Russia in the era of the Grand Duchy was just a small country, a barbarian among the Romans.
Russia is now the world's largest country spanning the Eurasian continent. This is why Russia is called the "European Gendarmerie" and the "European Steamroller."
European countries have always been wary of Russia. Both Napoleon and Mustache regarded Russia as the last goal to conquer the European continent. This is definitely not a coincidence, but a concrete manifestation of Russia's status in Europe.
The character of the Russians is not as rough as it seems. Hidden under the arrogant appearance is no less cunning than the Hebrews. Perhaps the early Russians would give some benefits to the Abyssinian Empire for certain purposes. In the long run,
Look, Russia is by no means a good partner.
With this premise in mind, Brad and Umbrella can hit the target.
The Glory Avenue in Addis Ababa is lined with the Southern African Embassy in the Abyssinian Empire and the Russian Embassy on both sides.
The Embassy of Southern Africa was established earlier, and its main building was the most magnificent building in Addis Ababa at that time, but it is no longer the case.
The height of the main building of the palace renovated by King Haile Selassie I last year has exceeded that of the Southern African Embassy in the Abyssinian Empire.
This year, in the planning of the Russian Embassy in the Abyssinian Empire, its main building is no more or less than one meter higher than the Southern African Embassy in the Abyssinian Empire. This makes the Russian Embassy in the Abyssinian Empire
Ambassador Igor Akinfeev was satisfied.
Riding on the power of the victorious country in World War II, Russia has indeed been very proud of itself recently. Not only Europe, Russia has also extended its tentacles to Africa and South America, which are the strongholds of southern Africa and the United States respectively.
Africa is still dominated by three pillars. Southern Africa is the dominant one. Britain and France are mainly overseas colonies. Italy is destined to lose its colonies in northern Africa because of its defeat. It is indeed very unfortunate that Russia can set foot in Africa at this time.
Easy thing.
"The Marquis of Nyasaland may become our biggest
"The failure." Russian Counselor in Addis Ababa Obuyakov went all out. Although Roque resigned as prime minister, no one dared to underestimate Roque's influence.
From 1925 to 1945, Roque served as Prime Minister of Southern Africa for 20 years.
These 20 years have been a turbulent year for the world. The United Kingdom has gradually declined from the sun never setting to the current United Kingdom. Southern Africa has become one of the most powerful countries from a member of the Commonwealth during World War I. Roque’s
He played an irreplaceable role in this process. No one can avoid the presence of Rock when mentioning this period of history.
The only person who can compare with Rock in the past 20 years is perhaps Roosevelt in the United States.
But Roosevelt has passed away, and Truman is working hard to eliminate Roosevelt's influence on the United States.
It is Roque's eldest son Gavin who succeeds Roque as prime minister in Southern Africa. This determines that Roque's influence on southern Africa and even the world will continue to play a role.
During the World War, Big Beard had frequent dealings with Roque and spoke highly of Roque, so much so that when these Russian officials heard Roque's name, they would subconsciously cheer up.
"As long as the bait we throw out is attractive enough, we don't have to worry about the Abyssinians not taking the bait." Akinfeev was confident. Russia had indeed invested a lot in the Abyssinian Empire.
Unlike those countries in Europe that have been occupied by Russia, Russia does not have an absolute advantage in Abyssinia, so Russia can only increase its chips, hoping to win over the Abyssinian Empire and become Russia's most important empire in Africa.
allies.
There was no way around it, because the Abyssinian Empire was Russia's only chance.
There are currently only a handful of independent countries in Africa. Not counting southern Africa, there are only two Congos, Egypt, and the Abyssinian Empire.
Both Congos are members of the Southern African Union, and are completely controlled by Southern Africa from the economy to the military. Even if Russia wants to win over them, it will not be able to enter.
The situation in Egypt is similar to that of the two Congoes. Britain is strictly guarding Egypt, and Russia has no chance to take advantage of it.
In this way, the Abyssinian Empire became Russia's only chance.
