Struggle in Soviet Russia

"There should be no problems in the past two days," Victor said without much. Although Comrade Stalin asked him to recommend a replacement for the new chairman of the People's Commissariat of State Security, his recommendation could finally count. Now It's really hard to say, after all, there are too many people staring at this position.

Among the people that Victor knows well, there is really no one who has the qualifications and ability to take over this position. In addition, even if he arranges a person of his own, it is estimated that only based on his ability, there is no guarantee that the other party will be in this position. Sit firmly in position.

In the past few years, Victor has been able to sit firmly in the chair of the People's Commissariat for National Security, partly because he is one of the founders of this department, and the development of the entire department is closely related to his efforts On the other hand, it is because he has the trust of Comrade Stalin. With Comrade Stalin on top to shield him from the wind and rain, he does not have to worry about swords and swords coming from behind.

Of course, aside from these two factors, there is also one of the most critical environmental factors, that is, in the past few years of his reign, the Alliance has always been at war, and the Great Patriotic War is the core issue of all the Alliance's work. During the war, no one had the extra thought to **** his seat.

If these three factors are aside, with Victor's own qualifications and background, it is impossible to sit firmly in this seat, and he does not even have the opportunity to sit in this seat.

The so-called "time creates a hero", the war in the past few years is equivalent to creating such a rapid promotion opportunity for Victor, and by the end of the war, he has become what he is now: in the core of power in Moscow A certain position is one of the young people valued by Comrade Stalin. In the complicated political camp, he also has his own belonging.

In a word, the current Victor has grown up, and all he has to do now is to get over his seniority and over-calculate the gains and losses of a certain position. From a long-term perspective, it is not in his interest.

"It will be tomorrow night..." Comrade Beria blurted out.

"Tomorrow is the time for the Victory Day military parade," Viktor interrupted him quickly and added, "Comrade Stalin will definitely celebrate tonight. I don't think you have the time, Lavrenji."

Bellia pursed her lips, clapped her hands and said, "Yes, yes..."

After saying several pairs in a row, he patted his forehead again and said, "I have been entangled in some tedious things recently, and my mind has been muddled all day."

He turned his head and looked out of the car, and said to Varenka in front of him: "Varlenka, let the car's engine run, let's get out of here."

"Okay, Comrade Chief," Varenka said with a smile, looking at the rearview mirror.

"This guy Mikhail Ivanovich is obviously sick and is about to walk, but he still doesn't forget to do something to please Comrade Stalin." When the car started, Beria raised his hand and turned his face. He took off his glasses, wiped the lenses with the corners of his clothes, and complained.

Victor couldn't help but smile, he knew what Beria was complaining about.

Mikhail Ivanovich naturally refers to Comrade Kalinin. This old comrade is terminally ill. He is as thin as a piece of wood, and his speech is weak.

Of course, he knew that his time was running out, so from last year to the present, he had resigned to Comrade Stalin three times in a row, hoping that someone would take over the post of Chairman of the Supreme Soviet Presidium, but he was rejected by Comrade Stalin. According to Stalin The meaning of the comrade is obviously that he intends to let him die in this position.

Of course, if it was just because of this, Beria wouldn't complain. Anyway, he was not interested in the position of Chairman of the Supreme Soviet Presidium. What he was really dissatisfied with was a decision made by the Supreme Soviet Presidium some time ago.

Although Comrade Kalinin might die of illness at any time, when he heard the news that the Soviet army had conquered Berlin and forced the German army to surrender, he organized a discussion with the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet with the sick body, and quickly made a decision: granting Comrade Stalin "Grand Marshal of the Soviet Union" rank.

Compared with the rank of marshal, the highest marshal is of course a higher rank. Of course, it is also the highest rank in the alliance. The award of this rank has been discussed for a long time, but Comrade Stalin did not accept it. This time, without the approval of Comrade Stalin, Comrade Kalinin directly promoted and passed relevant discussions in the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, which is equivalent to directly forming a given fact.

This kind of practice of his... It is not easy for others to criticize, but there must be a lot of people who are dissatisfied with this. What everyone is dissatisfied with is not the military rank awarded to Comrade Stalin "Grand Marshal of the Soviet Union", but dissatisfaction with Kalinin In the case of communicating with the big guys, I privately promote such an issue. The most important thing is that this time, Comrade Stalin did not refuse, so everyone was a little embarrassed by Kalinin.

