The car drove on the wide avenue of St. Petersburg. The accompanying Russian personnel briefed Secretary Liu on the basic situation of St. Petersburg.

St. Petersburg is the largest port and the second largest city in Russia, located on the eastern shore of the Gulf of Finland in the Baltic Sea, at the mouth of the Neva River. It covers an area of 607 square kilometers and has a total population of more than 5.4 million. St. Petersburg is a city on the water, with more than 10% of the city's total area covered by rivers. Because of the vertical and horizontal rivers and beautiful scenery, it is known as the "Northern Venijin". St. Petersburg is connected by more than 300 bridges, and has the largest number of rivers, islands and bridges in Russia.

This great city, which was built by Peter the Great, the first generation of Russian heroes, was originally built for the purpose of enabling Russia to learn from the West, learn from Qinzhou, and learn from the advanced capitalism. And in St. Petersburg, it promoted European gentlemanly manners, held balls, introduced French, opened schools, and was called "the most European city in Russia"0

St. Petersburg is a microcosm of Russia's history, education, and culture, and is known as the northern capital of Russia.

St. Petersburg was once Russia's "window to Europe," as Pushkin extolled. "It is one of the most famous tourist cities in the world. The cultural landscape of the Orthodox Church abounds here. Whether it is the famous Emmitage Museum, the magnificent Peterhof, the traditional classic classical ballet, or the painter on the street corner, they all reveal a unique atmosphere that is different from Western countries. The city is famous for its ancient buildings, and the large buildings are in the Western European style. There are many places of interest, such as the Winter Palace and the Summer Palace, which are worth sightseeing. There is a proverb in Russia: "If you haven't been to St. Petersburg, you've never really been to Russia." ”

St. Petersburg has a history of more than 300 years. At the beginning of the eighteenth century, Peter the Great established the Peter and Paul Fortress on Rabbit Island in the Neva River Delta, which was later expanded into a city called St. Petersburg, which was the gateway to the sea in the imperial Russian era. It was the capital of the Russian Empire for more than 200 years from 1713 and was renamed Petrograd at the beginning of the 20th century. In 1924 it was renamed Leningrad in honor of Lenin, and in 1991 it was restored to St. Petersburg. Historically, St. Petersburg was the political, cultural and industrial center of Russia and is now the capital of the North-Western Federal District.

9 in the history of Russia! Many famous people are closely associated with the name of St. Petersburg. For example, the great Russian poet Pushkin spent the most important years of his life here; Tchaikovsky, Glinka and other musicians also spent the most important years of their lives here, and the famous Russian writer Dostoevsky's famous book "Crime and Punishment" was also completed here. From time to time, buildings full of European style flashed outside the window, which also confirmed the statement of the Russian personnel.

The office of the St. Petersburg city government is also a famous tourist attraction called Smolny Palace.

Smolny Palace. Located in the northeastern part of the city of St. Petersburg, at the turn of the Neva River, is an elegant-looking three-story building, built in the early nineteenth century as a noble women's college. The word "Smolny" comes from the Russian word for "asphalt", which was originally built as an asphalt plant. Located in the center of St. Petersburg, the overall color is the same as that of Catherine Palace in Tsarskoye Village, a refreshing and clean blue and white color, which is a fusion of Baroque style and Russian style, which is quite representative in the church of St. Petersburg.

The two wings of the main building of the Smolny Palace protrude to form the main courtyard of the palace. In the sixties of the twentieth century, eight magnificent columns and seven arched porticos were added to the main entrance, which were integrated with the Baroque architectural style of Smolny Abbey on the right, and were collectively called the Smolny Complex.

The Smolny Palace has a strong revolutionary tradition.

During the October Revolution of 1917, the Military Revolutionary Committee of the Bolshevik Party was established in Smolny Palace as the headquarters of the October Revolution. Lenin issued a call to the citizens of Russia in the Smolny Conference Hall, declaring all power to the Soviets. From mid-November to March of the following year, Lenin worked and lived here. The conference hall, Lenin's first working room on the third floor, Lenin's studio and living room on the second floor, are the places of the revolution in the Smolny Palace. The conference hall is decorated in white marble. The studio and living room were simply furnished, and were later converted into a literature gallery. There are monuments to Marx, Engels and Lenin. On the left bank of the Neva River, stands the noble and elegant Smolny Resurrection Monastery.

Smolny Palace is an elegant-looking, three-storey baroque building that is extremely luxurious. Some of the houses were once residential schools, but they were moved out because the convent building was not suitable for classrooms

Until 1918, when the capital was moved to Moscow, it remained the seat of Soviet power

Russia has always pursued a policy of "giving the view to the people", and even in the capital Moscow, the Kremlin, where the president's office is located, is open to the outside world. Visitors can go inside and worshippers can pray in the church across the presidential wall.

The same is true in St. Petersburg: the Smolny Palace has always been the joint building of the city of St. Petersburg and the Leningrad city government of the former Soviet Union, and the city government from the mayor to the various departments and ministries still work here, here is the mayor's office, there was the office of President Ivan, and now it is the office of the director of the foreign affairs office of the city government. There are only two taboos for tourists to enter the Smolny Palace, one is not to make loud noises, and the other is not to take pictures, so as not to affect the normal work of officials. Today, even when important dignitaries are visiting, this rule is still enforced.

