Struggle in Soviet Russia

In Moscow, the rainbow after the rain is still hanging over the city, it seems to be within reach, but it seems to be out of reach.

At the entrance of the Kremlin, the black Volga sedan that Victor was riding in slowly stopped, waiting for a car that came out of the palace gate to pass first, and Varenka did not restart the car until the car came out of the palace gate. , heading towards the Kremlin.

When the car that had just driven out of the Kremlin passed by, Victor turned his head deliberately and took a careful look inside the other's car. The reason why he was so curious was because the flag planted in front of the car was a bit strange .

The car was apparently a courtesy car belonging to the People's Committee for Foreign Affairs, with the Union flag on one side in front of the car, and a green, white and black tricolor flag with a horizontal stripe on the other side, and on the white stripe in the middle , also embedded with three red five-pointed stars.

Victor recognized it. This should be the Syrian flag. Of course, it’s just that the current Syrian flag is not the same as the Syrian flag before his rebirth. In that car, there was a man with white hair and a thin face. A middle-aged man, the most notable feature of this person is that his hairline is too high.

When he saw this middle-aged man for the first time, Victor didn't recognize him. It was not until the car drove into the Kremlin that he was about to drive to the white building where Comrade Stalin was. In retrospect.

The middle-aged man is indeed from Syria, and Victor has never met the other party before. Of course, this means that he has never seen a real person, but he has seen too many photos and related materials of the other party. , that is, when the Middle East Division of the Foreign Intelligence Bureau was just established, he could see intelligence information about this person almost every day.

Michel Aflaq, a well-known Syrian philosopher, is also a social activist. In addition, he is also a politician who is committed to seeking the independence of Syria. The famous Arab Baath Party of later generations is composed of him and his political ally Salah. Co-created by Din Bitar. Before Victor crossed over, the civil war in Syria was in the ascendant. At that time, the ruling party in Syria was the Arab Baath Party, and President Bashar al-Assad was the general secretary of the party.

According to the information Victor received, Aflaq was absolutely inclined to socialism in his position. Of course, even if he did not get such information, Victor knew Aflaq's position according to the common sense known to later generations. In addition, he founded The Arab Ba'ath Party itself is a socialist party.

However, Aflaq himself did not have the slightest fondness for the alliance and the Comintern that was once controlled by the alliance. There is also a reason for this. The fundamental starting point was that the Syrian-Lebanese Communist Party supported the left-wing French Leon. The colonial rule of the Bloom government in Syria, so Aflaq, who was determined to achieve Arab renaissance in Syria, abandoned his communist stance and created his own set of Arab societies. revival program.

Previously, Victor had not received the news that Aflaq was going to come to Moscow, but he could somehow guess the purpose of this person secretly coming here.

Today's life in Aflaq is not easy. Since the British drove the colonists of the French Vichy government out of Syria, the army of the Empire of the Sun Never Sets has stayed in Syria as a liberator. From the current point of view , they obviously have no idea of ​​withdrawing in the short term.

What is even more unacceptable is that the British have not left, and the French, who have just taken back their territory with the support of the United Kingdom and the United States, have come back with a swagger, because the army of the "Free French" had done it in Syria a few years ago. After the war, they intend to restore colonial rule over Syria as a victor.

Today's Syria has its own government, and this government has been established for more than two years, but Syria's political environment is very special. To describe it in one sentence, its political dimensions are very diverse.

Syria is an Arab country. As we all know, in Arab countries, general religious issues are very sensitive, and Syria is the same. The Syrian government established two years ago was formed with the support of Britain and France. In order to benefit their own colonial rule, they built it up to control the entire country. It is a branch of Islamic Shiites, the Alawites, and this The sectarian population makes up just over ten percent of Syria's total population. In terms of population, the population of this faction is only slightly larger than that of Christians in Syria. As for the Sunnis, who account for more than 70% of the population, they do not have much political power.

In addition to religious issues, Syria is also a bit special. As the first country in the Arab world to have parliamentary politics, its party politics is still very strong.

