Chapter 323 Cultural Conquest Let us once again switch to the capital of the Western Siberian Special Administrative Region - Sverdlovsk, a city that has been ruled by the Russians for more than 300 years and has a profound Russian cultural heritage. The third largest city in the Soviet Union. Zhu.COm takes a look at how the mainstream culture of China and the Soviet Union, with many different nationalities and people from different cultural backgrounds, has changed in the five years since the special zone was established. There are less than 100,000 Chinese working and living in Sverdlovsk, accounting for only 1/6 of the total population. It is thousands of kilometers away from China*s political, cultural and economic center. But here Chinese culture has replaced Russian culture to a certain extent or is replacing Russian culture. Such a result is not due to the great power of the yin-yang and five-element philosophical ideas and Confucian ethical and moral concepts in traditional Chinese culture. The reason why Chinese culture has gained a dominant position here is, on the one hand, the unity of guiding ideology in the ideological field. A more important aspect is that China's strong "material civilization", the key "material determines consciousness" factor, plays a decisive role. ▽▼ Necessity is an absolute reality. No matter what the system is, people*s beautiful wish to live a ※good life§ is the same. The main contradiction in the socialist period is the contradiction between the people's growing material and cultural needs and backward social production. But the manifestation of this contradiction is non-confrontational. The West Siberian Special Administrative Region implements a socialist system. Under the socialist system, due to the elimination of the exploiting system and exploiting classes, the broad masses of the people, whether you are Chinese or Soviet, are the masters of this special zone and this society. There is no question of who exploits whom or oppresses whom. To put it more simply, if those in power can take the entire social wealth from the people and use it for the people, it doesn*t matter who is in power. Therefore, the basic contradiction in the Western Siberian Special Zone does not appear to be the opposition between the fundamental interests of the Chinese and the Soviets. For each individual in the special zone, whether in a Chinese-funded enterprise, a Soviet-funded enterprise, or a Sino-Sudan joint venture or cooperative enterprise, everyone receives equal pay for equal work, regardless of race. The difference in income is reflected in the proficiency of labor skills. Another point of difference in income between Chinese and Soviet staff is that the Chinese government provides regionally differentiated policy subsidies to Chinese people working here. As the living standards of the Special Economic Zone gradually improve, these subsidies will gradually decrease and eventually Completely cancelled. This has nothing to do with the SAR government, the Soviet government or the Soviet people here. This is entirely a matter of the Chinese government and does not constitute a major contradiction in society. ※The focus of the main contradiction in the socialist period is whether we can rapidly develop production and carry out modernization construction. If the backwardness of social production cannot be quickly changed and the people's growing material and cultural needs cannot be met, it will not be conducive to the resolution of various contradictions among the people and will inevitably affect the consolidation of the socialist system. The arrival of China has quickly changed the backwardness of social production here and quickly promoted the forward development of productivity. Create more and more social wealth to meet the growing material and cultural needs of the people in Western Siberia. Your beautiful wishes have been fulfilled, what else do you have to say. No one wants to let go of their good life and have trouble with the Chinese. What remains is the recognition of all activities radiated from the overall consciousness of the Chinese group, and the recognition of the Chinese people's ways and methods of survival. That is the recognition of Chinese culture. Therefore, it is not surprising that Chinese culture dominates the Western Siberian Special Zone, and speaking Russian is regarded as a sign of not being well educated and uncultured. Especially in big cities like Sverdlovsk, the capital of the West Siberian Special Administrative Region, which has a relatively high level of education, when speaking Chinese or Russian, you have to add at least a few Chinese words to Russian. Otherwise, it is not enough to show that one is a member of the elite group in this society, which is a situation