Struggle in Soviet Russia

In the Gulf of Finland, Kronstadt, the battleship "Volkhov" moved its huge body, left the port wharf with extreme difficulty, and slowly sailed in the direction of Leningrad. Although the old battleship has become more and more overwhelmed by the erosion of time and waves, the Baltic Fleet apparently has not planned to retire it completely, and it was renamed from the original "Mara" to "Wall". The Hough" is the best proof.

On the sea less than two kilometers away from the Kronstadt military port, a patrol boat flying the Soviet flag was galloping away in the direction of Vyborg with the roar of the motor. In the tower cabin of the ship, Victor stood By the window, he put down the telescope held in front of him, and handed it to Varenka, who was standing beside him. Then he turned back to the chair he was sitting in and sat down.

At this time, in addition to Viktor and Varenka, there were two other people in the tower cabin. One is Sophia in casual clothes, while the other is a young man in a black Lenin suit.

After leaving the People's Commissariat for National Security, Viktor finally made some arrangements that went against the principle. He transferred Sofia and Nino from the Commissariat and took them with him. Of course, Varenka served as his driver. , and also left the People's Commissariat of State Security.

It is precisely because they left the People's Commissariat for National Security that both Varenka and Sofia have changed into casual clothes at this moment. Not to mention, Sofia with short hair and a skirt is a different charm.

Today, Sophia does not have her own position, and her specific work will not be arranged until Victor officially takes office. From this point of view, she is not as good as Varenka, because Varenka has an official appointment. Although his specific job is to drive for Viktor, in his official position, he is also the head of Viktor's Guard. In other words, although he no longer wears a military uniform, he has not completely removed his military post.

As for Sophia, Viktor's idea is to continue to serve as his working secretary, and at the same time, as far as possible, she will be assigned to the leadership position of the Special Section of the Central Committee of the Republic, and she will cooperate with his daily work. However, the existence of this position is rather special. If Victor wants to assign himself to this position, he also needs to operate.

As for the young man in the black Lenin suit, his name is Lahti Spalf. As soon as he hears this name, he knows that this person is not a Slav. After all, his name does not conform to the naming rules of the Slavs at all.

Of course, it was true that Lahti was a translator and, at the same time, a secretary, a working assistant arranged by the Karelian-Finnish side for Viktor, albeit temporarily.

Most of Karelia was incorporated into the Union territory not long ago. Of course, Russian is the official language here, but among the people, Karelian and Finnish are the most spoken. Therefore, Victor and his party went to Karelia. When Leah takes office, he always needs an interpreter by his side.

Today is a good day for Victor, not because the weather is fine, but because in the Far East, the little devil finally decided to surrender, and the Japanese sent a note to the People's Committee for Foreign Affairs, Announcing that their emperor had decided to accept the terms of the Potsdam Proclamation, formally announcing unconditional surrender. Of course, Little Japan hopes that the four countries of China, the Soviet Union, the United States and the United Kingdom can temporarily stop the war from today, give them one day, and wait until tomorrow, Tokyo will officially announce its unconditional surrender.

The news about the Japanese's decision to surrender was also passed on by the People's Commissariat of National Security. It can be said that this is also the last time that the People's Commissariat of National Security has provided the latest information to Victor in an open manner. Starting today, at least For quite some time in the future, he will no longer receive intelligence information from the committee, and God knows if he can adapt to that kind of life.

Among the information provided by the intelligence services today, in addition to the news about the Japanese decision to surrender, there is also information from the Middle East: in the Palestinian area, the increasingly active Arab nationalist organizations and local Jewish settlement areas have exploded in scale In the largest violent clash, Arab nationalists opposed to Jewish immigration attacked a Jewish settlement in Haifa, burning Jewish fields and houses and killing and wounding more than a dozen Jews.

This conflict directly exposed the intensifying ethnic conflicts in the Palestinian area, and at the same time, it also stabbed the already sensitive nerves of the Jews.

