The Prince of the Soviets: A Historical Novel (Russian Treasures Book 3) by Elvira Baryakina

Author:Elvira Baryakina [Baryakina, Elvira]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Avtoram
Published: 2018-11-09T00:00:00+00:00

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At around nine o’clock, automobiles adorned with the flags of various foreign nations began to converge on Spiridonov Street. Guests mounted the porch in pairs: the men in dinner jackets and top hats and the women in evening dresses. It was difficult to believe all this was taking place in the heart of Red Moscow.

The mansion, previously owned by a wealthy merchant wife, was furnished like a fairytale castle. The walls were lined with peacock-blue silk and panels made of precious woods. There were suits of armor standing in every corner, and the staircase was decorated with wrought iron sculptures.

The Hunting Room had been transformed into a banquet hall. Whole sturgeons were laid out on huge silver platters alongside red lobsters with their tails shelled, grilled lamb ribs with rosemary, thin pancakes with caviar, and fillet of trout in sour cream and chopped dill. There were twenty different types of cheeses and salamis, pyramids of fruit, and a whole array of bottles of wine, brandy, and vodka.

At the head of the table sat Oscar Reich, holding forth passionately about all the things that the USA and the USSR had in common.

“Both our countries,” he said, “have to solve the problem of transporting goods and transmitting power over great distances. We both have unevenly distributed populations. But more importantly, we are both nations of dreamers, intrepid and inventive people who can cope with any problems that come our way.”

Klim listened attentively to what Nina’s husband was saying. He had to admit that Oscar Reich was a born orator. He was arguing that the USSR was like the Wild West of the mid-ninetieth century and that anyone bold enough to investigate the full extent of what the nation had to offer could earn untold riches.

The businessmen cheered on his descriptions of the mighty forests of Northern Russia and the deposits of precious metals in Siberia.

“Gentlemen,” said Oscar, raising his glass, “I propose a toast to the great and indomitable Soviet people! Hurray!”

After the champagne, a mound of delicacies was eaten, and a dozen or so foxtrots were danced—also for the sake of the Soviet people.

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