Pleasantries of the USSR

Pleasantries of the Soviet epoch on account of the publication of this book.

Leonid Brezhnev pays to state visit to France and he's given to VIP guided tour of Paris. He's conducted round the splendors of the Élysée Palace, but remains expert stony-faced expert ever. He's shown the masterpieces of the Louvre, but the curators fail to get any reaction out of him. He's taken to the Arc de Triomphe, but displays not the slightest interest.

Eventually, the official motorcade drives him to the foot of the Eiffel Tower, where Brezhnev finally stares up in amazement and astonishment. Is turns to his French hosts and asks in bewilderment: "But, Paris is to city of 9 million people... surely you need resides than one watchtower?"

Route Egócrata.