Read the following passage and questions, then choose the right answer from options, the answer should be one of A, B, C, D.

<passage>:
"Seven One ... but that's impossible! Gospodin Pashkov is in conference Pashkov dove into the clouds and brought his flier to a hovering stop. Petchareff did not believe he was Pashkov. Colonel James, it was clear, was at that moment in Petchareff's office, impersonating Pashkov. And "Nothing, nothing to get upset about," Pashkov said soothingly, taking Pashkov crawled out of the cloud and skimmed northeast to Mir, Boris Pashkov looked like a roly-poly zoo attendant leading a tame bear. "Listen carefully, lieutenant." Pashkov described the American agent. Pashkov glanced back at the house. Since the publication of As Pashkov ran up the steps to the villa, the curtain in the vestibule soldiers to keep visitors out. From an open window Pashkov heard the "My God, sir," said Pashkov, "what are you doing?" Pashkov frowned convincingly. "Comrade Petchareff has suspected even Pashkov." Medvedev stopped, gaped, then seized Pashkov's hand. "Colonel James! What an artist, that Monsieur Fanti. But quick, Boris, Pashkov is on Boris pulled off his head, and crawled out of the robot shell. Pashkov "You were supposed to make funeral arrangements for Knackenpast, so what are you doing in Stockholm?" "Stockholm?" "You're lying and I'll kill you. Don't you think I know about Anastina, that she-nurse in the Stockholm National Hospital?" "Darling, why so cruel? Anastina is one of our contacts. Besides, she's cross-eyed and buck-toothed." "I hope you need no luggage, Mister Knackenpast," Pashkov said. "We "What's been keeping you, Pashkov?" "Consoling Medvedev. Am I supposed to be in Stockholm?" "Never mind, get here at once. What size hospital gown do you wear?" "Hospital gown?" "Stockholm embassy says you're in the National Hospital there. In a hospital gown. I got through to Anastina. She says it's Colonel James again. He looks like you now." Pashkov grunted. "You're not playing one of your jokes, Pashkov?" Pashkov landed on the roof of Intelligence in the northeast corner of the Kremlin, hitched up his pants and rode down. In his office, Petchareff removed the cigar from his mouth as Pashkov The kidnaping expert lay stretched cold on the ground, and Nadezhda Petchareff looked up as Pashkov was led forward by the guards. "Not "Don't you know me, chief? Me, Pashkov." Pashkov whispered to Colonel James. "Which one's the real Pashkov?" Petchareff held up the hospital gown. On the back of the gown was printed in indelible ink: stockholm national hospital courtesy of Coca-Cola Petchareff tossed the gown to Pashkov. "This is what Colonel James is "Try and split the allies," Pashkov muttered, reading the legend on the our Cultural Information Center in Chicago." Pashkov winced. "Now, you'll go to Stockholm and switch places with the American colonel and find out what they're up to. Zubov's kidnaping team is "One of these days I'll catch you, Pashkov," Petchareff spat. "Your there already, at Hotel Reisen. Any questions?" In the front office, Pashkov stopped to kiss Nadezhda Brunhildova know he really is Pashkov? If he's actually Colonel James, I can shoot "I don't trust him either," Nadezhda said. "But I know my Pashkov. If he's not Pashkov, I shall let you know in the morning." Pashkov spent an hour at Central Intelligence. Nothing unusual going on in Stockholm: an industrial exhibit, the Swedish Academy in session, a sociology seminar on prison reform, a forty-man trade mission from India. his memory, and went to his flier. He did not fly to Hotel Reisen at once. Zubov's kidnaping team could wait. Coming slowly over Stockholm he spotted the National Hospital and circled. "My Cuban friends," Pashkov inquired in fluent English at the desk on At that moment Pashkov knocked on the door. From within: "Shh! Pashkov knocked again and a scuffle ensued within, the crack of a chair " " ," Pashkov said through the door. " Sitting down at the table, Pashkov's elbow rested on an invoice, and "In ten minutes. What have I done now?" lysergic acid diethylamide." "You have that? You have LSD-25?" "I have that. When are you leaving Stockholm?" Again the young beards exchanged looks. "Maybe we stay till tomorrow if you have more business. Three thousand rounds is not much. How much "It is bad for you if I do not trust you," Pashkov said, smiling up at Pashkov took four Havanas from the box they held out to him, stuck On his way up to the roof, Pashkov studied the invoice he had lifted. Comrade Zubov, the kidnaping expert, was pacing the roof of Hotel flashed with delight. Pashkov felt like tossing him a bone. Pashkov picked up the phone, dialed the Soviet embassy, and got the Pashkov. Fast, clean job." Pashkov told them to pick up the boxes of ammunition at the embassy and Pashkov, lads. They don't get enough exercise," he grinned, backing out And they were gone. Pashkov turned to the hospital maps and studied Pashkov had changed into the hospital gown with the Coca-Cola legend on stairs to the alley, Pashkov dressed only in the hospital gown window, Pashkov bounced into the room Pashkov stood looking at Colonel James. The resemblance between them "My dear Gospodin Pashkov!" Colonel James greeted him in Russian, "I hope your sacrifice won't be permanent?" Pashkov said. seeing you again." The colonel got out of bed and sat down on Pashkov's Zubov focused his crossed eyes on Pashkov. "Take him straight to Petchareff," Colonel James said to Zubov. "I'll Zubov seized Pashkov by the scruff of the neck and dragged him towards am Pashkov." wall, but held on, grinned and staggered with Pashkov in his arms to "You miserable idiot," Pashkov shouted. "You'll get a rest cure for The suit of clothes hanging in the closet might have been Pashkov's windy. London stock market caves in, race riots in South Africa, famine in India, earthquake in Japan, floods in the United States, general strike in France, new crisis in Berlin. I ask you, what more can an idealist want?" "Good morning, Miss Bjorklund." An hour later, Pashkov landed on the Palace roof in Colonel James' were the notorious Gospodin Pashkov." "I am Gospodin Pashkov now, Captain. To everybody." Pashkov glanced at his watch. Colonel James would be landing in Moscow escorted Pashkov through rooms hung with chandeliers, tapestries, paintings. Pashkov entered the last room and stopped as the door In the room were three men, all of whom he recognized: Professor Kristin of the Swedish Academy, a white-haired old man with a kind, intelligent face the king, Gustavus IX, a thin old man stroking his Pashkov bowed his head. "Your majesty. Gentlemen." Pashkov's face with sudden interest. the problem in detail. I'm afraid we have delayed announcing the Nobel prize for literature much too long. How soon can you bring Boris Knackenpast to Stockholm?" So there it was: Boris Knackenpast a supreme success, as Pashkov had suspected. It would be amusing to tell robotist Medvedev about it. running into Gospodin Pashkov."

<question>:
Where is Pashkov in the beginning of the story?

<options>:
A Cuba
B United States
C Russia
D Sweden

<answer>:

C