Before that, not all the Jews of the world agreed with the idea of ​​Zionism. For example, some Jews in the United States and Europe believed that even if they did not belong to the Jewish state, they could still survive well in the current state. However, the Holocaust of the Jews by the Germans in World War II and the anti-Semitic incident in the Middle East made the Jews more and more sensitive. The region established a state exclusively for the Jews, and hoped to gain the support of the British.

The news spread to Moscow and to Comrade Stalin immediately, and the decision made by Moscow is to ask the People's Committee for Foreign Affairs to make a clear statement, support and support the Jewish demand for reunification, and urge London to make a resolution as soon as possible. to solve the problem in Palestine once and for all.

For Moscow, supporting the demands of the Zion can, on the one hand, be good for the Jewish community in the United States, and on the other hand, it can attack the overseas colonies of the British, thereby further weakening London's international influence.

It must be admitted that although the whole World War II has brought huge trauma to the whole world, it is a disaster for all human beings, but from another perspective, this war has also completely broken The world pattern before the war was changed, and a series of colonial powers in Europe were crippled, such as Britain and France, which also shook their colonial empires from the root.

Now, with the end of the war, a large number of colonies that originally belonged to the two countries are seeking independent paths. For example, India, which is "non-violent and non-cooperative", has established an "uprising committee" and is preparing to launch an uprising in the near future. Vietnam, and the Middle East including Palestine.

From an ideological standpoint, most of the political leaders of the many colonies seeking independence are left-wingers leaning towards Moscow, so it is entirely in the Union's own interest to support their struggle for independence. In addition, supporting the independence struggle of these colonial countries can weaken the strength of Britain and France, which is also in the fundamental interests of the alliance.

It can be said that the impact of the entire World War II on the international structure has not yet been finally reflected. According to the memory of his previous life, Victor is very clear that the establishment of the international structure after World War II will take at least three to five years, that is, until the Cold War. The curtain has completely fallen, and this integration is the final end. At that time, whether the British or the French, their hegemony will be completely receded, and eventually the world leadership will be ceded to the United States and the Soviet Union, which continues to struggle against the United States.

Returning to the Jewish issue, Victor believes that Moscow's support for the establishment of the Zionist state in Palestine is likely to have a certain degree of backlash against the domestic Jewish issue. The Kremlin's attitude towards Zionism may It will create misunderstandings for the Jews in the Union, making them think that the attitude of the Kremlin has changed, so as to promote the great cause of the establishment of the Jewish state in Crimea more vigorously.

Well, maybe it’s because he has worked in the People’s Commissariat for National Security for too long. When Victor sees such intelligence, he still thinks too much, but the fact is that his current work has nothing to do with these intelligences. .

For now, what Viktor really needs to consider is the itinerary of his visit to Vyborg. This is also his first public appearance in the Karelia-Finnish Soviet Republic, and it is also the first public appearance of the Republic first. Secretary's identity.

Viktor was looking forward to this trip to Vyborg. Of course, what made him even more happy was that after some discussions and quarrels, Vyborg finally remained in the territory of the Karelia-Finnish Soviet Republic The proposal put forward by Comrade Zhdanov, regarding the incorporation of Vyborg into the Leningrad Oblast, was rejected by Comrade Stalin himself.

The decision to leave or stay with Vyborg was made at the decision-making meeting of the Central Committee, and Comrade Stalin's personal statement, at least to a certain extent, was a strong support for Victor. He was equivalent to revealing a message to the outside world. , on a series of issues related to Karelia, he supports Victor, which is destined to be a very important issue for many people.

The patrol boat specially allocated by the Baltic Fleet was specially responsible for sending Victor to the Vyborg pier. He came to Vyborg this time without issuing a notice in advance, and did not send a notice to Kare until he arrived in Leningrad. The Lia-Finnish Central Committee sent a notice and informed him of his basic itinerary for the next week.

The notice was sent out yesterday afternoon. If nothing else, the people who greeted him had been waiting for a long time at the Vyborg port at this time. What Victor hopes most now is to be able to see Ann in the crowd who greeted him. Comrade Dropov, he wants to have a good chat with the future assistant.