Servant of the People in Kyiv

As long as the department and bureau levels across the country can improve their political stance and unite around Gorbachev, the reforms he wants can certainly be implemented without compromise.

Many leaders were very interested in the party classes taught at the Party School, but Haniyev knew that many people were just pretending, such as him and Yushchenko.

Sometimes Haniyev thought it was a good thing that Yushchenko was with him, otherwise he would have been fed up with listening to the professors talking about Gorbachev's so-called governing ideas and reform measures over and over again every day.

On the weekend of the first week, Haniyev invited Yushchenko to his home for dinner and drinks. In the second week, Yushchenko invited Haniyev to his dormitory. The two got drunk again, but Haniyev also got to know Yushchenko's wife and his sister-in-law who lived in his house and was studying at university in Kiev.

Yushchenko is very handsome and has a good job, so his wife is naturally very beautiful, and his sister-in-law looks even more delicate.

Haniyev, who had been dry for a long time, did not want to be an ascetic saint, so he took the initiative and quickly became familiar with the college student.

In the third week, Haniyev went to Yushchenko's home again. Most women could not resist his strong and proactive offensive. After all, Haniyev had good looks and an extraordinary identity. What was even more rare was that he was single.

So after just a few days of knowing each other, Haniyev started dating Yushchenko's sister-in-law, a girl named Tatyana.

Yushchenko is six years older than Haniyev, but there is no generation gap between the two.

Knowing that Haniyev was not married, Yushchenko had always supported Haniyev to become his brother-in-law.

Soon the fourth week arrived, and this time Haniyev did not go to Yushchenko's house, but asked Tatyana out.

The two did everything couples do, including shopping, watching movies, dancing and sleeping.

Tatyana is four years younger than Haniyev, and she has learned ballet. Her soft and youthful body makes Haniyev intoxicated. From Saturday night to Sunday afternoon, Haniyev and Tatyana stayed in the room of the guesthouse.

It was not until the evening that Haniyev sent Tatyana home, and he promised to visit her after he finished his studies.

Haniyev could only study in Kiev for one month, and now that time was up, he was about to rush to the Odessa Higher Party School to continue his studies.

After returning home and saying goodbye to his parents, brother and sister, Haniyev went to the Kyiv Higher Party School the next morning to find Yushchenko and have lunch together. He then flew to Odessa, ready to meet some new friends at the Odessa Higher Party School.

Chapter 097 Odessa and Voronin

Odessa, a city in southern Ukraine, is the second largest city in Ukraine and the capital of Odessa Oblast.

At the same time, Odessa is the largest port city on the Black Sea coast and an important industrial, scientific, transportation, cultural, educational and tourism center. It is one of the few ice-free ports in the Soviet Union and carries the transportation mission of 55% of the Soviet Union's import and export trade goods.

Odessa is also the command center of the Odessa Military District and one of the important military ports of the Black Sea Fleet. Its importance is self-evident.

After arriving in Odessa, Haniyev was also impressed by the charm of this port city.

For Haniyev, although Odessa and Kiev both have many large industrial plants, Odessa is far better than Kiev in terms of air quality and environment.

Although it is winter, the temperature here is still suitable, very similar to Yalta, so it is also one of the famous sanatoriums in the Soviet Union.

However, the Orthodox churches and medieval-style buildings all over the streets made Haniyev realize that Yalta's foundation for developing tourism was far inferior to that of Odessa. The cultural landscape and historical heritage here are far superior to Yalta, the economy is prosperous and the supporting facilities are complete, and the convenience is also far better than Yalta. What Yalta has is here, and what Yalta doesn't have is also here.

Even as he sat in the large classroom of the Odessa Higher Party School listening to professors lecturing on Gorbachev's important speeches, Haniyev's mind had already flown to Yalta.

Haniyev kept comparing the differences between the two cities. After two days of obsession, he suddenly realized that Yalta's tourism development could not be compared with Odessa, because the two places had different foundations and positioning.

Since Odessa has a profound historical heritage, Yalta can only take the modern and contemporary route. In modern times, it will vigorously promote the site of the Yalta Conference of World War II. When the time comes, it will develop a performance of the three giants attending the conference, which will surely become famous.

The modern approach is to develop some modern cultural landscapes on the basis of the surrealist Friendship Sanatorium, create some street graffiti, and erect some cartoon sculptures that are different from traditional Soviet sculptures. This will definitely make Yalta's style different from any sanatorium city or tourist city in the Soviet Union, and make it a unique internet celebrity city.

