Counting the anecdotes of Soviet leaders' "playing with water"

As we all know, the new Russian President Vladimir Putin is an excellent water athlete. He once went deep into the bottom of Lake Baikal to explore treasures, and once showed off his swimming skills and muscles in the valleys of Tuva and China. In fact, Putin's love for water complex can be regarded as a historical inheritance. The party and state leaders of the former Soviet Union occasionally indulged in mountains and rivers after their official duties, which caused many thrilling and interesting things. Russia's "Top Secret" magazine recently quoted the story of the Soviet leader's cronies (including guards, translators, drivers, etc.). ) and revealed the stories of Stalin, Khrushchev, Brezhnev and others? Playing with water? Anecdote. Stalin narrowly escaped being shot. According to Stalin's daughter Svetlana, father? Can't swim at all? But this does not hinder its interest in boating in the rivers and seas in summer and autumn. 1933, when he was on holiday in Sochi, a coastal city in the Black Sea, he went out to sea by speedboat many times. The book Hunting and Politics, written by the staff of the Soviet Security Service, recorded his two distress experiences in detail. ? At noon on September 23, 1933, Stalin and his accompanying guards left the old Gagra (Abkhaz port) pier on the speedboat Red Star, and two staff members of the Political Bureau's Operations Department drove motorboats to escort them. At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the "Red Star" sailed into Pigong Port and docked near the reservoir area of Abkhaz Fisheries Company. Stalin and his party went ashore, had a drink in the primeval pine forest, and then boarded the ship and returned to Old Gagra. When the red star left Pigong Port for about half a kilometer, it was discovered by local border guards and lighthouse keepers. Lavrov, the squad leader of Pikon Frontier Brigade, ran to the dock and waved his hat to signal Red Star to stop? He wanted to find out why the ship didn't dock and register. Seeing that the other party ignored him, Lavrov grabbed the rifle in the hand of Private Skaba and fired three shots in the direction of Red Star as a warning. At that time, Stalin's speedboat had left the dock 600-700 meters. According to Lavrov's later confession, the first bullet landed in the waters about 40 meters behind the speedboat, and the last two bullets were only 10 meters away from the stern. However, Red Star didn't seem to notice that someone fired a warning shot and soon disappeared into the depths of the sea. ? Although Stalin was unscathed, the relevant personnel were investigated. The director of the frontier post with leadership responsibility was sentenced to two years in prison, but directly? The perpetrator? Lavrov was sentenced to one year in prison. On another occasion, Stalin's speedboat "Red Star" was suddenly hit by a strong storm and violently bumped at sea for seven hours. According to Stalin's personal bodyguard, Stalin himself was calm and all the drivers operated well, and finally miraculously survived. Khrushchev personally tried American lifeboats and? Dried duck? Khrushchev is different from Stalin. He is a little watery, but his swimming skills are average. According to his son's memory, General Secretary Su needed a lifebuoy when swimming to ensure that he would not sink to the bottom. Alexei, 1956- 1964 Who was Khrushchev's bodyguard? Salyinikov also confirmed that Khrushchev must carry a black rubber lifebuoy when swimming in the sea, but it is not needed in a relatively safe swimming pool. Moreover, Khrushchev only wears black or blue ordinary shorts in a swimsuit when swimming. The Soviet media often relished such a story:1In the autumn of 1959, Khrushchev led a delegation to visit China and attended the celebration of China's National Day 10. At that time, there were cracks in Sino-Soviet relations. * * * once crossed the Yangtze River and invited Khrushchev to swim in the swimming pool. The latter refused and had to leave? Make faces? . This story has a nose and eyes. But Salzhenikov, who was accompanying China at that time, thought there were many fabricated elements in the story. * * * didn't come to our hotel at that time, Khrushchev may not accept it as a guest? Swimming? It is not difficult to find the reason for refusing the invitation. Anyway, it didn't happen when I was there. ? Khrushchev's son Sergei described in detail the story of his father personally testing the new American lifeboat:1In the spring of 944, a general gave him an American inflatable rubber boat. American bomber pilots usually carry this rubber boat to escape after the crash. My father liked this new invention, and he immediately decided to give it a try. So he inflated the rubber boat and put it in a small pool near his father's apartment. The lifeboat doesn't look very strong. It's hard to believe that the manual can carry five passengers. My father climbed aboard the ship with colleagues from the Ukrainian Council of Ministers. I can see that they were a little scared at first, but they soon put their hearts down? The American explanation is not a lie. Even when his father's deputy, Starchenko, who is in charge of agriculture (he is? Tester? After climbing up, the