said the old man proudly, his eyes glistening with pride.

"It's a bit like a guitar, it's not a guitar, it's a bit like a harp, it's not a harp, and I named it Bella, which means that it can play a beautiful instrument and make every musical friend happy. ”

"That's a good name! Can you play a song for us?"

"Yes! Then I'll play a well-known "Katyusha" that you Chinese also like!"

It is a song with beautiful strings and passion, and the Katyusha in the song is a beautiful girl who is deeply in love with the fighters in front of her. The front-line fighters loved this song very much, it gave them enthusiasm and courage, gave them great strength to defeat the enemy.

The song "Katyusha" not only inspired the fighting spirit of the fighters, created many heroes, and even the powerful rocket launchers of Russia were named after her.

Listening to the old man's skillful playing of "Katyusha", Qu Lihua seemed to see the Russians who yearn for a natural and simple life indulge in a leisurely and quiet traditional atmosphere.

This veteran, although he is close to his old age, he has a beautiful vision and yearning for life, loves life from the bottom of his heart, and his feelings are sincere and touching.

After the old man finished playing, everyone applauded the old man, and further on was the former residence of Pushkin.

Moscow is home to many famous figures of literature and art, among which the best preserved ones are those of the great writers Leo Tolstoy and Gorky. In addition, the former residence of the great poet Pushkin is also worth seeing, because Pushkin's place in the history of Russian literature is extraordinary.

Russians have great respect for Pushkin, and there are many places in Moscow that are associated with Pushkin's name. On the famous Pushkin Square, there is a full-length bronze statue of Pushkin. The famous Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts is named after Pushkin. Moscow also houses the Pushkin Museum, dedicated to Pushkin's life and literary achievements. He once lived in more than one place in Moscow, but there is only one museum of the Pushkin House that has survived to this day, and that is the Pushkin House on Arbat Street, which is the only remaining fruit.

This light blue two-story building is bustling with people from all over the world to pay homage to the soul of the great Russian poet, with a large number of paintings, portraits, maps, manuscripts, books and other exhibits, detailing Moscow in Pushkin's time, Pushkin's activities in Moscow, and his family and friends, and restoring the original appearance of the poet's residence more than 100 years ago.

People come here with admiration and are infected by the noble spirit of the poet, and the spiritual legacy left by Pushkin will be a precious treasure for the Russian people from generation to generation. The former residence has received countless visitors from all over the country, as well as guests from five continents of the world.