Struggle in Soviet Russia

Of course, another reason why Viktor values ​​this man is that Andropov is familiar with water transportation and underwater work.

When he came to Karelia, Viktor wanted to do some practical work, he wasn't interested in political struggles, so the basic position was: as long as others didn't hold him back and could keep up with him, If he actively cooperates with the work he promotes, then he doesn't even mind making a little concession on some political issues, even if the object of this concession is the Leningrad faction.

Victor's first trip to Karelia, why did he visit Vyborg first? And use this as the place where his work begins? The reason for this is very simple, because he attaches great importance to the status of Vyborg in Karelia, and believes that this foreign trade port city that can establish direct links with the three Nordic countries, and even Germany, Denmark and other countries, can serve the entire Karelia. The development of the region plays a leading role.

In addition, when he came to Vyborg this time, he also had to meet with the same person to discuss the issue of cooperation, and this person was one of the core figures of the Leningrad faction, and was followed by the identification of Comrade Zhdanov. The leader, the number one hero of the victory of the Leningrad Battle, the current Leningrad Oblast and First Secretary of the Municipal Committee, Alexei Alexander Kuznetsov.

Viktor is very clear that the reason why Comrade Zhdanov proposed to the Central Committee to put Vyborg in the territory of Leningrad Oblast is actually to obey Kuznetsov's suggestion, who has begun to fully preside over Leningrad. The secretary comrade of Leningrad also saw the importance of Vyborg, so he hoped to use it as an important supplement to consolidate the status of Leningrad.

To be honest, despite the different political stances of the two sides, Viktor had a certain admiration for the series of cadres sent from Leningrad, even to Woznetsensky. In his view, no matter how many shortcomings these Leningrad cadres have, at least they all want to do something practical, and, from a professional point of view, they obviously have the ability to do practical things.

Take Kuznetsov as an example. The Leningrad campaign has just ended, and the Soviet-German war has not yet ended. He has already begun to promote post-war reconstruction in Leningrad. At the beginning of this year, in January, Leningrad Le started an economic work conference chaired by Kuznetsov, and formally established the eight main goals of social and economic planning.

Victor carefully studied the economic planning objectives of the Leningrad region, such as: the establishment of the best social and professional labor force structure, the expansion of educational institutions, the formulation of these goals, all fully illustrate the vision of these cadres in Leningrad, yes, Issues such as the structure of the professional workforce, the expansion of educational institutions, and the fact that they are grouped in the economic plan speaks for itself. What's the problem? Undoubtedly, it shows that a group of Leningrad cadres, including Kuznetsov, have fully realized the importance of education and educational level in promoting economic construction. It is a very advanced idea.

In Victor's view, because of the special geographical relationship between Karelia and Leningrad, there will inevitably be complementary and competitive parts in the future development and construction of Karelia and Leningrad, not to mention In addition, at present, there is a direct conflict between the two on the issue of labor.

The wars of the past few years have taken a huge toll on the labor force of the entire alliance, and Karelia and Leningrad are no exception. Before the outbreak of the war, the former did a large-scale immigration work. In those territories that had just been seized from the Finns, the remaining population was less than 100,000 before the outbreak of the war. With the end of the war, migration Although the population that went out is slowly returning, it is certainly not a problem that can be solved in a short time.

As for Leningrad, not to mention the fact that the Germans surrounded the entire Leningrad for several years, during which it was difficult to count the number of people who died in battle, disease, and especially starvation. Therefore, With the end of the war, Leningrad's population shortage was also quite significant.

Lack of population means lack of labor, and lack of labor means labor-intensive industries, such as light industry, construction, and agriculture, are difficult to recover in the short term, but in Karelia and Leningrad In these two places, light industry and construction are indispensable. As a result, there is a contradiction between social reality and social needs.

Victor considered that if he came to Karelia to take up a post without reaching a certain sense of consensus with Kuznetsov, then the competition between the two places in the future is likely to have a vicious situation, and this kind of situation. It's bad for both sides.