"The bargaining chips in our hands are not enough, at least not to the extent that the Abyssinians cannot refuse." Special Commissioner Ibisevic hopes to increase efforts. The reason why Haile Selassie I wavered is very important.
Part of the reason is that the bargaining chip provided by Russia was not enough to make Haile Selassie I make up his mind.
What Russia has given to the Abyssinian Empire is actually limited. Let’s not talk about military assistance. If we compete with southern Africa for economic assistance, Russia will definitely not be able to do it.
In fact, the military is not good either.
Southern Africa can also provide, and is even doing, what Russia has promised. Referring to the performance of the Russian army during World War II, it is actually not very convincing.
In terms of troop losses alone, Russia's losses during World War II were far greater than those in southern Africa.
This led Haile Selassie I to be skeptical of the combat effectiveness of the Russian army.
Russia itself is not good enough, and with the assistance from southern Africa and the United States, it almost lost to the Germans. If the army of the Abyssinian Empire is given to the Russians for training, it will be a group of miniature "gray animals" at best.
European gendarmes and European steamrollers are barely complimentary terms.
Gray animal is a completely derogatory term.
Needless to say, the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company.
One thing that few people have noticed is that since the establishment of the Umbrella Company, it has never lost in a frontal military conflict. This is something that even the Southern African Expeditionary Force has not accomplished.
The most dazzling achievement of the Umbrella Company was its head-on defeat of the American and Brazilian troops in the Brazilian Civil War. Although the Americans have always refused to admit it, as long as you understand the process of the Brazilian Civil War, you will know that the mercenaries of the Umbrella Company played an important role in the Brazilian Civil War.
What kind of effect.
Umbrella Corporation was deeply involved in both world wars.
Surprisingly, Umbrella has never failed in a frontal battle, which is simply a miracle.
Actually not really.
The key umbrella company is self-aware. In some battles where the gap in strength is too great, the umbrella company will take the initiative to avoid them.
"The domestic situation is also very difficult. We cannot spend too many resources on the Abyssinian Empire." Akinfeev was helpless. Russia wanted to export more than just the Abyssinian Empire.
Even on Russia's aid list, the Abyssinian Empire is still relatively backward.
Since the end of World War I, Russia has been dormant for 20 years and soared. The list of aid is very long. At the top of the list are a large number of Eastern European countries, and then it is the turn of the Abyssinian Empire.
For Russia, Eastern European countries are its fundamental base.
The Abyssinian Empire took the initiative to attack. It was good to win, but it didn't matter if it failed.
This determines Russia's bottom line.
No matter how ambitious the bearded man is, the current situation in Russia is not enough to support the bearded man's ambitions.
The key is stance.
In Europe, Britain is Russia's most stubborn opponent.
Africa and the Americas are the private territories of southern Africa and the United States respectively, and Russia is playing away games.
East Asia is the only place where Russia can intervene, and it lost the initiative because of its Europe-first-Asia-first policy, allowing Southern Africa and the United States to seize the opportunity. Trying to take it back now is half the effort with half the effort.
Therefore, the assistance that Russia can provide to the Abyssinian Empire is limited. If the Abyssinians knew about this, I am afraid that Haile Selassie I would completely turn to southern Africa.
"Gentlemen, we are in trouble -" First Secretary Panchenko rushed into the conference room in a hurry, holding a copy of the "Hürriyet" published in Addis Ababa.
"Hurriyet" is affiliated to the Times News Group and is the largest circulation newspaper in Addis Ababa. Its circulation accounts for more than 80% of all newspapers and magazines in Addis Ababa.
This is the role of a public opinion mouthpiece.
In the era without self-media, it was so simple to guide public opinion.
"Free Press" devoted an entire page to introducing Russia's performance during the World War, focusing on the relationship between Russia and Germany in the early days of the outbreak of the World War.
At the beginning of the world war, Russia almost joined the Axis powers.
If Russia had not acted too arrogantly in the Battle of Finland, the outcome of the World War would have been hard to say.
Akinfeev said nothing after reading the report, and his face was frighteningly green.
