Chapter 252 A Trip to the United States (3) Encountering Acquaintances in a Foreign Country
What Andrei didn't expect was that he accidentally went out and encountered this kind of unappetizing thing, Andrei because no one from the United States had come to him, so he went out to play with two embassy staff, and met fellow countrymen in a café in Washington, but these fellows are not what Andrei wants to meet, because they are White Russian!
When Andrei and his entourage entered the café, especially Andrei was dressed in the uniform of a general of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, the eyes of the tables of White Russians were immediately different, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the predecessor Cheka were the nightmare of these White Russians, after the fall of the Tsar, the nascent Soviets ruthlessly suppressed these supporters of the old regime, I have to say that some of these White Russians really deserve it, when they exploit and oppress the common people as nobles, I didn't expect that I had the result of being hanged on a street lamp and eating peanuts, and later generations often say on the Internet that these are the elites of Russia but have gotten such an end, but Andrei knows that there are elites, but there are also many social parasites and guilty people, and he really didn't wronged these guys by shooting and hanging, the exploitation and oppression of a country with such strong feudal remnants is very serious, and it is really not unjust to kill from the crimes committed by these people! Later, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, a large group of people jumped out to wash the floor of the tsar and the old nobles, but they should not forget that the execution of the tsar was indeed a bit too much, but these vampires who treated the common people as gray animals to exploit and oppress really deserve to be killed!
And Andrei didn't care about the gaze of these people, after all, on the one hand, he was very clear about the virtues of these White Russians, and on the other hand, he didn't know the details of the suppression of White Russians in the first place!
And the embassy staff on the side said to Andrei: "General Yakov, these people are all White Russians who fled to the United States at the beginning, and they are very hostile to the Soviets, but after the start of the Great Patriotic War, they have been collecting donations, so don't worry too much about what they will do." Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info”
So the three of them calmly found a table and drank coffee, Andre finally drank the Blue Mountain coffee that was not instant, and a white Russian on the side saw it and suddenly said to the person next to him: "These poor nouveau riche will also appreciate coffee?" André looked at the guy and said to the diplomat next to him: "This is the famous Blue Mountain coffee, Blue Mountain coffee, which refers to coffee brewed from coffee beans from the Blue Mountains of Jamaica." According to the grade, it is divided into Jamaican Blue Mountain Coffee and Jamaican Alpine Coffee. Located in the eastern part of the island of Jamaica, the Blue Mountains are named after the fact that they are surrounded by the Caribbean Sea, and on a clear day, the sun shines directly on the blue sea, and the peaks reflect the brilliant blue light of the water. At 2,256 meters above sea level, the highest peak in the Blue Mountains is the highest peak in the Caribbean and a famous tourist destination. Located in the coffee belt, it has fertile volcanic soil, clean air, no pollution, and a humid climate that is foggy and rainy all year round (with an average precipitation of 1980 mm and a temperature of around 27 degrees), which has made Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee world-famous and the second most expensive coffee in the world. This coffee has all the characteristics of a good coffee, not only has a rich and mellow taste, but also has no bitterness at all, only a moderate and perfect sourness because the coffee has a perfect combination of sweet, sour and bitter flavors. ”
André continues: "The secret to why Blue Mountain coffee tastes pure: their coffee trees are all grown on rugged hillsides, and the harvesting process is very difficult for non-local skilled women to handle. It is very important to choose just the right amount of ripe coffee beans when picking, as underripe or overripe coffee can affect the quality of the coffee. After harvesting, the beans are hulled on the same day and allowed to ferment for 12-18 hours. The beans are then washed and screened. The next process is drying, which must be carried out on a concrete floor or a thick blanket until the humidity of the coffee beans drops to 12%-14%. It is then stored in a special warehouse. Take it out and roast it when needed, then grind it into a powder. These procedures must be strictly mastered, otherwise, the quality of the coffee will suffer. ”