The more Haniyev thought about it, the deeper he got into it. This led him to start recording his ideas and implementation plans in his notebook during class.

After half a month of training, Haniyev contentedly put away his full notebook and focused on making friends.

In just a few days, Haniyev made a large group of friends, some of whom were Ukrainians, some were Russians, and a few were Moldavians, the future Moldovans.

Although they are of different nationalities, everyone can speak fluent Russian. Most of Haniyev's classmates are the heads of cities in southern Ukraine, and a small number of Moldavians are the heads of cities in the Republic of Moldova.

Because the future Moldova only has an area of ​​more than 30,000 square kilometers, a population of more than 2 million, and a very backward economy, in the Soviet Union's division of labor, it mainly planted economic crops such as fruits, corn, sunflowers and beets.

He was an insignificant and transparent person in the big family of the Soviet Union.

Therefore, when senior cadres in Moldova need to undergo party education and training, they can only study at the Odessa Higher Party School.

Haniyev's impression of these Moldavian classmates was that they were very low-key and somewhat out of tune with their Ukrainian and Russian classmates.

However, after Haniyev's enthusiastic communication, he became friends with these Moldavia city party secretaries.

Among these Moldavian classmates, the one Haniyev valued the most was an old comrade who was 19 years older than him. His name was Vladimir Voronin, and he was the deputy director of the Organization Department of the Central Committee of Moldova and the first secretary of Senjere City. His administrative level was higher than Haniyev's, but he participated in the training as the first secretary of the municipal party committee and was very low-key at the Odessa Higher Party School.

Haniyev was not yet 27, an age that put him among a small group of young city party first secretaries at the Kyiv Higher Party School.

After arriving in Odessa, Haniyev realized that among his classmates in the entire Odessa Higher Party School, there were less than five classmates of the same age as him, and most of the classmates were middle-aged people in their forties like Voronin.

Only then did Haniyev realize that he had unknowingly surpassed his peers.

The serious aging of Soviet officials was caused by the high-ranking officials' greed for positions, but the renewal of grassroots officials was still very timely.

The first secretary of the municipal party committee, who is in his forties, is not too old. Cadres of this age have been trained in various positions and are very mature in both political skills and political thinking.

After Haniyev became friends with these older brothers, he soon learned some useful things from them, but he also saw more of the countless bad habits of Soviet cadres.

Voronin was a man of few words, but he was very self-disciplined, did not drink much, and did not gamble or play with women.

Haniyev saw in this Moldavian elder brother the qualities of a true communist, so he had a very good impression of him.

Apart from drinking, Haniyev did not have many bad habits. In addition, he was active and friendly, so Voronin was very happy to make friends with Haniyev.

At this time, Haniyev did not know that Voronin was actually the second president of Moldova, which would be renamed after Moldavia's independence. After all, Moldavia was too unknown, and Haniyev would not even remember who the president of Moldova was.

So the reason why Haniyev and Voronin became friends is simply because they share the same ideals in many areas.

However, Voronin and Haniyev had very different views on Gorbachev's economic reform policies.

For most first secretaries of municipal party committees, economic reform is obviously not something they want to do. After all, it is a new thing and no one is willing to try it. They are all worried that they will be the first to stand out and fall, which will affect their careers.

However, Voronin and a considerable number of his classmates felt that the Soviet Union had entered a development dead end, and that General Secretary Gorbachev's reforms were meant to save the Soviet Union, because most countries in Europe, except the Soviet Union, seemed to be developing very well. This imbalance made these people eager to imitate Britain, France, and West Germany so that the Soviet Union could also have a second spring.

However, Haniyev was very clear that these people's ideas were just wishful thinking. In fact, the Soviet Union's full westernization and capitalist approach would only lead to its own destruction. However, now no one in the entire Soviet Union except Haniyev seemed to be aware of the danger. Even the conservatives opposed Gorbachev mainly because of power, rather than realizing the harm of Gorbachev's reforms.

Chapter 098 Spring Breeze of 1987

As a student goofball, Haniyev devoted all his energy to making friends during his study career at the Odessa Higher Party School.

Whether the professors were talking about the thoughts of Lenin and Stalin or Gorbachev's reforms, Haniyev just gave a perfunctory answer.

Soon the training course came to an end, and the world was about to usher in the new year of 1987.

