Chapter 743 Is this true
The purpose of the constitutional monarchy designed by the British is to transform the contradiction between the ruling class and the emerging bourgeoisie into a contradiction within the bourgeoisie. If the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party do not fight, the King of England will How to maintain a transcendent status.
As for the fight between the Conservative Party and the Liberal Party, will it harm Britain's national interests?
It can only be said that any system has advantages and disadvantages, and the key lies in implementation.
Russia does not engage in political strife. More than 80% of the members of the State Duma come from the Russian National Party, chaired by Witte.
The remaining 20 percent are all independents from the Orthodox Church and the military.
Although the National Party has achieved unity, there are also internal differences. The conservatives headed by Guchkov, the radicals headed by Nicholas the Younger, and the neutrals headed by Witte coexist.
Unexpectedly, Guchkov, who seems to be the most radical, is actually a conservative leader.
Werther, who prided himself on being radical, looked like a stubborn old man to Nicholas Jr.
Guchkov's conservatism is reflected in his thoughts. He calls himself a "royalist" and dreams of returning to the era of imperial Russia.
With Russia's current strength and George's prestige, if Russia returns to the imperial era, George will become the greatest czar in history.
After the civil war, in order to restore stability as soon as possible, the Russian government did not proceed with the liquidation thoroughly. Therefore, Nicholas Jr. was very dissatisfied with Werther.
If Nicholas Jr. is allowed to take charge of the work, Russia may have to endure a round of bloodshed.
This is why George asked Nicholas Jr. to go to the National League.
Witt, like Nikolai, is a well-known good old man. His position is very ambiguous and he can do whatever he wants.
While Bona Law was busy running around, George was not idle either.
After Fuad's enthronement ceremony, Dmitry secretly discussed the canal issue with Fuad.
Although Fouad wanted to take back jurisdiction over the canal, he did not want to anger the British. He wanted to have both.
George can understand Fouad.
Fuad wrote the withdrawal of jurisdiction over the canal into the constitution to meet the demands of the Egyptians. As for when and how to withdraw it, Fuad has the final say.
Since Fouad did not take action, London did not care about Fouad's offense, and both parties had a tacit understanding to maintain the status quo.
If Fuad actively cooperates, George does not mind sharing the jurisdiction of the canal with Egypt.
Since Fouad is just talking, then Fouad should not blame George for being ruthless.
On May 17, more than a thousand Egyptians broke through the blockade set by the British army, rushed into the canal zone, and demanded the British army to evacuate.
The British troops opened fire brazenly, killing more than 70 Egyptians and injuring more than 200 others.
When the news came out, representatives of various countries, headed by Clemenceau, made a new round of strong condemnation of the violent behavior of the British army in the League of Nations.
Little Nicholas was very dissatisfied with Clemenceau's attitude.
“If the role of the League of Nations is only to condemn, then the existence of the League of Nations has no meaning!”
Compared with the League of Nations, the Free Trade Organization is discussing whether to impose economic sanctions on the United Kingdom.
As soon as this news came out, the British scalp went numb.
Since the Industrial Revolution, Britain has become the most powerful country in the world.
Although Britain suffered heavy losses during the World War, the Royal Navy is still the world's best navy, and Britain still occupies a dominant position in the global economic order by relying on the huge market of the Commonwealth.
In the past, I had only heard of the UK imposing sanctions on other countries, but no other country had ever dared to impose economic sanctions on the UK.
It was only then that people discovered that Russia, which had suffered more serious damage than Britain during the World War, actually had the strength to challenge Britain.
From a purely military perspective, although the strength of the Russian Navy is not as good as that of the United Kingdom, it is not much worse. At the Washington Naval Conference, the Russian Navy received the same total tonnage of capital ships as the Royal Navy, both of which were 50 Thousands of tons.
Compared with the navy, the Russian Army cooperated with the British and French forces to fight the German army during the World War, and also withstood all the pressure from the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the Ottoman Empire. Although Russia had the Balkan Army and the High Japanese Army to help, if it were not for the Russian Army on the Northern Front If you mess around, the Russian Army will perform better.
After the end of the world war, various countries carried out major disarmament. Even France reduced its standing army to only 300,000 men. Only Russia still retains an army of 600,000 men and is constantly upgrading weapons and equipment. Research new tactics.
This fall, a series of new weapons and equipment equipped by the Russian army will be unveiled one by one at the Constantinople World Expo. In the news that has been announced, Russia not only has new armored fighting vehicles and aircraft at the exhibition , and are still planning to gradually replace the Russian army’s individual weapons.
Russia is replacing its existing single-shot rifles with the newly developed Yuriev semi-automatic rifle.
Compared with the powerful Russian Army, the British Army now has less than 100,000 soldiers in total and is stationed all over the world. It can be called a roving army.