Similar to Gandhi in India, Aflaq does not advocate the use of violent means to seize power, but hopes to legally obtain state power through elections of party politics. But it is a pity that the French do not recognize his Arab Ba'ath Party, do not recognize their party status, and do not give them the qualifications to participate in elections, which is tantamount to excluding them from party politics in terms of qualifications.

According to Victor's intelligence, Aflaq had secretly sought help from the Americans in order to reverse this unfavorable situation. He naively believed that the Americans were the most staunch supporters of all democracy in the world, and Washington would definitely support the Arabs independent claims.

But the reality poured cold water on him, the Americans did not choose to support him, of course, it is not that the Americans are unwilling to support them, but because on this issue, the Americans are powerless.

Today, on European issues, Britain and France are afraid of the Soviet Union. Therefore, they do everything possible to limit the expansion of the Soviet Union’s influence in Europe, while in the Middle East, they are afraid of the United States, trying every possible means to restrain Americans from interfering in the Middle East. It is their established policy. Previously, the secret agreement between the United Kingdom and the United States on the division of oil resources in the Middle East has already confined the United States to Saudi Arabia. On the issue of Syria, Lebanon, and even Iran, the British will never make concessions to the Americans.

So, after going around in circles, Aflaq had to come to Moscow secretly. Although he had a feeling of rejection of the alliance, realistically speaking, only the alliance could provide him with support now.

This is a world where the strong prey on the weak, and the situation of small countries is always sad.

Just like Aflaq, he knew from a long time ago that the Soviet Union was untrustworthy and that Moscow would not sincerely benefit the Syrians, but at certain moments, he had to rely on Moscow's power.

It's like a strategy of three steps forward and two steps back. Use the Soviets to drive out Britain and France, and then find a way to drive the Soviets away. This process may take many years, but progress is always better than standing still. many.

Thinking of the purpose of Aflaq's trip, Victor thinks that the alliance can still do a lot in Syria today, at least, it can provide some strong enough support for Aflaq.

First of all, although the Syrian Communist Party is internally divided, its strength in Syria cannot be ignored. In addition, although the Kurds are not accepted by mainstream Syrian society, they are not without a sense of existence. For now, both of these political forces, Moscow can exert enough influence, if they can cooperate with Aflaq's Arab Ba'ath Party, can turn things around to a large extent.

Of course, Victor can't confirm what kind of consequences this will bring, how much help it can provide to the alliance's spread in the Middle East, but one thing is certain is that as long as this is done, it will certainly be able to create something for the British. some trouble. Considering the relationship between Britain and the Soviet Union after the war, Victor felt that as long as it could cause trouble for the British, Moscow should consider trying it.

The car stopped in front of the building where White was going downstairs, and Victor sat in the car for a while, until Varenka opened the door for him, and he bent down and got out of the car.

Because of the early sunshine after the rain, the humidity of the air is very high. Taking a deep breath, it feels like a drizzle in the nasal cavity, which is very moist.

On the wet steps, Comrade Boskrebyshev looked at him with a smile, obviously waiting for him to pass.

He quickened his pace, trotted all the way up the steps, and when he arrived at Comrade Great Secret's side, Victor hugged him gently and said with a smile, "Isn't he here to greet me? That's a great honor for me. already."

Comrade Boskrebyshev did not speak, but just raised his chin towards the bottom of the steps.

Victor turned his head in surprise and glanced in the direction he hinted, but just happened to see a black Volga sedan driving out of the parking lot. He carefully looked at the license plate on the car. It was Comrade Molotov's. car.

With a sudden smile, Victor secretly said: Since he saw Aflaq just now, Comrade Molotov must be there too. However, the two did not leave together, what did it mean? Undoubtedly, this shows that neither Comrade Stalin nor Comrade Molotov took the Arab in his eyes.

Shaking his head indistinctly, Victor put himself in his shoes and thought about it, feeling that if he hadn't had the help of his past life's memory, he probably wouldn't have put this scholar-type Arab statesman in his eyes, because no matter how he looked at it, this Neither man nor the party he leads have a chance to seize power in Syria.