The Gregorian New Year is a major festival that is highly valued by all countries outside the Eastern cultural circle and the Islamic cultural circle, and the Soviet Union is no exception.

The Party School will also be closed for a week on New Year's Day. Haniyev bought his plane ticket early and returned to Kiev to celebrate the New Year after the holiday.

Although the Soviet Union did not have the custom of giving gifts before festivals like the major Far Eastern countries, Haniyev still received many gifts from old and new subordinates. Some were mailed to his home, and some were brought back by Vyshevsky from Yalta.

Although Haniyev doesn't like to entertain guests, he is not a bad person. He brought back many local specialties from Odessa.

He divided the specialties into several portions, packed the largest portion with some other gifts and sent them to Nikolai, expressing his gratitude for the relationship between Nikolai and Sherbitsky.

The other gifts and specialties were given to good friends, relatives and old leaders.

1986 was an unusual year that changed the destiny of both the Soviet Union and Haniyev personally.

After a hearty dinner with his family, Haniyev returned to his room, slightly tipsy. Lying on his bed, he reviewed the events of the past year, from volunteering to become secretary of the Gaopodi State Forest Farm, to defeating Korchagin, to being promoted successively to Second Secretary of the Chernobyl Regional Forestry Committee, and then Mayor of Pripyat...

He also handled the Chernobyl nuclear power plant leak with great strategic planning, saved the lives of hundreds of thousands of people, and clung to Sherbitsky's thigh.

Then he was promoted to the first secretary of the Yalta Municipal Party Committee, and finally studied at the Party School years ago.

Haniyev thought about his 26 years of experience from childhood, middle school to university and work, and none of them seemed to be as exciting and fulfilling as this year. He had entered the major events of the era and seized the opportunities. In one year, his political level jumped three times. For most grassroots cadres in the Soviet Union, these three levels were their entire lives, and they were far from reaching them in their entire lives.

However, in just one year, Haniyev reached a position that a grassroots cadre would never reach in his entire life. This can only be said to be a case of current events creating heroes.

Haniyev's heart surged with emotion as he muttered to himself, "Next year will be 1987. The Plaza Accord between the US and Japan has been signed for two years now. I guess it's time to make a move. I should have started speculating in real estate, and the upheaval in Eastern Europe is brewing at an accelerated pace. My current position is still too low. If I could become a minister, perhaps I would have a chance to save the Soviet Union. However, I've climbed the ladder too quickly this year, and I'm afraid I won't have the chance to advance any further for the time being..."

Haniyev's mind gradually became dull as he kept thinking about what was going to happen in 1987, and he fell asleep without knowing when.

After the New Year holiday, Haniyev went to Odessa again.

According to the arrangements of the Odessa Higher Party School, there will be no more than eight or nine classes after the New Year before the graduation examination and graduation ceremony.

After putting his luggage away, Haniyev went to a teahouse and met Petro Poroshenko.

Poroshenko is from Borhrad, Odessa Oblast, but he moved to Odessa when he grew up.

Haniyev started school earlier than Poroshenko, so the two met in Odessa to discuss the business of opening a video store.

Poroshenko's ancestors were Jews who had established a foothold in Ukraine. Whether it was genes or family tradition, he was naturally a natural businessman.

With Haniyev's previous guidance and several months of precipitation, he had already understood what kind of business Haniyev wanted to do and had opened up all the supply channels.

"This is the inventory list, this is the investment list, and these are the shops I selected in Kiev before the holiday. Don't worry about the purchase and sales promotion, Brother Victor. I have a plan. The 100,000 rubles you asked Brother Yuri to give me will be enough.

However, all shops in Kiev are owned by the Soviets, and the central government has not yet opened the door for private leasing of socialist assets. I need your help to find a solution..."

Poroshenko carefully handed a stack of documents in his hand to Haniyev, explained them one by one, and finally pointed out the difficulties with a smile.

After reading it, Haniyev sighed.

"You are truly talented. If you want to go into politics after graduation, you can be my secretary. If I had someone like you to help me in Yalta, I wouldn't be so tired all day and unable to sleep well."

Poroshenko smiled and said: "Thank you very much, brother.

My grandfather and father taught me since I was a child that 'money without power is not sustainable'. I will not lie to you, my dear brother, I am indeed very interested in politics...

But my grandfather also said, 'Power without money is feared by no one,' so I'm going to make money first. After all, isn't our General Secretary going to initiate major reforms? I see this as an opportunity. If I expand my business, it will be very convenient for me to support you or to enter politics myself. What do you think?

