Pleasant times always go by quickly.

As a German militarist, a future National Socialist revolutionary of the older generation, our Hersmann Hersmann spent twenty days in Petersburg as the most pleasant of his soul travel.

Because what happened in this city seemed to him to be an absurd farce. All Russians, with the exception of the clear-headed Lenin, seem to have become actors in a black humor. Each of them is a master of the arts, interpreting a national tragedy into a comedy that makes people laugh...... Of course, you have to look at it from the Germans' point of view.

The ugliness of human nature, such as brutality, cowardice, greed, shamelessness, and insidiousness, is magnified countless times by the sudden revolution and the sudden emergence of anarchism. It was vividly displayed in front of Hersman.

In contrast to deserted Berlin, the streets of St. Petersburg are now bustling with activity. There are always people marching in protest or supporting something, leaders of different factions are everywhere giving long speeches, and all kinds of beautiful lies are repeated over and over again, making people fascinated, as if a better tomorrow is within reach, but they don't know that they are already in hell!

"The land belongs to the peasants, the factories belong to the workers, peace belongs to the people, and all power belongs to the Soviets!"

Lenin and his Bolsheviks shouted all over Petersburg - I don't know if it was because of the Kim Marks that the once-obnoxious mentor managed to win enough party support in late April (those who did not support him withdrew, the mentor was not Kerensky, he was not tolerant), and the April Theses were adopted. The Bolsheviks in Petersburg were suddenly active, giving speeches, distributing leaflets, organizing rallies everywhere, and publishing one highly inflammatory article after another in Pravda.

The activities of the Bolsheviks soon paid off, and in just a dozen days a part of the soldiers' masses in St. Petersburg was so impressed by them that the soldiers' councils of 11 regiments in the garrison turned to Lenin. On 26 April, a machine-gun regiment and several groups of armed workers appeared on the streets of Petersburg, raising slogans in favor of Lenin and the Bolsheviks, albeit in small numbers, but for the first time in the streets of Petersburg there were armed forces in support of the Bolsheviks.

"Look, that's the Bolsheviks!"

"How come these lunatics have the support of others?"

"They are still shouting stupid anti-war slogans and trying to seize land and factories!"

"Hmph, in my opinion, these German spies should be arrested and shot!"

"That's right! Shoot them all! ”

As Lenin's procession passed through Nevsky Prospect, Hersman, Etter, and Chloe were sitting on the second floor of a lavishly decorated restaurant on the side of the street, sitting by the window and enjoying an authentic Russian meal. Feng. Heinsberg's birthday.

The business of the hotel was very good, and the restaurant on the second floor was full of the best people of Petersburg, who were very well-dressed, who spoke softly to each other, and who seemed to be very cultured. It was only when the Bolshevik procession shouted slogans from downstairs of the hotel that these mild-mannered and superior men became irritable, and some began to curse.

"What's the use of shooting them? If they are shot, will the workers be willing to return to work? So many Soviets in Petersburg were honestly dissolved? ”

At this time, an old man who was dressed very well, and there was a beautiful woman in his twenties beside him, suddenly sighed and turned the topic to the factory, which quickly caused a resonance.

"Yes, these inferior people are too short-sighted, they only know how to raise wages, they only know how to ask for land, and they don't want to think about what time it is! The front line is dying (in fact, it is a party with the enemy), the country is in danger, how can they only think of asking for money? ”

"Yes, these delusional beggars, what else can they do but think of getting something for nothing? I really don't understand why those people in the Provisional Government didn't immediately start to restore order. ”

"Soon, soon, let's do it!" One of these superior people suddenly declared, "You don't know yet, do you? The American ambassador, Mr. Francis, is putting pressure on the Provisional Government, saying: If measures are not taken to restore order as soon as possible, the United States will reconsider the issue of loans and material supplies to Russia, because the United States will not give money to people who live up to their expectations and do not carry out their policies! ”

"Really? Is this true? ”

"Of course!" The man nodded affirmatively, "I have a friend in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, someone close to Minister Milyukov. ”

Is this news true? Hersman gently turned the tall glass in his hand, if this was true, this Petersburg must have exploded into epidemic stupidity, and even the American ambassador was tricked...... To coerce the Provisional Government to suppress all kinds of Soviets! What is the basis of the Provisional Government? Just because they are empty-handed, do they want soldiers without soldiers, and they want money without money? The workers and soldiers of Petersburg were all guns. This Yankee wants a government without a gun to suppress the proletariat that has a gun and is ready to use it.

This American will really help at a critical time!

"That's great!"

"Cheers to the Americans!"

"Cheers to the restoration of order!"

The cafeteria was filled with the sound of cheerful wine glasses clashing, and the good people of Petersburg finally saw some turnaround. Hersman also raised the goblet and smiled at Chloe, who was sitting across from him, "We also toast to your twenty-third birthday." Also for our trip this time! ”

"Cheers!"

Chloe and Ettel both raised their glasses, and the three goblets collided slightly, making a crisp sound.

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"Peter. Andreyevich (Hesman's pseudonym), finally waiting for you! ”

A besuming woman in her forties, dressed more fashionably than Chloe, with wavy hair, a pale red silk coat, and a large gold buckle belt around her waist, stood guard on the first floor of the temporary residence of Hersmann and others in the Vyborg district, who had been placed by Lenin in a dilapidated two-story building with huge tin smoke and dust in the workers' ghetto of Petersburg.

Tall and handsome Carl. Stockhausen and three soldiers who could speak a little Polish (posing as Polish revolutionaries) stayed here all day, guarding the radio station on the second floor. Hersmann skillfully used the large tin chimney as an antenna, set up the radio in his bedroom, and communicated with Berlin at 6 o'clock in the morning.

As for the rest of the plainclothes, the Germans had already returned by train.

When Hersman entered, Carl was not accompanying the woman on the first floor, she was the only one in the living room.

"Alexandra. Mikhailovna, you are so beautiful today! Hersman stepped forward and hugged the woman. She was Kollontai, Comrade Lenin's closest comrade-in-arms.

"Are you too, dressed so well, going out to eat?" Colontai asked with a smile, and at the same time hugged and kissed Ettel and Chloe.

"Anna, go get some coffee, don't want the Russian flavor, you want the American flavor." Hersman instructed Chloe. The young noblewoman who owned the castle and manor in her hometown was now responsible for cooking for the six men and making coffee when guests visited. There are some good wives and good mothers.

And in this clean-cleaned living room, Hersmann, Ettel and the pioneer of the feminist movement, Kollontae, sat down as guests. Chloe's coffee hasn't been served yet. Colontai got straight to the point.

"Comrade Lenin asked me to come, and he wants to consult with you!"

"What's the matter?"

"He wants your help."

"So fast?" Ettel exclaimed, he knew what this "help" meant.

"Comrade Lenin is going to launch an armed uprising?" Hersman asked unhurriedly.

"Not so soon, but the day of the uprising is not too far away." "Because the Provisional Government will soon announce its policy of fighting Germany to the end!" ”

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