Chapter 88: Happy

Leningrad, a city named after the great red leader! This is one of the big cities in the Soviet Union, located in the northwest of Russia, on the coast of the Baltic Sea, at the mouth of the Neva River. It is also the central city of the northwest region of the Soviet Union and an important water and land transportation hub in the Soviet Union. The city was built in 1703. Since its establishment, it has been an important city, and now it is a large comprehensive industrial city in the Soviet Union.

And decades ago, the October Revolution also started from here!

Unfortunately, in later generations, the city changed back to its original name, St. Petersburg, which also represented the end of a great era. Thinking of this, Andrei was very emotional in his heart.

Fortunately, the distance from Moscow to Leningrad is only more than 600 kilometers, and the train only takes eight hours to get there.

"Ivan, hurry up, we want to get off!" When the train came into the station with black smoke (coal-burning heating), little Ivan was still jumping around and was unwilling to put on his coat.

At this time, Andrei and Ekaterina were already dressed. Ekaterina wore a white leather jacket, which made her look extremely noble and elegant. This was bought in a Moscow department store before leaving. It cost Andrei a whole month's salary. He felt a little painful at the time, but now, seeing how beautiful Ekaterina was, Andrei felt it was worth it. Women dress up to please themselves. If his wife is beautiful, he will also have face!

After Ivan put on his coat, the three of them went out together. On the platform, there was already a middle-aged couple waiting there.

Andrei's father, Vladimir Nikolayevich Tolstoy, and Andrei's mother, Lyudmila, were watching their son and his daughter-in-law get out of the car.

Since Andrei went to the aviation school, he has hardly come back. He is too busy in the army. But now, his son is back, and he has brought back a beautiful daughter-in-law! Seeing Ekaterina getting off the car in a white dress, old Vladimir grinned, not caring at all about the cold wind blowing into his mouth.

Wait, how come there is another child? What's going on? They are not married yet, but the child is already this big? Andrei's mother Lyudmila was stunned.

"Mom, Dad, you are here. Let me introduce you. This is Ekaterina. She now works at the Moscow Central Hospital." Andrei said quickly when he saw the two of them.

Seeing his father not speaking and his mother looking at the little kid who was looking around, Andrei quickly said, "This is Ivan. Ekaterina is his godmother."

It turned out to be the godmother! Hearing this, the two of them felt relieved: "Ekaterina, you are so beautiful." Lyudmila said: "It's cold outside, let's go, let's get out of the station quickly."

When they got outside, they got into a Moscow car and drove out of the train station.

Andrei was holding Ekaterina's hand, which was already a little red from the cold. Little Ivan, as if not afraid of the cold, leaned against the glass and looked outside as soon as he got in the car.

"Are we going to the suburbs?" Little Ivan couldn't help but ask as he watched the buildings in the city gradually disappear into the distance.

"Yes." Andre's father, who was driving, said, "Let's go to the town of Bor in the suburbs. There are beautiful windmills and big factories there."

After Andrei's father came to the Leningrad Power Station, he did not live in the urban area of ​​Leningrad. The factory was 70 kilometers away and it was a bit far to go home, so he lived in the town of Bor near the power station. Anyway, Andrei's mother was a housewife, so she followed Vladimir wherever he went.

"Great, that's great!" Little Ivan was very happy when he heard about the windmill, and he clapped his hands and cheered.

Leaving the city and driving on the road outside, you can see large tracts of wilderness around you. The river has not frozen yet, and the river water is flowing, nourishing the East European plains here. Everywhere is a peaceful field scene, and the windmills in the distance are turning with the wind.

The houses in the suburbs are all big. Andrei's father stopped the car in a courtyard and said, "We're here. This is our new home. Ekaterina, I'm sorry for putting you through this."

"No, it's nice here." Ekaterina said, "I like this kind of country life, too."

Andrei took Ekaterina's hand, got out of the car, and took little Ivan into the room. Inside, the fireplace was burning brightly, and the whole room was very warm.

The power plant here was built a few years ago. After its completion, it can effectively alleviate the power shortage in the northwest. Moreover, they are all the most advanced nuclear power plants in the Soviet Union.

Although living conditions in Kiev were better, Vladimir, an old Bolshevik, volunteered to come here when he heard that there was a shortage of technicians here, and continued to make his own contribution to the cause of socialism.

What he cared about most, besides his work, was his son. When he learned that his son had become a hero of the Soviet Union, he was proud of his son. Now, his son was getting married, which made his heart even more happy.

The family is having a great time.

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Baltic Sea.

This is the inland sea of ​​northern Europe, the marginal sea of ​​the Arctic Ocean, and the tributary sea of ​​the Atlantic Ocean, between the Scandinavian Peninsula and the European continent. The Baltic Sea is almost surrounded by land on all sides, and the entire sea surface lies between Sweden, the Soviet Union, Denmark, and Germany. Because the north is almost close to the Arctic Circle, part of the sea surface here is frozen in the cold winter.

During the current Cold War, the Baltic Sea has always been turbulent and is one of the key areas of confrontation between the Soviet Union and NATO. Here, the Soviet Union has the Baltic Fleet, one of the four powerful naval fleets. Once the East and the West go to war, the Baltic Fleet needs to set out from here to control the sea outlet and deter Britain.

At this time, a large warship was sailing on the sea.

The ship has a long forecastle, a pointed bow, and a noticeable outward drift above the waterline. This type of warship is very different from previous Soviet warships, and is more like the later modern-class and dreadnought-class ships. This design can effectively prevent waves on the deck and minimize the resistance of the bow. The hull has a broken line angle, the bow freeboard is high, and the rear bridge, chimney and other superstructures are very low and wide. This design lowers the center of gravity of the entire ship and is conducive to reducing the wind resistance of the superstructure and the ship's ammunition surface.

The entire warship looks like it was built in one go from the bow to the stern, and is divided into the front armed area, the front bridge, the transition section building, the chimney, the rear armed area, and the sonar facility. The overall design is compact and condensed, the deck is relatively clean and tidy, and there is no unnecessary decoration. This warship is the latest Soviet 1135 large anti-submarine ship!