Haniyev was well aware that Poroshenko had become Ukraine's "Candy King" after the collapse of the Soviet Union, joined the ranks of oligarchs, and later ran for president of Ukraine, so he was very optimistic about his economic acumen, but he did not trust his political abilities and political inclinations very much.

This is not only because of Poroshenko's Jewish ancestry, but more importantly, Poroshenko, like the actor-president, is a pawn of the United States. They have no intention of governing Ukraine well and leading the Ukrainian people on a unique path. They are only interested in being compradors.

So Haniyev does not really trust Poroshenko, but he is indeed optimistic about his abilities.

After casually praising Poroshenko's idea, Haniyev handed the documents back to Poroshenko and asked, "When will you return to Kyiv?"

"Next Wednesday."

"Okay, when you get to Kiev, go visit Nikolai at the Mariinsky Palace first. I'll make all the arrangements for him in advance. When you get there, give him a briefing and he'll help you."

As he spoke, Haniyev wrote down a number on the notepad on the table, which was the phone number of Nikolay's office.

Taking the phone note, Poroshenko bowed deeply and said excitedly, "With the help of the leaders of the Mariinsky Palace, our business will definitely be successful!"

The two chatted for a while, and then two plates of steak and dishes such as borscht, fried fish, potato salad, etc. were brought up.

After the meal, Haniyev refused Poroshenko's invitation to visit his home and walked alone on the streets of Odessa, preparing to walk back to the Higher Party School.

Odessa's economic and political status in Ukraine is equivalent to that of Shanghai. Although it is still winter now, the daytime temperature is only three or four degrees Celsius. Compared with Kiev, which is around minus ten degrees Celsius, the climate here is considered warm.

As one of the most important port cities in the Soviet Union and Ukraine, Odessa not only carries more than half of the Soviet Union's maritime trade, but is also the most economically developed center among the cities around the Black Sea.

So even without Gorbachev's reforms, influenced by the foreign sea breeze, you can always see many merchants selling imported goods on the streets of Odessa. Most of these people are from the Odessa Oblast, and some are sailors and fishermen from the port.

After Gorbachev allowed people to run their own businesses last year, Odessa's business atmosphere has become more vibrant.

Just after the New Year, Haniyev could see many shops hanging various decorations and colorful lights when walking on the streets of Odessa.

Many people were wearing coats and walking towards them. When they saw Haniyev, they no longer looked around as usual, but simply opened their coats to reveal various imported chocolates, candies, snacks, toys and watches hanging inside.

"Sir, do you need anything else?"

Haniyev glanced at the various items in the man's coat, bowed slightly, and said, "It seems there's nothing you need."

The man closed his clothes and turned away.

After walking three kilometers, Haniyev met more than twenty merchants, most of whom were selling smuggled goods. There were also some women pushing carts selling homemade sausages, salo meat, pickled vegetables, pickled fish, etc.

Some women have good business at their stalls, while others are very quiet. This obviously depends on their skills and communication methods.

Haniyev saw the openness of Odessa and understood that such a window city to the outside world was destined to be at the forefront of reform.

When they reached the large park near the Party School, Haniyev felt his legs were sore, he was a little breathless and had a fever, so he sat on a bench to rest.

His eyes swept across the pedestrians and vehicles on the street, and across the beautiful flowers and plants. Haniyev could not see the sea east of Odessa, but he could see the mountainous sea of ​​clouds above the Eastern Gulf.

Those white clouds seemed as tall and long as the Alps, slightly different from what Haniyev saw on the Yalta seashore, but equally magnificent.

Gusts of damp cool wind mixed with a faint smell of the sea blew in his face. Haniyev unbuttoned his coat and immediately felt a cool breeze.

"The spring breeze of 1987 has arrived. This year will definitely be better, including for me, Ukraine, and the Soviet Union..."

Murmuring, Haniyev slowly stood up and walked towards the Advanced Party School with firm steps. He knew that his training course at the Party School was about to end and he would return to Yalta in the spring of this year.

Although he made many friends during his time at the Party School, including many like-minded people who had deep feelings for the Soviet Union and socialism, Haniyev preferred to return to his familiar job, because leading the development of Yalta and standing on the stage to command thousands of troops would give him a broader vision.

Chapter 099 Health Care Company

It was not until the graduation exam two months later that Haniyev barely graduated by cheating and plagiarizing.