"Not long ago, the President had cordial and friendly talks with Soviet Foreign Minister Gromyko, who had come to the United Nations General Assembly, and both sides said that it was inconvenient for both sides to disclose the specific content of the talks. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 It is reported that this is the first time that the Reagan administration has met with a national leader of the Soviet Union since it was in power. Some commentators believe that this meeting was an attempt by the Reagan administration to respond to accusations that he refused to reach out to the Soviet leadership......"

At the regular press conference of the White House, the White House spokesman suddenly leaked to the media the news of the meeting between Gromyko and Reagan, which caused a thousand waves with one stone. In less than 24 hours, the whole world knew about this unexpected meeting.

However, Gromyko, as one of the parties involved, was very dissatisfied with this meeting. The Americans simply focused on the issue of medium-range missiles deployed by the USSR on the western borders. There was no intention of rapprochement with the USSR at all. Gromyko became Reagan's excuse to block his opponent's attacks on his Soviet policy.

When the news reached Moscow, Gorbachev was not only surprised, but also frightened by Gromyko's diplomatic ability. He still doesn't know if Gromyko and Reagan reached any agreement. If Gromyko had won a major victory on the diplomatic front, the battle for second-in-command in the Soviet Union would have taken on a new twist.

Gorbachev would never allow this to happen, so he began to meet intensively with the leaders of the union republics. Since Gorbachev held the economic power in his hands, the republics were faced with the problem of material supply. Therefore, Gorbachev was absolutely attractive to the leaders of some small union republics.

Gorbachaf pledged to increase central financial support for the three Baltic republics - Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. The first secretaries of the three republics were quick to express their unwavering support for Secretary Gorbachev's economic policy. Immediately after that, the three Transcaucasian countries - Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia - also chose Gorbachev's side, and finally the Republic of Moldavia, which borders Romania, also participated.

The most supportive of Gorbachev was Georgia's first secretary, Shevardnadze, who is now a member of the Politburo. Because of Georgia's proximity to the Chechen region, there was sometimes a lot of unnecessary pressure to serve as first secretary. Shevardnadze was eager to come to Moscow to work, and Gorbachev naturally secretly agreed.

When Gromyko returned to Moscow, he had no achievements to present in the Politburo. Gromyko compiled his meeting with President Reagan into a written report and submitted it to the Politburo. Naturally, there is nothing in this report that praises the American government. Gorbachev, who had read the report, breathed a sigh of relief, but also took the opportunity to let his men attack Gromyko.

It was in this undercurrent that Seryosha ushered in his first Congress of the Supreme Soviet. Before 9 a.m. on the first day of the congress, delegates to the National Soviets, who had arrived from all over the country, arrived in black Volga cars one after another to the Kremlin Hall.

After Seryosha's car stopped on the square in front of the Kremlin Hall, Seryosha stepped on the red carpet leading to the venue. There are so many delegates today, and it's the first time since Seryosha crossed over to see so many people participating in the same event. As soon as he got out of the car, comrades from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation gathered around him. Seryosha followed them into the venue with the flow of people.

The interior of the venue is brightly lit, and there are dense seats as far as the eye can see. In the background of the rostrum is a huge modern portrait of Lenin, with the words 1922~1985 marked below. Seryosha felt that such a big scene could only be compared with the funeral of the leader.

Seryosha quickly found his seat, in the second row near the podium, with the seats of ministers in the front row and the seats of Politburo members on the podium. As nine o'clock approached, the venue was filled with people. With a burst of applause, everyone collectively stood up to welcome the state leaders headed by General Secretary Chernenko.

The moderator of the conference walked up to the podium and announced in a loud voice: "All stand and sing the national anthem!" ”

Seryosha immediately got up from his seat, and soon after the venue was filled with the singing of the song "Unbreakable Union".

The collective chorus of nearly 10,000 people had a shocking effect, and Seryosha even felt his blood boiling. Seryosha couldn't help but look at General Secretary Chernenko in the center of the rostrum. I saw that Secretary Chernenko's lips were singing slightly, and his face seemed to be much better.

After the national anthem ended, Seryosha returned to his seat! Although he had already stepped into the ranks of high-ranking Soviet officials. However, at the Supreme Soviet Conference, the last officials who were able to give a presentation were also ministers. Due to the peculiar Union nature of the Soviet Union, the First Secretaries of the Union Republics were two ranks higher than the Ministers. Because above the ministerial-level officials, there are also higher-level departments such as the Union House and the National House.

The meeting was a government, not a party meeting, so the first to give a presentation was Tikhonov, chairman of the Joint Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union. After Kosygin's failed reforms and forced to retire, Brezhnev was sent to the post of prime minister. But he did not bring the Soviet economy back on a satisfactory path. The five-year presidency of the Joint Council of Ministers has already proven Tikhonov's ability, and if nothing else, he will retire at the 27th Congress of the CPSU next year. As for his successor, it is difficult to say now. At the moment, Gorbachev is the most vocal, but this is premised on the fact that Chernenko still occupies the position of general secretary.

The morning session lasted two hours, followed by a lunch break. Delegates will return to the hotel for a short rest before continuing with the afternoon session. Seryosha walked out of the meeting hall and was about to ask the driver to pick him up, when Minister Zhuravlev's secretary suddenly stopped him and asked Seryosha to discuss the report of the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation. Seryosha did not show any emotion, and he followed Minister Zhuravlev's secretary into another car, where Minister Zhuravlev was sitting. Minister Zhuravlev suggested that Seryosha have lunch with him and, by the way, reconsider the contents of the report. Seryosha smiled and agreed.