And then André was not finished, "In 1717 King Louis XV of France ordered coffee to be grown in Jamaica, and in the mid-twenties, the Governor General of Jamaica, Nicholas? Sir Nicholas Lawes imported Arabica seeds from Martinique and began to spread cultivation in St. Andrew's region. To this day, the St. Andrews region remains one of Jamaica's top three Blue Mountain coffee regions, along with Portland and St. Thomas. In eight years, Jamaica exported more than 375 tonnes of authentic coffee. In 1932, coffee production reached its peak, with more than 15,000 tons of coffee harvested. ”
After speaking, Andrei picked up the coffee and took a sip of it gently, and then put down the cup, and the white Russian who spoke just now lowered his head directly, he really didn't expect this young Soviet general to know Blue Mountain coffee so well, and the other white Russian on one side still looked at Andrei with a hostile face, he was also a nobleman who fled to the United States in embarrassment, and his favorite girl fled to Shanghai, China, and became a... However, the Great Patriotic War broke out, the relationship between the United States and the Soviet Union became allies, the United States and Britain also began to promote positive propaganda against the Soviet Union, and some White Russians began to believe that the Soviet Union was the motherland, and responded to Stalin's call to return home to participate in the war.
Even Denikin is calling on everyone to fight for great Russia, so he can't do anything yet, after all, now the Germans are still invading their homeland, they are only against the Soviets, but they love Russia.
And Andrei scanned the White Russians while drinking coffee, there were still many such White Russians in his motherland in his previous life, after the October Revolution of 1917, the people who followed the imperial leadership of Tsarist Russia and believed in the orthodox consciousness of Orthodox Christianity chose to go into exile. The ensuing Russian civil war made the people fleeing the chaos run one after another, regardless of faith and rank.
Those who had money and access fled to Europe and the United States through Eastern European countries or Caucasus Turkey, and then established countless Russian communities overseas, continuing the life of the upper class aristocracy and elite groups. Even some of the Russian aristocrats who fled to Germany became important financiers of Hitler's foundings (the history of which is described in the book).
The masses of people who had no money and the weak troops who followed Kolchak on the Eastern Front against the Soviet Red Army had to cross the long Siberian wilderness, cross the dense forests and rivers of the Khingan Mountains, and finally come to the strange eastern land, Manchuria.
Here they are called "WhiteRussians" because they are the group corresponding to the "red" Soviets who were red. Although they belong to the same Great Russian nation, Russians abroad are not justified because they are "traitors".
As for the White Russians settled in Harbin, the external environment was very bad, and all forces, whether Chinese warlords, the Japanese-Manchurian government, or the Kuomintang, exerted great pressure on the White Russians in order not to offend the Soviet Union.
Even within the White Russian community, it was not united. Compared with the White Russia of Europe and the United States, the White Russia in the Far East is a second-class White Russia composed of people from provincial towns and villages, and the White Russia in the Far East is divided into 369 because of its social status before fleeing. Under the heavy division, many girls from poor or broken families can imagine their actual status and circumstances.
So at this time, all those happy Popova who wandered the world should be called "Popova without identity". No identity means that they have no homeland and live in the territory of the so-called "second home", but it is no longer a Russian colony, and the Russians have long since lost their privileges and dignity.
On the streets of the city, in the light of the ballroom, they have no names, only a common name for "Russian Dancer", "Harbin Girl", "White Russian Girl" or "Exile Girl". The lack of identity and the dislocation of cognition have caused their tragic fate. For more than half a century, from the end of the 19th century to the 50s of the 20th century, they wandered and lost themselves in the joy of the Far East.
