Entering the territory of Soviet Russia, Lin Zixuan and Feng Chengcheng saw a real Soviet Russia, not the Soviet Russia in propaganda.

When he was in Beiping, some scholars who had been to the Soviet Union told Lin Zixuan that although the Soviets would arrange tours, they would not restrict their personal freedom, and visitors could move around Moscow at will.

If you know Russian, you can also communicate with the citizens of Moscow.

The Soviet government did not mind showing its bad side, which could not be avoided and could only be described as the throes of the revolution, and they were more concerned with showing a bright future for themselves.

They would have preached the superiority of the Soviet social system.

The rich were overthrown, the poor were freed, social classes were eliminated, oppression and exploitation were freed, the gap between the rich and the poor was eliminated, and finally equality for all and the world was liberated.

This is undoubtedly a perfect social system.

In traditional Chinese thought, there is a saying of "the great harmony of the world", so that the old have their ends, the strong have their usefulness, the young have their growth, and the widows, widows, lonely and disabled people are all supported.

This is an ideal society where everywhere is uneven and no one is left unfed.

It can be said that this is the ultimate pursuit of the social system by Chinese thinkers.

Many Chinese scholars were attracted by this bright prospect and felt that Soviet Russian thought had something in common with traditional Chinese thought.

But in order to realize this great ideal, it is necessary to have a great revolution and pave the way for the ideal with blood.

I am afraid that this is the point of disagreement between Chinese scholars and the Soviets.

Most of China's scholars are bourgeois reformists who hope to gain power through peaceful means and gradually improve social life. And not in such an extreme way.

These are two very different paths.

Lin Zixuan saw the living conditions of the Soviet Russians at the railway stations along the way.

There were quite a few begging children at the train station, as well as vendors doing business and numb crowds. Seeing the train coming into the station, they moved around. Rushing towards the train, hoping to get food and money.

Many Russians took trains to the three northeastern provinces of China to earn a living, and did business in cities such as Harbin and Mukden in the northeast.

In later generations, cities in the Northeast had Russian-style architecture.

Lin Zixuan met Russians in the Shanghai Concession, mostly Russian nobles who had fled the Soviet Union with their wealth and settled in Shanghai.

A great revolution drove out the aristocracy, leaving behind only underfed commoners.

At this time. The tactics of the economic and political blockade of the Soviet Union by Western society were wary of the nascent country.

It was not until 1929 that a world economic crisis broke out in Western countries, which gave the Soviet Union a development opportunity, and introduced a large number of machinery and equipment and advanced technology from Western countries, which accelerated the country's industrialization process.

Feng Chengcheng handed the food to the begging children through the car window, and the children scrambled and messed up.

She was a little sad and sad for this group of children.

In fact. This is quite common in China, where refugees flock to the big cities in a year of famine, or every year when there is no crop.

Even in Shanghai. There are also many people who don't have enough to eat.

Lin Zixuan and Feng Chengcheng were capitalists who lived in the concession and rarely came into contact with this situation.

Feng Chengcheng once visited child laborers working in factories. I already feel pitiful enough, I can't imagine that the situation in the USSR is even worse.

The first impression of the Soviet Union on her was poverty.

On the evening of March 20. Lin Zixuan came to Moscow.

They were greeted by personnel from Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow, which had been funded by the Soviets. The principal and faculty were also Soviet, but nominally a Chinese school.

In order to take care of the daily life of Chinese students, there are also Chinese administrators in the school.

Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow has a two-year system, with the first year focusing on the study of Russian and the second year of revolutionary history and military training.

For Lin Zixuan's arrival, the school attaches great importance to it and sends people to greet him.

"Mr. Lin, you know, right?" In the car, an executive asked.

"What?" Lin Zixuan was puzzled.

"Two days ago, there was a bloody case in front of the ruling government in Beiping." The man said indignantly, "Duan Qirui's government actually opened fire on the students who were marching, killing dozens of people, which is really a heinous atrocity. ”

Lin Zixuan pretended to be surprised, and Feng Chengcheng covered his mouth with a look of disbelief.

Journalists from various countries were stationed in Beiping, and soon after the March 18 tragedy, reporters from various countries sent the news back to China by telegram, and the students studying in Moscow learned about the incident.

"We are preparing to hold a demonstration in Moscow to protest the atrocities of the Duan Qirui government." The manager continued, "Mr. Lin, you're going to participate, right? ”

"It's natural, I really didn't expect it to be like this." Lin Zixuan said categorically.

Subsequently, he inquired about the details.

However, because the incident has just happened, the Chinese students only know a general idea, and no detailed information has been transmitted to Moscow.

The newspapers in Moscow reported on the March 18 tragedy, but Lin Zixuan couldn't read Russian, so he didn't buy it.

Anyway, it has already happened, and all that remains is memorial.

Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow is located at 16 Volkhonka Street in Moscow, which was originally the official residence of a Russian aristocracy.

There is a small three-story cottage on campus, as well as gardens, basketball courts, volleyball courts, and an ice skating rink.

The roof is ornately embossed, the interior chandeliers are magnificent, and each house is tall and bright.

Lin Zixuan and Feng Chengcheng were arranged to rest in the faculty dormitory, and the conditions were good, and it can be seen that the Soviet Union put a lot of thought into this university, and gave preferential treatment to Chinese students in terms of accommodation and food.

On March 21, students of Sun Yat-sen University in Moscow prepared for a march.

They invited Lin Zixuan to give a speech condemning the March 18 tragedy caused by Duan Qirui's government.

Lin Zixuan was familiar with this, so he gave a short speech denouncing the atrocities of the Duan Qirui government and highly praising the heroic actions of the students.

At the end of his speech, he said.

"The most precious thing for a man is life, and life belongs to man only once, and a man's life should be spent in this way: when he looks back, he does not regret that he wasted his time, nor is he ashamed of his inaction. When he was dying, he was able to say this: My whole life and all my energy have been devoted to the greatest cause -- the struggle for China's liberation. ”

"Although those students have fallen, there will be thousands of students who will stand up, and we will keep them in our hearts, continue to move forward, and fight for the cause of China's liberation for the rest of our lives."

The lecture was attended not only by Chinese students, but also by Soviet principals and teachers.

When the principal heard the words of the translator next to him, he felt that what Lin Zixuan said was really good, and it would be better if he turned "China's liberation" into "the liberation of the whole world."

In this way, Lin Zixuan's trip to Moscow began with a march. (To be continued.) )