Chapter 125: Summoned (Asking for a Monthly Pass!)
The Kremlin, which was once the core of the Soviet Union, one of the most powerful countries in the world, also symbolizes the supreme power of the red empire. Here, Stalin commanded his generals to defeat the invincible Nazi Germany and crush Hitler's fantasies of unifying Europe and thus conquering the world. After the victory in World War II, the Soviet Union took advantage of the prestige of the victorious powers to become a superpower on an equal footing with the United States, and the Warsaw Pact with the Soviet Union at its core and NATO with the United States at its core opened the curtain of the Cold War that lasted for decades until the final disintegration of the former Soviet Union.
Now, the Kremlin is still the center of power in Russia, and although Russia, which inherited most of the "possessions" of the Soviet Union, is still one of the world's major powers after the United States, compared with the former Soviet Union and the United States, Russia has lost the title of "superpower".
Vladimir, the current president of Russia, was first president in 2000, and after being re-elected president, then prime minister, chairman of the United Russia party, and chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Russian-Belarusian Union, he became president of Russia for the third time in 2011. The president, who once came from a special department, can be said to have firmly grasped the supreme power of the country during the 15-year term of president, prime minister, and president, and now, his third presidential term is about to expire, but the whole of Russia, including the whole world, firmly believes that there is no doubt that Vladimir will continue to serve a fourth term, and even according to the Russian constitution, after his fourth term expires, Vladimir may change his position as prime minister again, and continue to hold power in this way. Then get ready for his fifth term.
This powerful figure, recognized in the eyes of the East and the West, and at the same time a Great Russian nationalist, was especially nostalgic for the glory days of the former Soviet Union, from the beginning of his ascension to the supreme power in Russia. In addition to improving Russia's economic conditions, its main task is to rebuild a Great Russian Empire that is equal to, or even surpasses, the Soviet Union, thereby breaking the status of the United States as a superpower.
The splendid Kremlin was built during the Romanov dynasty and is adorned with ancient and ornate decorations, and Maxim is a senior member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. He is also one of Russia's finest physicists, and at this moment he is sitting in a reception room in the Kremlin, anxiously awaiting the president's summons.
The large sofa, the ornate coffee table, and the fine porcelain that hung on it, the coffee in the gold-rimmed teacups had long since cooled, and Maxim had not touched it since he sat down, and he had no interest in admiring the famous sixteenth-century paintings hanging on the walls of the reception room, but frowned slightly. Staring straight at the corner of the coffee table, it seems to be doing an in-depth study of the carved patterns of the coffee table.
Of course, he could not have studied any patterns, as a physicist, Maxim had never had any interest in art, and the reason why he was in this way was that he had some problems in his heart.
After some time, the door to the reception room opened, and a member of the president's chamberlain in a black suit walked in: "Mr. Maxim." Please come with me. ”
Hearing this, it was as if a spring had been installed under Maxim's buttocks. Hurriedly got up. Without saying much, the other party turned and walked out the door, and Maxim quickly caught up, followed the other party's footsteps through the hallway, and then came to an office.
Knocked softly on the door, and pulled it open. The waiter nodded to Maxim, and Maxim, who was standing outside the door, subconsciously straightened his clothes, and then stepped into the door.
This is President Vladimir's office, which is not large compared to other rooms in the Kremlin. It is not much about 100 square meters, the whole style is dark, one wall of the office is a row of tall bookshelves, the shelves are full of books, a large window in the back, the curtain with ornate tassels is ajar, on the right hand side is a medium-sized desk, the Russian coat of arms is inlaid directly above the back of the desk, and below the coat of arms, Vladimir is sitting at the desk, looking intently at the computer monitor on the table.
Maxim entered, and Vladimir got up from behind his desk with a smile on his face and greeted him in a friendly hand. Maxim did not dare to slack off, hurriedly took a few steps and stretched out his hands, and warmly greeted Mr. President with good health.
"Mr. Maxim, you may be seated." Smiling and shaking hands, Vladimir reached out and swung to the chair in front of his desk, then asked him what he wanted to drink as if he were facing an old friend, coffee or black tea, or wine.
Like other Russian men, Maxim was usually fond of alcoholic beverages, especially good vodka. However, in response to President Vladimir's inquiry, Maxim politely declined. This is not that he is polite, but he knows very well that the man in front of him seems to be kind on the surface, but in fact he is an extremely iron-fisted figure, and he is called the "new tsar" in the whole of Russia and even the world.
At that time, when Vladimir was first president, the entire Russian economy was almost completely controlled by the financial oligarchy, and in the eyes of Western countries, the Russian financial oligarchy had already controlled the lifeblood of the whole of Russia, and the Russian president was at best the role of the spokesman of those oligarchs.
But no one expected that shortly after taking office, Vladimir did not hesitate to take measures to put the uncooperative financial oligarchs in prison one by one, confiscate their property, declare their companies nationalized, and then vigorously suppress the opposition of various political parties, and rectify the entire Russian economic order and political arena in one fell swoop in a very short period of time, so as to truly grasp the supreme power of this big country.
The title of the new tsar is not a joke, in a sense, Vladimir as president has more power than the tsar of the past, and he is the undisputed supreme ruler of this vast country.
Unfazed by Maxim's caution, Vladimir smiled and sat back in his seat to ask about the progress of the controlled thermonuclear fusion project led by Maxim.
Hearing this question, Maxim's heart sank, although he had long known that Vladimir called him to ask about this matter, because Maxim is currently in charge of Russia's controlled thermonuclear fusion project, but the worst thing is that the progress of this project is not optimistic.
"Not optimistic? What are the main reasons? Could it be that there is something wrong with the technology that the Americans are supplying to the UN? Or are you not doing your job well? Vladimir asked flatly, although his expression was very calm, but it sounded no different from a reprimand in Maxim, and suddenly the cold sweat on his back fell. (To be continued......)
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