boat hasn't turned over yet. ? Father was very excited after the experiment. He wanted to organize the production of similar inflatable boats in Ukraine, but at that time, our industrial level was not enough and we had to give up. ? Brezhnev took Kissinger for a ride. Brezhnev, the general secretary of the Soviet Union, loves swimming and swims well. Its personal photographer Vladimir? Musa Elian told an interesting story: Brezhnev swam for two hours at a time while recuperating in Crimea. The accompanying bodyguards were frozen stiff, and they took turns to get on the boat to keep warm (editor's note: Brezhnev was accompanied by two bodyguards and a spare rescue boat just in case), but Brezhnev could still carry it. He didn't start wearing a life jacket until he was old. Once German Chancellor Brandt visited, Brezhnev invited him to swim in the swimming pool. The latter reluctantly made an excuse that he didn't bring his swimming trunks. Brezhnev was frank: Can I lend you your swimming trunks? So they went to the swimming pool together. After the news reached West Germany, the people were greatly dissatisfied: Brandt and General Secretary Su * * * took a bath together, what a scandal! ? Brezhnev himself likes surfing by speedboat. Translate Victor? Sukhodrev once recalled the scene of 1973 in Zavidovo (a leader's leisure resort on the outskirts of Moscow): a small speedboat was moored on the dock, and Brezhnev sat confidently in the driver's seat. Kissinger (later US Secretary of State) sat next to him. The mechanic and I sat in the back row. ? As soon as the speedboat started, I knew it was undoubtedly another masterpiece of Soviet designers. Brezhnev is easy to operate: sometimes driving at high speed, sometimes turning suddenly, splashing, and occasionally crossing the reeds. All in all, it was very thrilling. Kissinger also recorded this special journey in his memoirs. But somehow, he denied that Brezhnev was at the helm himself. In fact, Brezhnev often drives his own boat and takes his guests for a ride at sea. ? Mikoyan and kosygin Drowning In the early 1960s, mikoyan, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, almost drowned. Peter, his personal bodyguard? Iseyev recalled? Mikoyan and I spent our holidays in Crimea in the south of the Soviet Union. There are many grandchildren in mikoyan. They all love to swim and play in the seaside children's bathing beach, where the seawater is only waist-high for adults. There are two large reefs separating it from the deep water area. On one occasion, although there was a storm on the sea and the wind reached level 6, mikoyan was still in high spirits and decided to take his grandchildren swimming. I sent two guards, kryukov and Lenkov, to take charge of security. Mikoyan had a good time and unconsciously came to the edge of the bath. At this moment, a big wave came and threw mikoyan out of the gap between two rocks and into the sea. The deep sea area is covered with rocks, which is very dangerous. On the sidelines, kryukov and Lenkov quickly grabbed mikoyan, but because of the storm, the three men sank together. I was at the dock, and I heard something and came over quickly. I saw three people involved in the depths of the sea. I grabbed a life buoy, and I don't know where I got my strength. I threw it about 65,438+05 meters (maybe even further), and it happened to be in kryukov's hand. In this way, all three people caught the lifebuoy. I'll dive in and immediately send Lenkov to the adult bathroom to get a boat. You and kryukov stay in mikoyan and wait for help. Soon, Lenkov came in a small boat. I asked? Annas Tass news agency? Ivanovich, are you on the boat? ? Mikoyan repeatedly refused. He grabbed the boat and the lifebuoy wouldn't let go. In this way, we crossed the reef and returned to the dock. ? 1in the summer of 978, Soviet leader kosygin also had a thrilling experience. Kosygin was a rower when he was young and won the championship in Leningrad. Even though he is over seventy years old, he still insists on physical exercise and even plays volleyball. However, the favorite sport is boating. Moreover, it is not an ordinary boat, but a professional single rowboat used by professional athletes. According to Nikolai, a staff member of the Soviet National Guard? Yegorov recalled that kosygin painted a painting called? Skiver? Professional boating, so it is difficult for the accompanying guards to keep up. He rowed once, and the guard rowed three times. Kosygin is complacent because others can't catch up. One day near evening, kosygin rowed along the old river in moscow river, and rowed and stopped suddenly. Then I shook it twice and fell headlong. Yegorov immediately jumped down to rescue. At that time, kosygin's feet were still fixed on the ship's fixing device, and his body had fallen into the water. Yegorov jumped into the water and helped kosygin up. Fortunately, kosygin's feet are still fixed on the boat. Otherwise, the river is turbid and may not be found in time after falling into the water. Some soldiers are resting on the river bank, and they have joined the rescue team. Kosygin was quickly rescued ashore and sent to a nearby military hospital. Later, it was found that after he fell into the water, he temporarily lost consciousness and had a slight stroke.