Struggle in Soviet Russia

At this time, the British obviously no longer consider issues such as human rights and freedom. The British army, together with the police mobilized by the Greek Provisional Government, opened fire on the demonstrators in the Syntagma Square in Athens, causing dozens of casualties on the spot. bloodshed.

Not only that, after dispersing the demonstrations in Syntagma Square, the British also imposed martial law in Athens and hunted down people who were left-leaning and sympathetic to the National Liberation Front. Tens of thousands of people were arrested overnight.

As Molotov said, the **** murder committed by the British in Athens is unbearable to even the Americans. Washington believes that the British are not fighting for the anti-fascist struggle in Greece, they see Greece as a own colony, and are doing whatever they want there.

"If this continues, I think the situation in Greece will deteriorate in the short term," Victor read the document as quickly as possible, then looked up at Comrade Stalin and said tentatively.

Comrade Stalin picked up the wine glass in front of him and brought it to his lips, but just when the lip of the glass was about to rub against his lips, he put the glass back on the coffee table, looked at Victor and asked, "So, what do you have? Any opinion?"

Victor knew that Comrade Stalin should not agree with the proposal that he had hinted before. Fundamentally speaking, the current overall policy of the alliance is related to a diplomatic forecast, that is: with the end of the war against Germany, the alliance and the United Kingdom and the United States Between the leading Western countries, the main diplomatic trend will tend to ease, and there will no longer be the sharp confrontation before the outbreak of the war.

Comrade Stalin and his staff are all looking forward to such a prospect. Fundamentally, although the mainstream view of the Bolsheviks is that the opposition between socialism and capitalism will always exist, if diplomatic relations can be eased , so as to obtain a relatively peaceful development time for the alliance, which the alliance is very willing to accept.

In today's alliance, the mainstream thinking is that relations between the alliance and Britain and the United States will ease after the war, not only because they and the alliance were allies during the war, but also because before the war broke out, the relationship between the Soviet Union and the United States The relationship between the two countries has already moved towards easing, although the most direct reason for the easing is that the United States has suffered the impact of the economic crisis.

It is precisely because of the purpose of easing relations with Western countries that Comrade Stalin chose to make concessions to the United Kingdom and the United States, mainly the British on many issues. This is very obvious in the division of forces in Eastern Europe. .

The various guiding policies made by the Alliance for the post-war period in recent times were basically made around this diplomatic prospect, and it even affected the related work of the Foreign Intelligence Bureau of the People's Commissariat of National Security.

As a rebirth, Viktor knew very well that the alliance's diplomatic prospects had been wrongly estimated, but as a young cadre, others were mild-mannered, just like now, his previous hints were ignored by Comrade Stalin, then next, even if he If I put forward my own suggestion clearly, I am afraid that it will not be recognized by Comrade Stalin.

Therefore, when Comrade Stalin had any opinion for him, he could only choose a roundabout strategy again, trying to persuade Comrade Stalin to make a slight concession on the Greek issue.

"My opinion, Comrade Stalin, is that we can abide by the agreement with the British," said Victor after thinking about it, "but our agreement with the British does not include helping them to control the situation in Greece. Therefore, We can completely ignore the development of the situation in Greece and leave everything to the British and the Greeks to solve it themselves.”

His proposal, to put it bluntly, is to loosen the ties of the KKK. The alliance can not support the KK, nor provide assistance to them, but it should not restrict the KK's actions to seize power. In today's Greece, the KK-led leadership The Greek National Liberation Front and the Greek People's Liberation Army are strong, and the British and the royal family they support are not the opponents of the KKE in the military.

To put it back ten thousand steps, even if the British increased their troops to Greece and were able to defeat the KKE, that would not be something that could be achieved within a year or two, and how the situation will develop in the future, who can say for sure now?

"Victor, your idea is immature," before Comrade Stalin could speak, Molotov, who was beside him, shook his head and rejected, "As you said just now, the Yugoslavs are already in contact with the Greeks, and God knows them. What kind of agreement was reached between them? If you follow your suggestion, then the final result must be that the Yugoslavs profit from it, and it is not in the interests of the alliance to hand over the entire Balkans to the Yugoslavs."

Victor was stunned for a moment, his eyes turned to Comrade Stalin, and he happened to see the leading comrade nodding slightly. Obviously, he also agreed with Molotov's opinion. It is very likely that this is the unified opinion reached by the People's Commissariat of Defense.

