Chapter 259: The Strongest Old Man Tour in History
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"", or search in Baidu: Sanlian Literature Network] Due to the special matter, the relevant departments gave the green light this time, and overnight they handled everyone's passports to go abroad, and then chartered three planes and flew directly to Moscow.
Before leaving, Jiang Luo asked Fan Wuxian why he didn't fly directly to Ukraine, and Fan Wuxian replied naturally,
"Low profile! Keep a low profile! ”
"You have so many old men who get together and form a group to go out to fool, can it be related to the word low-key?" Jiang Luo was speechless.
In fact, Fan Wuxian's high-profile is low-key, which seems contradictory, but things are often so funny, and doing something with great fanfare is the best cover for small actions.
But it is impossible for him to put the first stop of the operation in Ukraine, after all, he traveled in a group this time under the guise of nostalgia, so many old men, all of whom have had contact with the Soviets and have stories, how can they not go to Moscow, the holy land in his heart, first?
Go to the Winter Palace, go to Red Square, pay homage to the great teacher Lenin? Otherwise, it doesn't make sense.
The domestic side even greeted the Russian side, saying that there was an old man's tour group on his side, and hoped that the Russian side would take care of it and send instructions to the embassy to greet the tour group through normal diplomatic channels to ensure the safety of the tour group.
=Novel 520 debut== At this time, Russia had just become independent, and President Yeltsin implemented a sharp shock therapy in order to transform socialism into capitalism as soon as possible.
Russians are still seeing a picture of inflation, rising prices, rising unemployment, rising crime, social unrest, and people are not only happy from democracy, but also from a market economy.
So, they took to the streets to protest against the Yeltsin government. Among these people are the former **.
Soviet servicemen. There are also emerging national separatists, and even former Yeltsin loyalists.
At this time, within the highest authority of Russia. The debate over the policy of economic reform and who wields supreme power has polarized Yeltsin and his former allies.
This division has led to a struggle between the power and the legislature. Soon after the shock therapy was implemented, the vice president publicly declared a break with the president and advocated an economic emergency.
In order to curb the continuous rise in prices. Initial (5) 20.0 Khaslavov, the speaker of the local parliament who had a difficult relationship with Yeltsin, in order to maintain and fight for the power of the parliament, constantly criticized the government supported by the president for weakening the parliament and demanded that the government be placed under the supervision of the parliament.
At the same time, the Speaker, who is an economist, demanded that the government's reform plan be put to the brakes after extensive research and research.
In the face of such a complicated situation, Yeltsin's life was very difficult, and when he was in the Soviet Union, he was known for being anti-**.
Now they are powerless or turn a blind eye to serious ** behaviors in the country, which has greatly affected popularity.
And this time, when the news of the Chinese old man's tour group going to Moscow reached his ears.
Yeltsin felt that it was profitable, and this incident can be understood as the revival of the traditional friendship between the Chinese and Russian peoples!
If joining Sino-Russian trade can be resumed as soon as possible, their own oil and energy, which can be easily exchanged for hard currency, China's such a large consumer market, even the Americans are blushing, why can't the Russians intervene?
As a result, the major newspapers and media in Moscow are using large-format pages to publicize the imminent arrival of the Chinese old man's tour group in Moscow, and they are making conclusive claims.
The arrival of the old man's tour group. Just like the U.S. table tennis team's visit to China opened the door to exchanges between the two countries with a small ball.
Significant. Many newspapers are recalling the period of close relations between the two countries before the 60s, and publishing pictures of the visits of the leaders of that generation to Russia to exaggerate the signs of normalization of relations between the two countries.
The Moscow city government, on the other hand, has dispatched some personnel to provide high-quality services to these old Chinese men who have been to Russia or have dealings with Russians.
This kind of signal also brought some kind of ideas to the leaders of the country, so the embassy held a high-profile reception and banqueted the dignitaries of Moscow, probably to send a signal to the outside world that the Chinese are willing to accept the goodwill of the Russians.
At the same time, the first charter flight of Fan Wuzhi also landed at the Moscow airport, and within half an hour, two foreign planes also landed on time.