From a more far-reaching perspective, Victor even hopes to build a Gulf of Finland-Vipli economic belt with Vyborg and Leningrad as the centers, and in terms of economic structure, form a complementarity between Leningrad and Karelia At least a healthy competition situation should be formed, so as to promote the sustainable development of the economy of the two places.

Victor even thought that if he could reach an agreement with Kuznetsov, he would be able to get a lot of light on the issue of local budgets in the future. After all, the State Planning Commission is now in the hands of the Leningrad faction. Otherwise, the post-war reconstruction of Leningrad Oblast could not have been done so quickly.

Of course, for now, Viktor's thoughts are just thoughts after all. Whether he can convince Kuznetsov, or even whether the two can smoothly start talks after meeting, is a very difficult thing to say.

Kripostna Street, a famous east-west street in Vyborg city, existed during the Swedish occupation. Therefore, Swedish and Finnish-style buildings can be seen everywhere on the street. In contrast, Soviet-style buildings The buildings are the newest, and of course the least.

The place where Viktor lived temporarily was arranged by the Vyborg Municipal Committee. It was not a hotel or something, but a three-story Swedish-style building facing the street. Although the exterior of the building looked a bit old, the environment inside. It is quite good, although it is not luxurious, but it has a graceful and elegant charm, which is very good.

According to Viktor's itinerary, he will stay in Vyborg for three days, euphemistically called: inspection, and after three days, he will leave for Petrozavodsk, the capital of the republic, and hold the first meeting there. The work meeting of the Central Committee determines the main work arrangements for a period of time in the future, and makes some briefings on the personnel issues of some cadres.

As the first secretary of the Republic, the first thing Viktor did when he took office was not to go to Petrozavodsk, but to visit Vyborg first. This unusual arrangement made many people's hearts hang. They are trying to figure out his intentions.

The human brain itself is the most complex organ. Its biggest characteristic is its fragility. At the same time, it also likes to make blind connections and ponder. As for Victor's first choice to inspect Vyborg, the mainstream speculation among laymen is this. A new secretary thought that Petrozavodsk was too damaged in the war to continue to be the capital of the republic. In comparison, Vyborg was in much better shape, so the new secretary should think To transfer the new capital from Petrozavodsk to Vyborg.

The reason why this speculation is aimed at the mainstream among laymen is because the insiders know that this is impossible, because Vyborg is too close to Leningrad, the two places are almost next to each other, the capital of a Leningrad Oblast , is also the "Northern Capital", but arranges a city next to it as the capital of another republic, such an arrangement is impossible in Moscow.

In addition, the reason why Moscow targeted Petrozavodsk, the capital of Karelia, was a comprehensive consideration, which has nothing to do with what it was destroyed in the war.

Another mainstream speculation among "outsiders" is that Moscow is likely to be dissatisfied with the work of the Vyborg city committee. Therefore, using this method to remind them, maybe after Victor's inspection , the leadership of the Vyborg Municipal Party Committee will make adjustments.

The reason why I say this is an "outsider" guess is because the person who makes this guess doesn't understand Moscow's attitude towards the special city of Vyborg, nor how much Victor attaches to this city.

However, in general, the second guess is at least on the sidelines, because those who can really see the clues from this matter understand the reality that as the new first secretary of the republic, his The first job after taking office is definitely closely related to Vyborg. Victor went to Vyborg when he took office. He was indeed making a statement. He was telling everyone that after taking office in Karelia, the most important first thing. This work is closely related to Vyborg.

He may not care about Petrozavodsk's power distribution in the short term, and he may not have to deal with issues such as cadre adjustment, but on Vyborg-related work issues, no one wants to wrestle with him, because in the On this basic issue, he will go all out, no matter who gets in the way, he will be his enemy.

For now, Viktor doesn't need to show his muscles yet. That's too aggressive, which is not conducive to the development of the work. He only needs to make a basic statement. He may indeed be very young, but in Karelia. , Anyone who wants to pull his thigh should also know that it is definitely not a pleasant thing to be targeted by a person like him with all his strength.