Economically, Russia's industrial capacity has returned to its peak level in 1913. The economic structure is healthier than in 1913, and the products are more competitive and better suited to people's living needs.
After the end of the civil war, Russian agricultural production hit new highs repeatedly. Food not only met domestic demand, but was also exported in large quantities, causing a devastating blow to the agricultural product markets of European countries.
Even if tariffs and freight are added to the wheat exported from Russia to France, the price in the French market is lower than that of wheat grown by French farmers themselves, making it impossible to compete.
Russia’s national farms in Siberia are cooperating with scientific research institutions to upgrade and improve livestock varieties and the structure of agricultural products. In the future, Russian agricultural products exported will gradually upgrade from cereals with low added value to added value. Deeply processed products with high value. Most of the Russian grain imported into Germany is used to feed livestock.
You don’t have to go to such trouble in the future. The Russians will help you raise them. You can just buy the beef and butter. If that doesn’t work, I’ll even make the ham for you.
Not to mention Germany, whose economy is completely dependent on Russia.
Nowadays Europe, including the United Kingdom and France, are heavily dependent on Russian goods.
Not only are primary agricultural products dependent, high-end commodities such as luxury goods are even more dependent.
The most popular women's clothing in Europe now is Bragi from Russia.
Bragi is the Russian transliteration of dress.
Bragi is suitable for all ages, rich and sophisticated. The rich people’s Bragi uses traditional oriental crafts and fabrics. Although the price is expensive, it is still more popular than the palace-style long skirts used by traditional European aristocratic women. welcome.
Braj is aimed at ordinary people, although its craftsmanship is slightly rougher, its fabrics are more common, and its price is cheaper, making it more acceptable to the public.
It is precisely because of the large influx of Russian goods that some so-called "people of insight" in Europe have reminded governments of various countries to pay attention to Russia's cultural expansion.
Russia’s cultural expansion has a longer history than Russian commodities. Pushkin, Gogol, Turgenev, Dostoyevsky, Leo Tolstoy, no matter where they are placed He can be called a literary giant in his time.
Nicholas' favorite dance dramas "Swan Lake", "Sleeping Beauty" and "The Nutcracker" are all works by Tchaikovsky.
Coincidentally, George also likes it very much.
Who doesn’t like big white legs.
What really attracted attention was the Russian film "A Matter of Life and Death" released in the spring of 1922.
As early as 1860, with the advent of film technology, the screen era began.
Since the movies at this time had no dubbing or soundtrack, it was called the silent film era. In order to give the audience a better experience, the movie was usually equipped with a symphony orchestra for live dubbing.
"Life and Death" does not require a symphony orchestra. It plays pre-made recordings while playing the film, bringing a new experience to the audience.
The background of "Life and Death" is the Russo-Japanese War. The protagonist, General Alexandrovich, is based on George. The content reflects how the protagonist turned the tide when St. Petersburg admitted defeat, led the Russian army to turn against the wind, and won the final victory. victory.
In the first half of the film, a lot of space is spent describing the scenery of Amur and the life of Russians.
This film has contributed many famous scenes. In the film, the protagonist rides an airship through Vladivostok from the air, bringing a new perspective to the audience, overlooking the entire city from the air, and allowing the audience to deeply feel the magnificence of the Amur scenery. and the industrial charm of a modern city.
The life of the Russians in the film, as well as the optimism and tenacity of the Russians, completely subvert many of the audience's stereotypes about Russia.
The director uses a clever way to interpret the roughness of the Russian people into frankness and sincerity.
The "grey animals" criticized by conservatives have become the best embodiment of the best qualities of human beings such as bravery, loyalty, honor, honesty, and sacrifice in the film.
The Russian family in the film has a large population, which is in line with people’s perception of Russian families.
But unlike the legendary poverty, violence, and barbarism, the family affection and warmth of the Russian family in the film left a deep impression on the audience.
The scene where the protagonist's father lies drunk in the snow, is carried home by the protagonist's mother, and is then subjected to domestic violence, has become the most classic scene among many jokes.
Alcoholism and domestic violence are chronic diseases not only in the United States but also in most European countries.
Russians have also been criticized for being conservative about alcoholism and domestic violence.
But the audience never expected that it was the male head of the Russian family who was subjected to domestic violence.
After watching the movie, many people can’t help but ask the Russians around them: Is this true?
It's not true, how can I put it?
Who hasn’t played mixed doubles as a child?
At this time, as long as the person being questioned shows a slightly embarrassed expression, it will give people the impression of "yes, but I don't want to admit it".
In order to achieve better publicity effect, the director still adopted some transplantation methods to transplant some current situations in Russia into the background of that time.
So there was another famous scene of ordinary people and noble generals vacationing in the same resort.
This is absolutely impossible in European countries.
The last shot of the film is of the Russian flag fluttering in the wind.
The flag is colorful, symbolizing the arrival of a new era.
(End of this chapter)