that is not conducive to "harmony" for country bumpkins from the interior of the Soviet Union. Before the Soviets come to the Western Siberian Special Administrative Region, it is best to learn a few words of Chinese in advance, otherwise you will look at them everywhere. This is very similar to China in later generations. Before going abroad, you have to learn a few sentences in English even if you use Chinese phonetic notation. Kimirovsky is a professor at the Department of Economics of the Eastern University in Moscow. He encountered such a situation when he first arrived in Sverdlovsk and accepted the embarrassment of not being able to speak Chinese. This was not Professor Kimirovsky's first visit to Sverdlovsk, but when he arrived in the third largest city, he was a little confused. So much has changed here. It's completely like going abroad. The whole city is full of high-rise buildings. The buildings are not in the Russian style at all, but are straight-line high-rise buildings in the style of building blocks and have no aesthetic sense. On the first night, the bustling streets were full of Chinese-made cars, and there were dazzling plaques with Chinese square characters and colorful and flexible combinations of different light colors and changing light and shadow.Huge billboard that changes various images. At night, the city of Sverdlovsk is like a city that never sleeps, full of lights, creating a colorful beauty of light and shadow in the dark night. He stopped in front of a brightly lit and antique Chinese restaurant. He saw the shadows of glasses and discs inside, intertwined glasses, feasting and feasting, and he was overjoyed. He clearly remembered that this place was originally a birch forest. Asked a young man with yellow hair and gray eyes wearing a T-shirt with a Chinese Beijing ** pattern on it, who is absolutely pure Slavic. "(Comrade, how can I get to the Ural Symphony Orchestra? ) ※Go straight ahead for 1,000 meters, and it will be on the right side of the street.§ The young man replied dismissively in Chinese. Professor Kimirovsky smiled and said very friendly: "妥抉志忘把我投我, 岐扶快戒扶忘攻我找忘抄扼抉忍抉, 扶快扭抉扶我技忘抖, 抉折快技志抑忍抉志抉把我找快?" (Comrade, I don*t understand Chinese, can*t I understand what you are saying?). ※妥忘我技抉忌把忘戒抉技,批技快扶攸扶快找忱把批戒快抄 stupid*§ (Then I can*t help it) The young man finally cursed in Chinese and took out the earplugs of the ※Walkman§ as if there was no one else around. Kimirovsky asked rather dissatisfied: "圾抑扶快扼抉志快找扼我快抖攻忱我?" (Aren't you a Soviet?) As for the Soviets, I am from the Special Administrative Region. People from the Special Administrative Region, do you understand?) The young man left a string of Chinese curses in the end, without even looking at Professor Kimirovsky, and rode away on a Chinese-made electric motorcycle. The wages and other benefits in the Western Siberian Special Zone are higher than those in the Soviet Union, and most of the wages are paid in RMB. In addition, when goods from China and the Soviet Union enter the Western Siberian Special Zone, there are no tariffs and things are relatively cheap. Especially China's light industrial products and electronic products, which the Soviets dream of, are more than half the price of buying them in the Soviet Union. Moreover, this place is indeed prosperous, avant-garde, and has a high standard of living. Therefore, the Western Siberian Special Zone has become the most desirable place for Soviet people, especially Soviet youth. The Soviet people here are proud of themselves as SAR people, which is understandable. This is also a normal phenomenon. It*s not too much to look down on foreigners who don*t speak Chinese. Although Professor Kimirovsky himself came to work here after a lot of ups and downs activities for the modern life, high wages and benefits of the Special Administrative Region. But he still felt a little angry at the contempt he encountered here as a famous professor. After he arrived at school, when he told everyone about this, everyone dismissed him and said he was strange, and told him that he should be able to speak Chinese here. Otherwise, you will not be able to enter mainstream society. Even if you are a famous professor in the Soviet Union, you will not even be able to work and live here. ※But the Basic Law of the West Siberia Special Administrative Region clearly stipulates that Chinese and Russian are the official languages ??here, and Russian should not be discriminated against here.