Soviet Godfather

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It was the first time that Yeltsin set foot on American soil. Before he walked into the supermarket on the outskirts of New York City, Yeltsin would not have thought that the American life would be so prosperous. This was a blow to him. It was too big, and Yeltsin cried out emotionally in the car because he felt that the faith he had adhered to since childhood had completely collapsed at this moment. The collapse of faith caused Yeltsin to despair of the socialist road pursued by the Soviet Union. He couldn't help asking himself: "Are we really right?"

When Yeltsin’s driver told Sergei what had happened to Yeltsin on the road, Sergey didn’t know that he should persuade him. As the actual head of the Soviet Union's foreign trade, coupled with the experience of the two generations, Sergey Sha has an extraordinary understanding of the society on both sides of the Iron Curtain. The material abundance of capitalism is indeed worthy of the envy of people in the socialist world, but Americans themselves also have their own troubles. Because of the popularity of personal credit transactions, almost every American is working for a bank, and most Americans are burdened by it. All kinds of debts, once they lose their ability to work or lose their jobs, the bank will ruthlessly deprive them of their houses and cars, turning them into proletarians. This kind of thing is simply unimaginable in the Soviet Union.

After listening to the driver’s report, Sergey told him not to mention this to anyone. The next day, Sergey arranged for his subordinates to continue to take care of Yeltsin's next itinerary. Sergey left New York on the pretext of attending the meeting and set off for Boston.

In the following days, with the support of the Center for Soviet Studies of Harvard University in the United States, Yeltsin began his own expedition. It was almost the end of the year. In a few days it will be the Christian Christmas. Tian is a good time for Americans to purchase, and the sales promotion of merchants also stimulates consumers to contribute their wallets. But when it comes to entering your most anticipated Christmas product, it must be a satellite phone that supports the Iridium network. In Times Square, New York, Yeltsin witnessed the scene of waiting in line all night for the Iridium phone to be sold. When he learned that this is a mobile phone that can support wireless access in Europe and the Americas, Yeltsin was surprised again. Speechless.

A few years ago, for the honor of the Soviet Union, Brezhnev once established a wireless communication network-Altai in Moscow. However, due to the lack of capital investment and the high price of car phones, the Altai system quickly fell into A situation that no one cares about. When Yeltsin was the secretary of the municipal party committee, he deleted this project from the government's budget in order to save money. Now that ordinary Americans are beginning to use satellite phones, this makes Yeltsin feel another pain.

Under Yeltsin's questioning, the invitation revealed some news to Yeltsin. That is, the cost of this visit was provided by Philip Morris, the world’s largest tobacco company. They heard that many Marlboro cigarettes were smuggled to the Soviet Union as high-end cigarettes, and Volkswagen and the Soviet government established a joint venture car. The news from the factory seemed to indicate that the Soviet Union’s restrictions on foreign investment began to loosen, so Philip Morris wanted to consult Yeltsin about the possibility of Marlboro cigarettes directly entering the Soviet market.

Although Yeltsin had broken up with Gorbachev, Yeltsin still consciously maintained the dignity of the Soviet Union in front of the Americans. Regarding Philip Morris’s consultation, Yeltsin explained in detail the Soviet economic reform’s open attitude towards foreign investment. He promised that after Philip Morris entered the Soviet market, he would receive preferential treatment including taxation and policy, as long as Philip Morris If they abide by the laws of the Soviet Union, they can get equal treatment with Soviet enterprises.

Yeltsin did not know that the contest between him and Gorbachev made him widely known among American scholars on Soviet issues. When the news that Yeltsin accepted the invitation of Philip Morris Company spread, more and more Soviet research institutions and organizations sent invitations to Yeltsin. Companies like Philip Morris that have entered the Soviet market with products such as Philip Morris hold certain expectations for Yeltsin's inspection in the United States. They hope that the Soviet Union's economic reforms will open the door for themselves.

So in the following days, Kraft Foods and McDonald’s also invited Yeltsin to visit and inspect. Yeltsin was surprised by the enthusiasm of American companies. He originally thought that his inspection to the United States would end soon, but now it seems This is not the case. Because there were so many invitations, Yeltsin had to apply to the Soviet Embassy for an extension of returning home. After obtaining domestic approval, Yeltsin accepted these invitations and began to continue his trip to the United States.

After Yeltsin left New York, he came to Chicago, which is the headquarters of Kraft Foods. Yeltsin saw thousands of products in the showroom of Kraft Foods, and most of these products are still on sale.

Yeltsin emphatically asked about the origin, output, and sales of some popular biscuits~www.readwn.com~coffee and other products. He is very concerned about these issues and listens very seriously. Yeltsin is not as depressed now as he was in China. He seems to feel that he can contribute to his country even if he is not in a leadership position. That is to learn from the advanced economic systems of the United States and introduce these systems to the bureaucracy of the Soviet Union.

With this attitude, Yeltsin became more concerned about inspections and visits. At his request, Yeltsin also made a special trip to Texas, a major agricultural state in the United States, to inspect the plantation and animal husbandry here. The livestock industry in Texas ranks first among all states in the United States. The expedition in Texas gave Yeltsin the opportunity to get in touch with the forefront of American agricultural production. Yeltsin also inspected collective farms when he was in China. People there tried every means to live in the city, like the United States. The leisurely farm life on the edge is completely different.

When Yeltsin's one-month trip to the United States came to an end, Sergei had already returned to the Soviet Union ahead of schedule. Before leaving the United States, Yeltsin made a phone call with Sergey Shah. He hoped that after returning to China, he could open a column in the "Pravda of the Communist Youth League" to introduce the economic situation in the United States. Sergey Shay agreed without thinking. Sergei was happy for Yeltsin's revival. As for Yeltsin's idea that several American companies that funded his investigation wanted to invest in the Soviet Union, Sergey also agreed to consult Gorbachev.