The huge tour group of more than 600 people was warmly welcomed by people from all walks of life in Moscow. Before getting off the plane, Fan Wuxian said to the old men,
"Uncles and uncles, you are the treasure of our factory and the treasure of our country! This time, your task is to consume, to reminisce about the past, and to revisit the traditional friendship between the Chinese and Russian peoples! I have only one expectation for you, don't be afraid to spend money! $20,000 per person, if you don't spend it here, that's saving me! The old man laughed and said,
"Mr. Fan, don't worry, it's not easy to spend money? Another 20,000 can be spent! "Moscow has a high area of greenery, has the reputation of being the capital in the forest, and has a large number of cultural classics in the city.
\\\\\ Kremlin is the palace of the Russian tsars, the momentum is majestic, the former Soviet Congress of the Supreme Soviet and the former Soviet Congress are held in the Kremlin.
The castle has exquisite churches, palaces, bell towers, and towers, and the architecture is majestic and world-famous.
In the central church square of the Kremlin, there is the majestic Cathedral of the Assumption, the solemn Church of the Annunciation, and the Cathedral of the Angels, which houses the cemeteries of Moscow emperors before Peter the Great.
On the east side is Red Square, where there is the tomb of Lenin, and at the southern end there is the Pokrovsky Church. As a representative region of Russia, Red Square, the first square in the hearts of Russians, is not only the center of various large-scale celebrations and military parades in the Russian state, but also the most famous historical landscape in Moscow.
Starting (5) 20.0 Walking on Red Square is like walking into the spiritual home of Russia. Therefore, the first stop of the old man's tour group is to visit Red Square.
In order to show the importance of the old man's tour, the Red Square management office specially held a military parade of 500 people, soldiers dressed in the traditional costumes of the Russian armed forces, and a Red Army array composed of Soviet veteran volunteers, holding various flags, fully demonstrated the pride of the Russians, and the local residents presented the old men with bread and salt as gifts.
"The Russians are really picky, why do they send us some salt?" Fan Wuxi complained depressedly to a staff member in charge of liaison.
"It's not that people are picking on the door, it's the way it is." The staff smiled and explained,
"In the old days of ancient Moscow, salt was very precious and was only used to entertain guests. Bread was a symbol of wealth and status at the time, and it was generally placed on a tray covered with intricately embroidered scarves and offered by the host to distinguished guests. Guests should first kiss the bread, then break it into a small piece, sprinkle it with a little salt, and taste it to show their gratitude. "Oh, I see.
Fan Wuxi took a closer look, and sure enough, he found that many old men knew this kind of etiquette, and their practices were exactly the same as described by the staff, and it seemed that these people really knew the Russians better.
"What gift should we give back?" Fan Wuxi suddenly remembered this question, so he asked.
"It's up to you, Muscovites seem to be more struggling now, I should say they're short of money." The staff replied.
In fact, Russians are now not only short of money, they are short of everything, daily necessities, haberdashery, food, these are very lacking.
"yes, I see." Fan Wuxi nodded, and then said to the staff of the team leader,
"If you contact the embassy, we will say that we sympathize with the current plight of the Russian people, and we are willing to donate five million dollars to the city government to improve public living conditions.
"They'll be happy---- the staff member nodded. Fan Wuxi suddenly regretted a little, if he brought an extra charter plane over, the plane was full of Chinese small goods, it would be more popular, in fact, those things are much more affordable than sending money by himself.
On the Russian side, the best hotels are available for the old man's tour group, and the attentive service is amazing.
However, when Fan Wuxian got off the plane and arrived at the hotel, he found that there was a middle-aged man with blonde hair outside the hotel, that is, forty years old, who looked very capable, and was directing the security personnel to inspect the scene.
"Mr. Fan, this is a better hotel in Moscow, and generally important foreign guests come to stay here----" The staff sent by the accompanying embassy were introducing Fan Wuxi, but found that Mr. Fan's eyes seemed to drift somewhere, and when he looked closely, he found that Mr. Fan was looking at a tall security guard.
Putin?! Fan Wuxi looked at the middle-aged man with blond hair, and exhaled a breath of turbidity a little depressed, and said in his heart, the second president of Russia, who was appointed as his successor after Yeltsin, is still doing security work at this time?
It is said that Putin has been working for the KGB organization since graduating from university, but he has been working overseas, and then returned to Russia, and now he should have been reused by Yeltsin, but now he suddenly appeared here and turned into an ordinary security officer.
After all, a tour group of such a large scale will look very scary anywhere.