It was not until the spring and summer of 1946 that the Dalian Municipal People's Autonomous Government, which had just been established for half a year, launched the "Three Evils" campaign, and it is worth mentioning that Dalian was the first in China to raise the banner of prostitution, which was four years earlier than the large-scale prostitution reform movement that began in Beijing and Shanghai after the founding of the People's Republic of China, and then began throughout China. After the founding of the People's Republic of China in 1949, foreign prostitutes stranded in China, especially Belarusian prostitutes, continued to engage in the sex trade. Under the influence of this unhealthy atmosphere, there is a tendency for the remnants of the old society to resurge. As a result, New China launched a campaign to reform prostitutes. Because the Chinese government has sealed the data of foreign prostitutes for humanitarian reasons to protect their privacy, it is impossible to know the exact number of foreign prostitutes who have been reformed, but the results of the reforms have been quite successful.
In the process, the Chinese government treated foreign prostitutes equally, treated them for venereal diseases at any cost, taught them skills, and cultivated their ability to support themselves, giving them the desire and courage to live a new life. According to the recollection of one of the prostitutes at the time, among the sisters were many Belarusian women, and they all took part in the study classes organized by the people's government. While the government treats them, they also organize them to study. Sisters who have been cured of illness and who have families can go home and reunite with their families. Due to the good relations between China and the Soviet Union at that time, a group of White Russian sisters were sent back to China at that time. She and some other White Russian sisters came to Xinjiang at that time, and later organized a family there and lived a happy life. (On this issue, the republic has to be commended.) )
Moreover, after Stalin's death, the attitude of the Soviet Union towards White Russia improved, and Khrushchev and Zhou Enlai discussed this issue and reached an agreement. The Soviet Union provided some equipment in exchange for China's repatriation of Belarus to alleviate the Soviet Union's post-World War II labor shortage. In 1955, news came from the Soviet Union that the Soviet government allowed those White Russians to return to China to participate in socialist construction, and anyone who returned to China could obtain Soviet citizenship. After more than 30 years as a "stateless person", the opportunity to return to the motherland is undoubtedly exciting news for those White Russians and their descendants. Therefore, except for a few women who have married Chinese, the rest of the Russian diaspora have returned to China in batches. Some of the shops opened by the White Russians were closed, some changed the owners and signs, and after a few years, the White Russians that had existed in China for decades were forgotten.
In fact, most of these are also poor people, and Andrei also noticed the middle-aged man who had been watching him, Andrei stood up and walked over to him, and the White Russian at the table was a little caught off guard, because this young Soviet general has a murderous aura, they are veterans who participated in World War I, it can be seen, and this Soviet general has a pistol on his waist, although this is the United States, but in the current situation, if there is a situation, the US government is probably expelled at most!
But they didn't choose to retreat, and when Andre walked up to the table, he said, "Gentlemen, why don't you say hello when you see people from your hometown!" ”
And the one who had been staring at Andrei unceremoniously said: "Yes, you head of the Cheka, a lackey of the Bolsheviks, a defender of autocracy!" You are no different from His Majesty's secret police, oh no, you are more vicious and inhumane! ”
Andrei also smiled indifferently, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the original Cheka were indeed exterminated by the White Russians who stayed in the country, shot and reformed through labor, so the White Russians have hatred for the Ministry of Internal Affairs that no one else has, after all, no one will have a good impression of the person who raised the butcher's knife to him in the first place!
"I don't want to say anything about what happened at the beginning, but I want to say that where there is light, there is darkness, and where there are victories, there are defeats. Therefore, if you want to maintain peace, it will inevitably lead to conflict; If you want to protect love, you will inevitably have hatred. ”
After saying this pretending to be on the Internet in later generations, Andrei immediately turned around and left, but the people at the table began to think, what does this Soviet general mean?
In fact, Andrei really didn't mean anything, he just wanted to pretend to be forced in front of these self-proclaimed elite White Russians, but he didn't expect that his words touched the White Russians!
The man who had just scolded Andrei suddenly began to think back to his previous life, and then he said: "I understand that the Soviet general means that everyone was on their own side at the beginning, so he does not defend or expect our forgiveness, but only hopes that we understand that they cannot be blamed for all this, and these specific executors cannot be blamed. ”