Chapter 378

On February 1, 1984, the long planned air cargo company Mediterranean air finally began to operate. The first route opened was from Moscow to Bern. The opening of this route will greatly improve the security of the Golgi brothers' internal capital operation. Dongnia finally has her own business.

Three days later, February 4, 1984. The construction of the third phase of the workers' new village began. This time, the National Housing Bank mortgaged the projects completed in the first two phases to the savings bank of the Soviet Union to raise more funds. These funds will be used to build the third phase of the larger residential projects, as well as supporting urban rail transit, hospitals, schools, shopping malls and other projects, After completion, it will become the largest worker's residential area in Moscow and the most modern residential area in the Soviet Union. It will completely change the backward and declining situation in southern Moscow.

Just at the time when a series of seryosa's plans began to enter the landing stage, a sudden news shocked the whole Soviet Union. On February 9, 1984, Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov, general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, who took office for just over a year, passed away. The announcer on TV announced the news with great courage. Everything happened so suddenly that there was no sign in advance.

Soon after the news was broadcast on TV, shailyusha, who had been busy working out the reform plan for Ukraine, received a notice from the Supreme Soviet, asking him to immediately stop all his work and participate in the organization and preparation of the bereavement Committee of Comrade Andropov. Although Xie liaosha was a little sad when he heard the news, he knew that not everyone could join the funeral Committee of the supreme leader. Gorbachev should have won all this for him. Of course, the purpose was to appease Xie liaosha. If there is no accident, it should be a high probability that you will be promoted after the funeral.

After arriving at the White House, the seat of the Supreme Soviet, he was immediately assigned a task. He was told that he could not leave the White House for several days until the end of the funeral. During this period of time, Xie liaosha's main job was to lead more than 300 civilian personnel from various major organs to send funeral invitation to the first and second leaders of various domestic republics, heads of departments, foreign envoys and heads of foreign brother countries. This was doomed to be a boring and tedious work, and could not tolerate any mistakes. But for everyone in the officialdom, it is a great honor to join Secretary Andropov's funeral Committee!

Although it has not yet been announced, as chairman of the bereavement Committee, Constantine ustinovich Chernenko has been confirmed as Andropov's successor, the next supreme leader of the Soviet Union. This result surprised seryosa, who always thought Andropov's successor would be Gorbachev. But if you think about it carefully, Xie liaosha will understand that Gorbachev is the most unlikely one if seniority is determined by age.

Xie liaosha has experienced many things in recent years, and it is not difficult to undertake this task. He basically completed his task in only one day. This time, there are not many cadres like Xie liaosha who are in charge of specific affairs in the funeral Committee. Each of them is the first leader of his own department. Among them, Xie liaosha is the youngest and the youngest.

President an's funeral will be held for a total of four days. The first three days are the farewell ceremony for the remains of the workers' cultural center in Moscow. The last day is the memorial ceremony on Red Square and the body laying ceremony. On the day of the farewell ceremony, he arrived at the workers' cultural center in Moscow early in the morning. Now it is a sea of pines, cypresses and roses. Beside the wall outside the cultural center, there are wreaths and candles from the masses. It can be seen that although President an has not been General Secretary for a long time, the masses still love him very much. It is in this year that President an has dealt a severe blow to the domestic corrupt elements. Many corrupt officials have been sent to prison or even shot to death. He has given a bad breath to the common people. Everyone praised him as a vigorous reformer comparable to Peter the great. People even affectionately called the cheapest vodka andropovka to express their respect and love for the leader.

Xie liaosha put the armband with red background and black edge on his left arm. As a member of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Xie liaosha can wear this color of armband to show his identity. Most of the soldiers standing guard near the workers' cultural center also wear this kind of armband. Wearing a black suit, Xie liaosha steps into the auditorium, and the soldiers in charge of the guard salute Xie liaosha all the way. Xie liaosha nods in reply. At this moment, the interior of the auditorium is covered with countless party flags and national flags. Xie liaosha signs his name on the guest's memorial book, and then is led to a place where he can rest, waiting for his turn to go in to mourn.

In the rest place, he met many acquaintances in Moscow officialdom, but more people knew him. As we all know, this is not an occasion to make contacts. We nodded our heads to greet each other. Then we waited in silence, waiting for our turn to enter the main venue.

Xie liaosha didn't walk into the main hall until eleven o'clock in the morning. He stood in the center of the group, took a few steps under the leadership of the staff, bowed, and then walked around the body for a week to see his family. Since Andropov was divorced, his two wives came to the scene as relatives. Xie liaosha shakes hands with President an's family. Xie liaosha and president an's two wives each say a word of God's blessing, and then leaves here in a hurry.

Three days later, at the farewell ceremony of the body in red square, a gun truck led President an's body around red square. Xie liaosha stood behind the gun truck in a long line. Walking in the forefront of the ranks is the newly elected comrade of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Chernenko's hair was all white, he was not tall, and he followed behind the artillery. Behind him are members of the Politburo, such as Gorbachev and gromiko. As the artillery truck arrived at Lenin's tomb, the soldiers lifted Andropov's coffin and marched along the red carpet. Chernenko, gromiko, Gorbachev, holding the coffin slowly forward, came to the side of the tomb. At this moment, all the ships, trains and cars in Moscow are honking, and the people in red square bow their heads in silence for Andropov. After the sound of the flute, the silence ceremony ended, and Andropov was buried in the new virgin cemetery. His relatives came forward to say goodbye to him.

After the burial ceremony, chernianko returned to Lenin's tomb as general secretary. The honor guard array composed of Soviet armed forces stepped in neat steps through the Red Square to receive the inspection of the new leader in the loud music.