Yes, in the Balkans, there is not only Greece with a special situation, but also Yugoslavia with an even more special situation. The leaders of the KKK are too weak and lack a person who can take the overall situation. Yugoslavia is the complete opposite. People are very strong, Tito can not only fully control the situation in Yugoslavia, but also has the ambition to continue to expand outwards.

There is no doubt that with such a special existence as Yugoslavia, the alliance is destined to be unable to fully grasp the situation in the Balkans after the war. The decision-makers of the alliance are not blind. Although Tito is still an "obedient comrade", he The pride and unwillingness of China are no different from those of the "comrades" in the Far East. Therefore, the alliance's support for Yugoslavia can only be limited.

Not only that, Moscow must also be prepared for Yugoslavia to completely control the situation in the Balkans, and abandoning Greece may not only be because of the agreement with the British, but also because of the introduction of the British into the Balkans, thus causing trouble for Yugoslavia.

With Molotov's remarks, Viktor knew that he could no longer insist on his own opinion on this matter. After all, if he continued to insist, it would have no effect except to attract Comrade Stalin's displeasure.

"However, I agree with Victor's previous suggestion." Comrade Stalin did not mean to criticize Victor. He took a sip of the wine glass in front of him, and then said, "As for the Athens issue, the People's Commissariat of Foreign Affairs should be proactive. Communicate with the Americans and ask more about their views, preferably through Washington, to put some pressure on the British."

Molotov nodded and said with a smile: "I agree with your opinion. You can feel it from Harriman's attitude. At least on the Greek issue, the Americans and the British cannot maintain the same opinion. If we show our disapproval, maybe Washington will be a little more proactive."

Victor listened without interrupting.

In the memory of his previous life, it seemed that the civil war in Greece lasted for a long time. In the end, the British couldn't afford it. They submitted two reports to Washington, which not only gave up the whole of Greece, but also gave up the whole of Greece. Let go of world supremacy.

Comrade Stalin didn't seem to want to continue discussing the Greek issue. He tapped his finger on the coffee table and said to Victor: "Yes, Victor, what happened to Feodosia? What is the result of your investigation?"

"Ah," Victor came back to his senses and lifted the briefcase subconsciously, but then he remembered that he had already taken out the documents and put them on the coffee table in front of him.

He smiled apologetically at Comrade Stalin, put down the briefcase again, picked up the document in front of him, held it in both hands and handed it over, saying: "After the investigation in Crimea, this attack should be a Tatar attack. It was planned and carried out by the nationalists, but so far no Tatar nationalist group known to us has claimed responsibility."

"It's those Tatars again," Comrade Stalin took the document, but did not open it. He frowned as he listened to Victor's introduction, "these traitors have become more and more crazy, I think the People's Commissariat of Defense The 329 order previously formulated is necessary to be implemented in advance."

This last sentence is obviously addressed to Molotov. After all, Viktor is not a member of the People's Commissariat of Defense. He doesn't even know what Order 329 is and what it contains.

"I know from the side," Molotov said, frowning, "In Crimea, the Tatars always seem to be operating underground, and the Turks have provided them with much-needed funds and weapons."

Comrade Stalin did not say a word, but turned his attention to Victor.

The so-called "Tatar Association" was an organization established by the Tatars during the German occupation of Crimea. The Tatars at that time regarded the German army as their savior. There were countless Tatars in the entire Crimea. At that time, they surrendered to the German army. In order to better control the Crimea, the Germans were also happy to support the Tatars who turned to them. It was with the support of the German army that the Crimean Tatars established an "Islamic Committee", which is "Islamic Committee". The predecessor of the Tatar Association.

Comrade Stalin, and members of the Moscow core of power, hated the Tatars so much, not only because of their betrayal during the German occupation, but also because this was not the first betrayal by the Tatars, since the nineteenth century From the Crimean War in the middle, to the Soviet Revolution a few decades ago, the Tatars in Crimea almost all stood on the opposite side of Russia.

According to Comrade Zhdanov, the Crimean Tatars have a strong clan concept, and at the same time, their hatred of the Union has made this nation a natural "fifth column" for the enemies of the Union. Therefore, In order to ensure the safety of the Union's Black Sea outlet and isolate the Tatars from the Turks, relocating the Crimean Tatars as a whole is the only option for the Union.