This cannot be the whim of the editor of "Hurriyet", nor is it isolated. Akinfeev's political sense is still very keen, and he has already smelled the smell of the storm.
"Does this matter have something to do with the Abyssinian Empire?" Obyakov immediately suspected that Haile Selassie I had made a choice and completely turned to southern Africa.
"Whether there is a relationship or not, the consequences may be serious." Akinfeev was confused. He was not a qualified diplomat and did not know how to deal with the current situation.
Southern Africa lacks qualified diplomats, and Russia does not have many diplomatic talents. Otherwise, Russia would not have been ostracized by the world's mainstream countries for a long time.
With all the advantages, Akinfeev can maximize Russia's advantages and completely defeat his opponent.
Now that the match is evenly matched, even in an away game, Akinfeev has no way to argue. After all, the report of "Hurriyet" is true.
"I went to see His Majesty Selassie I. The Hurriyet's report went too far and must be corrected!" Ibisevich was furious. This is a great disrespect for Russia.
Today's newspapers and magazines are either busy reporting on the collective out-of-control behavior of the Axis countries during the war, or they are busy reporting on the economic crisis and major disarmament. If they really can't do it, they can still report on the trial of the century. Why should they focus so closely on it?
What about Russia?
This is not a privilege that the winner deserves.
The promised winner takes all!
"It's useless. The Abyssinian government cannot influence the "Hurriyet" -" Akinfeev was confused. He knew where the problem was, but he didn't know how to solve it.
Liberal democracy in Southern Africa only exists in the propaganda of the Southern African federal government.
Journalists are never the uncrowned king of neutrality and objectivity, and all reports are biased.
Did the Southern African Expeditionary Force never make mistakes during the World War?
How is that possible? Even Rock didn't dare to say that.
So why did no newspapers expose the Southern African Expeditionary Force?
Not to mention newspaper editors and reporters, even important political figures from various countries will appropriately glorify the behavior of the Southern African Expeditionary Force when writing their memoirs in the future, or they will just brush it off without getting to the bottom of it.
"But we can't let Hurriyet slander us like this." Ibisevich also knew some of the hidden rules of the media industry in southern Africa, but he didn't expect that the negative effects would befall Russia so quickly.
I'm used to this.
Since the end of World War I, almost all European countries have demonized Russia to varying degrees when referring to it, such as steamrollers, gray animals, etc. The descriptions used by European countries when reporting Russia are simply childish.
When Russia is excluded from mainstream international society, it can ignore the slander from European countries.
Now that Russia is determined to forge ahead and vows to become a major power with considerable say in international affairs, it is inappropriate to demonize it anymore.
Russia also wants to save face.
"Let "People's Daily" issue supplements and give them to people for free to read at will. We have to take the initiative." Akinfeev finally came up with an idea.
The editors of "Hurriyet" all know how to launch public attacks on Russia, and Russia can naturally fight back.
"People's Daily" is a newspaper invested by the Russian government and is known for its many discounts.
"Hurriyet" is the dominant newspaper in Addis Ababa. "People's Daily" wants to compete with "Hurriyet", but conventional methods are too slow to bear fruit, so it can only adopt unconventional methods.
The "Free Press" newspaper is low-priced and mainly relies on advertising provided by merchants to make money. The newspaper itself is sufficient.
"People's Daily" is backed by the Russian government and is equally powerful. In order to compete with "Hurriyet" for market share, "People's Daily" even uses free gifts to expand the influence of "People's Daily".
Since there are free newspapers, who would spend money to buy newspapers? Therefore, the circulation of "People's Daily" is increasing month by month, which has already posed a certain threat to "Free Press".
"The Abyssinian Empire has just established a press and publication joint signature. From now on, all news or stories published in newspapers and magazines in southern Africa must be reviewed by the military and police in advance." Panchenko added the final blow, and "Free Press" simply
Don't give "People's Daily" a chance to fight back.
"Send a telegram to Moscow and report our situation." Akinfeev took the initiative to ask for help. He never expected that the Russian side would be completely defeated before taking action in southern Africa. ()
