Chapter 81 Chernenko's Farewell

"Seryozha, it's done!" Yakovlev made a special trip to say this sentence with a joyful voice on the phone. Although there will be corresponding reports on TV soon, Yakovlev still wants to personally Informed the good news to Gorbachev's closest ministers. Bayi Chinese Network? I?

After putting down the phone, Seryozha felt excited. Although he knew that Gorbachev was the ultimate winner, Seryozha had personally experienced the struggle for a year, and he knew that it was hard to come by.

The first thing after Gorbachev took office was the funeral of General Secretary Chernenko, the third supreme leader of the Soviet Union to die within three years. The frequent turnover of top leaders has brought the political situation of the Soviet Union into an unstable state, and the great cause of reform has also stagnated.

Not only has economic reform been delayed, but the anti-corruption campaign advocated by Andropov has also been completely rejected. Seryozha knew very well what kind of person Gorbachev was. In the first two years of his administration, Seryozha would not expand his financial business to the country anyway.

With the announcement of the list of General Secretary Chernenko's funeral committee, the common people will soon know who the new head is. Gromyko has not withdrawn from the political arena in Moscow. He was elected as the chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet , this position is nominally the national yuan of the Soviet Union, but in fact it only has a symbolic meaning.

Sergesha was honored to be appointed as a member of General Secretary Chernenko's Funeral Committee. This is not an honor that everyone can get, because Serezha's immediate boss Zhuravlev did not get this honor. Seryozha knew in his heart that this was Gorbachev's reward for himself.

Seryozha devoted himself wholeheartedly to the work of the funeral committee. He is still in charge of external liaison this time, and is responsible for inviting foreign dignitaries to attend Chernenko's funeral. Nastya was in charge of specific matters, and Seryozha only needed to take charge of the overall situation.

Chernenko's funeral was the same as before. Two days before the funeral, Chernenko's coffin was parked in the Moscow Workers' Cultural Center for people to mourn. The outside of the cultural center was filled with garlands sent by the masses, but there were very few ordinary people who could actually enter the mourning hall to admire Chernenko's appearance.

The first to arrive, of course, were the members of the Politburo headed by Gorbachev, who wore red cuffs with black trim on their right arms, which is the symbol of members of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. As a ministerial official, Sergey came here with his colleagues from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation. Because Sergey Gorbachev had arranged for him to be included in the funeral committee, several colleagues from the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation expressed their gratitude to Xie Liaosha. Liaosha was a little distant, but Sergey didn't care about these things anymore, because soon Gorbachev would make major adjustments to personnel. At that time, the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation will be completely subdued by Seryozha.

The viewing ceremony lasted for two days. During these two days, receiving envoys and representatives from various countries who came to attend the funeral became the most important work of Gorbachev. Receiving these important figures is the main business of Seryozha these days.

The delegation from the United Kingdom was very familiar with Seryozha, but Seryozha did not know them very well. However, this did not prevent Seryozha from establishing a new friendship with them. Seryozha made an appointment with the official in charge of trade in the British delegation. Seryozha invited the other party to wait until after the funeral to go to the Ural Heavy Machinery Factory to inspect the landing of the steam turbine, and the other party readily agreed.

At the burial ceremony of General Secretary Chernenko, Sergei was honored to stand on the majestic view of Lenin's Mausoleum overlooking the entire Red Square. The mass square in the distance was full of Chernenko's portraits and commemorative slogans.

Right above Lenin's tomb, Gorbachev delivered a eulogy to the 200,000 people who came to attend the funeral ceremony, commemorating and summarizing the achievements of General Secretary Chernenko's life.

Then everyone walked to Lenin's Mausoleum, came to the rear of a cannon carriage carrying General Secretary Chernenko's coffin, and followed the slowly advancing cannon carriage around the field for three weeks. The coffin was then placed in the Novodevichy Cemetery.

The members of the Standing Committee of the Politburo headed by Gorbachev were those who helped Chernenko. Gromyko and Gorbachev stood on the left and right sides of the first row, while Chernenko The relatives of the general secretary followed closely behind.

The burial ceremony inside the Novodevichy Cemetery can only be watched by the common people on TV. Although Sergei can walk into the cemetery, he can only stand outside the crowd and watch it a few times.

The silence in the cemetery was broken by the salute gunshots fired by the guards. After a round of gunshots, Chernenko's relatives came forward to bid him a final farewell. Put it into the tomb dug in advance, cover it with floating soil, and the leader of the Red Empire returned to peace like this.

After Chernenko was buried, Gorbachev led everyone back to the top of Lenin's tomb, because a grand military parade was about to take place. Following Gorbachev's order, the guard of honor of the three armed forces passed the Red Square in neat steps. When the guard of honor passed under Lenin's Mausoleum, they would shout loudly: "Ulla!"

Gorbachev took off his hat and held it in his hand, waved it to salute the soldiers of the Red Army, and looked at the army phalanx passing by on Red Square and various types of Soviet weapons. Representatives from various European countries gradually had different thoughts. The strong military strength of the Soviet Union was the sword of Damocles hanging over the heads of European countries. Both Eastern and Western Europe were afraid of the Soviet Union's military strength.

But now is not the time to consider the mood of the representatives of these countries. The sudden death of Chernenko, who had only been in office for just a year, brought a huge blow to the people of the Soviet Union. A military parade can greatly enhance the confidence and pride of the Soviet people in the country.

Yeltsin quietly walked up to Sergei Sha, looked at the parade below, and said with emotion: "If our country can have fewer weapons, it would be great to invest funds in causes related to the national economy and people's livelihood! "

"When you arrive in Moscow, you can go to Secretary Gorbachev to discuss these matters in person. By the way, how is the handover of our workers' new city project going? When do you plan to take office?" Sergey responded casually .

"Yakovlev told me that I will be able to come to Moscow next month, and I will be inseparable from your help at that time, brother Serezha!" Yeltsin said excitedly.

"That's for sure!" Seryozha replied cheerfully.