Chapter 145: Lenin Hill

The taxi took us to the Lenin Mountain Observation Deck, which is facing the main entrance of the main building of Moscow State University. The main spire-shaped building of Moscow State University, which stands on the top of Lenin Hill, overlooks the Moskva River and the entire city of Moscow, and the golden ring of stars on the spire shines in the blue sky. Chao Ge said that this main building is one of the seven Stalinist buildings in Moscow, known as the Seven Sisters, and the Stalinist building is a typical centralized building, with a large base and a high spire, and the momentum is tall and magnificent. I think these Stalinist buildings should be a good highlight of Stalin's character and his authoritarian rule at that time.

Like a qualified tour guide, Sveta introduced me to Moscow State Lomonosov University, which is the largest and oldest comprehensive higher education institution in Russia. The oldest and most famous university in Russia has long been known for its unique school of science and education, with many Nobel laureates and world-renowned scientists. Cultural celebrities Turgenev and Belinsky were both students of the university. In terms of rankings, MSU is ranked among the top 100 universities in the world. I know that Lomonosov is a great scientist in the history of Russia, who first proposed the "law of conservation of mass". In front of the gates of this world-famous university, I can't help but yearn for the fact that if I have the opportunity, I must study here. Moscow State University is not walled, but it is not allowed to enter, and we can only walk around in front of the door. Sveta said that the main building of Moscow State University was once the tallest building in Europe, with a central tower of 240 meters high, 36 floors and four wings around it. It is said that the corridor is more than 30 kilometers long and has more than 5,000 rooms. Brother Chao and I stuck out our tongues as we listened.

When Sveta finished speaking, I asked Sveta, "Sveta, have you ever been a tour guide?" Sveta took my hand and smiled and said, "Peng, I read a book about Moscow for a long time the day before yesterday, these are all prepared for you, I'm qualified as a tour guide, right?" I couldn't help but be moved, put my arms around Sveta and said, "Sveta, thank you, you are the best tour guide." Sveta smiled at me, "Peng, I hope you like Moscow." "Sveta is trying to keep me in Moscow, but as I discussed with Brother Chao, Moscow is not for us.

Two tour buses are parked next to the plaza of the observation deck, and a group of elderly English-speaking people are taking pictures. Seeing us, several elderly people greeted us in English. Sveta exchanged a few words with them in English, and then told us that the group of old people were tourists from Europe. When I heard that we were Chinese, a few old people were very excited and said in English: "CHINABEIJING. GREATWALL。 "I understand these words, it means the Great Wall of Beijing, China. Sveta exchanged a few more words with them, and then told us that these old men had been to Beijing, China. Here I can meet a few Europeans who have been to China, and Brother Chao and I feel cordial, and a few old people pull us to take a group photo together, so we take a group photo together in the background of the main teaching building of Moscow University. It's a pity that we didn't have a camera, and seeing that we didn't have a camera, one of the old men asked for Sveta's address, and he said to send the photos to Sveta. Watching the old people board the bus and leave, we silently wish the old people a long and healthy life.

Today's weather is good, standing on the observation deck, you can see the Moskva River and the city of Moscow at a glance. At the foot of Mount Lenin, across the Moscow River, directly across from the observation deck is a large stadium. Sveta told us that it was the Central Stadium in Moscow, which was built in the forties and fifties. In 1980, it was expanded to accommodate the 22nd Olympic Games in Moscow. In doing so, it is one of the best stadiums in Europe. From the observation deck you can also see the Kremlin church complex, the Novodevichy Convent, the metro bridge and the main building of the Academy of Sciences.