Should Comrade Stalin get the rank of "Grand Marshal of the Soviet Union"? Of course, in the past few years of the Great Patriotic War, it was precisely because of the leadership of Comrade Stalin that the Alliance could finally defeat the German fascists and win this decisive war.

Recently, some British and American media have been introducing Soviet military generals, such as Zhukov, Konev, Vasilevsky, etc., etc. The British and Americans even awarded Zhukov the medal. In the articles of the media, the achievements of the Alliance in defeating the Germans were also attributed to the Soviet generals, who believed that they were the leading factors in the victory of the Soviet Red Army, and those mistakes made by the Soviet Army at the beginning of the war, It was all caused by Comrade Stalin.

For such comments, Victor did not want to comment, and of course, it was not his turn to comment. What is certain is that this is the Western media using this propaganda to create political rifts within the Soviet Union.

In the same way, Victor thought, the Alliance could say to the British and Americans that the British and American victories in the war against fascism had nothing to do with Churchill and Roosevelt, but were won by Eisenhower, Nimitz, and Montgomery. As for the attack on Pearl Harbor and the bombing of London, it was the responsibility of Roosevelt and Churchill.

Well, this kind of rhetoric is meaningless. What the British and American media have done in propaganda has already reflected their tendency to use the media as a mouthpiece to smear the alliance in image, but Victor thinks that it needs to be focused on.

The topic has gone a bit far, and come back to the embarrassment of Comrade Beria.

Since Comrade Kalinin stepped forward and placed the title of "Grand Marshal of the Soviet Union" on Comrade Stalin's head, and whether Comrade Stalin refused, then other people will naturally have to behave. Therefore, under the impetus of Comrade Bulganin, the General Political Department quickly made a decision and submitted it to the Supreme Command for discussion, awarding Comrade Stalin the Order of Lenin, the Second Order of the Red Banner and the title of "Hero of the Soviet Union".

As for this proposal of the General Political Department, Comrade Stalin also did not object to it, so he acquiesced.

Perhaps because of these things, Comrade Stalin was in a very good mood these two days. Just like when Victor went to meet him just now, he was very happy. Therefore, according to Victor's guess, we will wait until tomorrow's Victory Day military parade. After the celebration, in the evening, Comrade Stalin must convene a reception.

Victor didn't know if he was eligible to attend the private reception convened by Comrade Stalin, but it was predictable that Comrade Beria would definitely be invited, so he thought that Beria would not have time to arrange him and Ogo tomorrow night. Meeting with Lizov.

"Then let's arrange it the day after tomorrow," Bellia thought for a while, and finally said hesitantly.

Victor watched his words and guessed what he should have planned for the day after tomorrow. At this time, he set the time for the day after tomorrow, and he would definitely spare the time for the night after tomorrow.

Going a step further, Beria would rather adjust the itinerary and specially arrange this meeting between Viktor and Ogoltsov, which shows that he attaches great importance to this meeting. Ogolitsov took over the post of Chairman of the People's Commissariat of State Security, which he attached great importance to. And behind this emphasis, there is also a possibility that Ogolitsov's opponent should be a heavyweight. At least in Beria's view, if there is no strong cooperation from Victor, he is likely to lose this opportunity. .

"So urgent?" Frowning slightly, Victor asked tentatively, wondering who else was vying for the seat under his ass.

"Yeah," Beria nodded and said, then took the briefcase on the other side, took out a file, and handed it to Victor, saying, "This is about Ogolitsov. You can look at some materials, you can also have a deep understanding of him, and when you recommend it to Comrade Stalin later, you can also grasp the key points."

Victor stretched out his hand to take the portfolio, but he didn't open it - he already knew enough about Ogolitsov, after all, in the past few days, he had read the materials about this person, and the information held by the Internal Intelligence Service The situation is no less than that of the personnel department.

"Who else is competing for this position besides Ogoltsov?" Viktor asked.

"Gromagin," Beria said succinctly, "recommended by Zhdanov."

Gromagin? Victor was stunned at first, but he quickly reacted and blurted out, "Air defense?"