After the convoy of Secretary Liu and his entourage arrived, there were many foreign tourists in the welcoming crowd. Of course, it is more appropriate to say that they are not so much welcoming Secretary Liu as watching the excitement.

Originally, guests who came from afar should have stayed at the hotel first, and then arranged a formal visit. However, Liu Jun asked to go to the Smolny Palace first to see the place where the revolutionary mentor Lenin once worked and lived. Naturally, the Russian side will not refuse such a request from the guest.

Because of the time constraints, there is no official visit or meeting today, and it is just a feast to catch the wind and wash the dust.

Secretary Liu led all the members of the delegation to pay homage to the holy place of the revolution, and then went to the hotel to stay in the hotel, accompanied by Russian personnel. In the evening, Mayor Antonina hosted a banquet to entertain Secretary Liu Jun and his guests.

According to the Russian side, the specifications of this banquet are the same as those of the Russian state banquet.

Accompanied by Mayor Antonina and Special Representative Andrei, Liu Jun and his entourage entered the banquet hall, and the band played a cheerful welcome song. A smiling Russian girl ushered the guests into their seats. The guests are ready to enter and the banquet officially begins. The audience stood and the band played the national anthems of the two countries. The host and guests have set up cold dishes before they are seated, and each person has four or five kinds of cold dishes, which are generally vegetarian and meat. During the banquet, Mayor Antonina had a brief exchange with Secretary Liu, and the atmosphere was very pleasant.

The menu is simple and sophisticated, with famous Russian dishes such as roast beef with potatoes, grilled fish with cream, caviar, beetroot soup, etc.

Eating it, the taste is very consistent with the dishes made by Wang Xun Mengqing's two Russian beautiful chefs for Secretary Liu last time.

After the banquet, the first meeting between the guest and the host was purely courteous, without much formal content, and the time was not very long. Mayor Antonina asked Secretary Liu and his party to have a good rest.

Subsequently, the staff held consultations and once again confirmed the itinerary of Secretary Liu's visit to St. Petersburg. These things naturally don't need to be by Secretary Liu, strong.

Secretary Liu was in the VIP suite where he stayed, and after washing, he changed into a set of comfortable pajamas and sat on the sofa to call Xiaoqing. Of course, considering the poor confidentiality of wireless communication, Liu Jun used the Liujiashan dialect when talking to Xiaoqing.

The variety of dialects in China is definitely the largest in the world. Among them, N province is the most. No dialect is spoken in a province. Specific to Xiangyang District, Baozhou City, the types of dialects can be described as ten miles of different sounds. The most "excessive" situation is that there are subtle differences between the accents of the people of the same village and the head and end of the village. And in a township, there are at least three or more distinct accents. The dialect of Liujiashan is a relatively remote one in Xiangyang District.

It is expected that no matter how powerful the agents are, for a while, I am afraid that they will not be able to find someone who is proficient in the Liujiashan dialect to do the "translation"0

Rao is like this, Liu Jun and Xiaoqing are still more cautious, and they have made decorations on some very sensitive topics, and they have not talked very deeply. Besides, they have been husband and wife for many years, and many times they have been able to achieve "heart-to-heart communication", which can be described as looking up and knowing the end, and some words, as long as they are a little bit, can be in their hearts. "Jun, are you in St. Petersburg?" Xiaoqing asked in a relaxed tone on the other side of the phone. Liu Jun replied with a smile: "Well, I just finished eating and took a shower."

Originally, Xiaoqing planned to go to St. Petersburg to preside over the "underground work", but in consideration of the impact problem, he did not make the trip in the end, and only appointed a representative to come over, and if Liu Jun needed it, he could instruct this representative at any time.

Xiaoqing knew that Ailang was asking Russia this time, shouldering a major mission, so he was naturally very concerned and issued an order to "go all out" to the Russian branch of Shengye Group. "Hee-hee, a Russian-style meal, are you used to eating it?" Xiaoqing asked with a grin. "Hehe, you just asked knowingly about this, what flavor I can't get used to?"

Xiaoqing was naughty and said, "So, you can also get used to the flavor of African cannibal tribes?" ”

Liu Jun smiled: "Don't be naughty. Did I just finish eating? Russia is not as good as the country, if I vomit, but no one will give me nutrition. ”

Xiaoqing giggles = "That's the best, and it gives you a taste of starvation...... Ay. Xiaojun, that Antonina, who has just become the mayor, is in a hurry to produce results, you have to give others some benefits! Liu Jun smiled slightly, and recognized Xiaoqing's idea.

PS: Well, fortunately, the pie had the foresight yesterday, and I didn't plan to ask for a ticket, but when I saw that the situation was critical, I had to speak. If I hadn't asked for Z2 Zhang Yueli, I was afraid that someone would have put the knife on his back. Rao is like this, and the current situation is also very critical, but he is just a few votes short, and the knife in his hand is a little longer, and he still cuts the pie off the horse. So, there is no way, I don't dare to slack off, all the old friends see this little tail who asks for support, and if there are tickets, you will be rewarded with one and a half sheets, and keep your current position, okay? Thank you so much!! To be continued!