At this time, Vera hummed a melodic song, and Sveta hummed along, and I saw that Mount Lenin was included in the lyrics. Brother Chao smiled knowingly when he heard this, and he told me: "Dapeng, this song is called Lenin Mountain, it is a song from the former Soviet Union, I heard it when I was in college, and this song and "Evening on the outskirts of Moscow" were all the rage in China in the 50s. "I listened carefully to Vera and Sveta singing, and I heard the general meaning, the song was to stand on Lenin Hill and praise the beauty of the capital Moscow. When Vera and Sveta finished singing, Brother Chao and I couldn't help but applaud. Afraid that I did not hear the lyrics clearly just now, Sveta recited the lyrics of this song as if reciting a poem, dear friends, we all love Lenin Mountain, let us welcome the dawn of the dawn. From the high mountains we look out in all directions, how clear the scenery of Moscow is. The chimneys of the factories are high in the sky, and the light is shining on the Kremlin. When we climbed to the summit of Mount Lenin, how comfortable our minds were. Great cities appeared before our eyes, realizing the beautiful ideals of the people. The sun shone golden in the distance, and the tender green leaves sang softly. Mount Lenin, today you are even more majestic, and look at the rows of tall buildings. They adorn our great city, and college students flock to this hill in droves. When we think of our youthful days, the songs of those years are rippling again. The hope of the whole world, the heart of Russia, our capital, ah, Moscow! After listening to the lyrics, I thought that this song was indeed a typical socialist era song, which should have inspired countless people at the time, but I liked the romance of "Evening on the outskirts of Moscow" even more. It was still early in the morning, and we came to the "New Virgin Cemetery", which is located behind Lenin Hill and separated by a wall from the "New Virgin Monastery", who would have thought that so many great souls would sleep in this forest.

The cemetery door is less than ten meters wide, and it doesn't look like a normal cemetery. The cemetery was peaceful, and the tombstones were packed together. Most of the tombstones are stone carvings of figures, or full body, or half body, or head, and the gods are different. Walking through the cemetery is like being in a museum of figure art and sculpture. The mourning, mourning, evaluation, and understanding of the living for the deceased are all poured into the tombstone. Some of these sculpture figures are contemplative, some are staring into the distance, some are witty, some have grim faces, some are still reluctant to part from their dogs, and some are still holding pipes in their mouths, and they still do not change their hobby of swallowing clouds and spitting fog after death.

Under Vera's guidance, we found the tombstones of famous people such as Gogol and Chekov, the painter Levitan, Gagarin, the world's first cosmonaut to fly into space, and the agronomic scientist Michurin. Khrushchev's tombstone was also found, and his black and white head statue was sandwiched between two black and white stones of the geometric figure, which looked somewhat strange. Sveta said that Khrushchev was the only former top leader of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union who was not buried under the red wall of the Kremlin. It is said that because Khrushchev, who opposed Stalin, said before his death that he did not want to be buried with Stalin on Red Square, and Brezhnev, who forced him to step down by a coup d'état, did not agree to build a monument for him on Red Square, so he was buried in the New Virgin Cemetery. The family asked Neizvesny, the most famous modernist sculptor in the Soviet Union at that time, to sculpt a statue of Khrushchev in order to make a summary and evaluation of his life, which was very dramatic. During his lifetime, Khrushchev had many public criticisms of Neizvin, but he tolerated the request of Khrushchev's family and only put forward one condition, that is, not to interfere with the creation. The result of his creation is that Khrushchev's tomb stands a tombstone three meters high and two meters wide, composed of black and white granite geometric crosses, and Khrushchev's head is sandwiched between the black and white geometry, showing Khrushchev's distinctive personal character and his historical achievements. Khrushchev's head poked out of the granite, staring at the descendants who came and went, as if listening to what the world said about him.

Zoya, the heroine of the Great Patriotic War of the Soviet Union, her younger brother and mother, are also here, and Zoya's tombstone reproduces the scene of Zoya's sacrifice. Finally, we found a Chinese tombstone in the cemetery, the tombstone of Wang Ming, the early leader of China's **. Wang Ming was wearing a Mao suit, and his eyes were looking straight ahead.

Sveta said that the New Virgin Cemetery is a sacred place in the hearts of Russians and a spiritual home for Russians. People come here not to say goodbye to life, but to reinterpret life and purify the soul. And I feel strongly that a generation of people who have influenced Russia and the whole world are buried here, and coming to the cemetery is like stepping through the history of this country.