§ Professor Kimirovsky said still somewhat indignantly. Professor Kimirovsky*s Soviet colleague told him rudely: ※Comrade Professor, no one here discriminates against the Russian language. Some Chinese comrades even try hard to speak Russian, but speaking Chinese is the trend here. First of all, you don*t understand. You can't accept advanced things in Chinese. If you don't understand Chinese, your students won't accept you. Even if you go to public places like restaurants, coffee shops, and bars, the waiters there will treat you slowly because you speak Russian. So I advise you. "Either you go back or take the Chinese language course right away." When Professor Kimirovsky stayed in Sverdlovsk, the capital of the Western Siberian Special Administrative Region, for a month, he learned about economics. Experts discovered the correctness of the most basic principle of materialism that "matter determines consciousness". Chinese culture has entered the Special Administrative Region with China's semiconductor radios, televisions, VCRs, tapes and other transmission materials. People absolutely cannot avoid the huge influence and spread of Chinese culture, which has affected the original ideas in the minds of people here. change. There is only one Russian-language TV program here, but the ratings are not very high. In addition to showing some old Soviet movies, there are Russian-language advertisements for Chinese products. The most popular ones on this channel are undoubtedly those wearing "Tang suit" The deputy director of the West Siberian Special Administrative Region TV Station, Khrushchev's eldest daughter Radha Nikkiichina, who used to work in the Soviet Union's "Science and Life" magazine, hosted a TV program to promote Chinese lifestyle. In this program, she She was very interested in explaining how to make Chinese food and how to taste Chinese tea. What was even more ridiculous was that in the program, she also introduced in detail how to use Chinese chopsticks. Using chopsticks can develop intelligence and many other benefits. There is also?Explain some allusions about Chinese history, Chinese idioms, introduce China's economic construction, famous mountains and rivers, etc. 80% of the remaining channels are Chinese programs, and the Chinese cultural genes they carry are spreading here like a plague, infecting everyone here. People here regard eating Chinese food as a fashion, and it has the potential to form a habit. There are many Chinese fast food such as dumplings, steamed buns, and steamed buns in the supermarket. Chinese instant noodles of various flavors are a must-have for every household here. The food is very suitable for the fast-paced work and lifestyle here. People here regard going to a Chinese colleague*s house for a meal as an extremely showy thing. What kind of food we eat, what kind of wine we drink, how advanced the household appliances in the homes of our Chinese colleagues are, etc. People are so superficial that it really makes people feel "dizzy". But when he attended a Chinese family banquet, he became as superficial as others. After all, there are only a few people who can transcend the secular world. People here, old and young, are proud to wear Chinese brand-name clothes, brand-name shoes, and carry Chinese bags. This is especially true for young people. College students use almost all of the income they earn from part-time jobs to equip these "famous brands". What a sad generation. After being ignored by his colleagues a few times, he gritted his teeth and bought a "Blue Sky" brand suit in Beijing, and his feeling immediately changed. My waist is straightened and I feel refreshed. Even though this is the effect of my own spirit, the way others look at me has indeed changed. Designer clothing does bring you more confidence. The Soviet young people here even imitate the Chinese in their wedding celebrations. They find a "celebration company" run by the Chinese and they host it. They go to a Chinese restaurant to set up a few banquets and receive some "red envelopes" from relatives and friends. . The bride also wears a Chinese bright red cheongsam or "Tang suit" that represents happiness, and the new house is decorated with red double happiness characters with mandarin ducks playing in the water. And record the entire process. It is said to be "the most precious experience in life, dedicated to future memories." What's more, people here listen to 300 Chinese golden songs, and they sing "You have to ask me how deep I love you, the moon represents my heart." Chinese songs with messy sounds and no art. Word. What is art? Art is like a prostitute. Whoever has money and power will follow whoever has it. Whoever she goes with is art. Professor Kimirovsky lamented that the phenomenon of China*s powerful ※spiritual civilization§ being parasitic on China*s strong ※material civilization§ is irresistible. Unless you think the lice have burned your cotton-padded jacket. Otherwise this cultural occupation is inevitable. It is an irresistible historical trend that Chinese culture has become the dominant culture in the Western Siberian Special Zone.