Struggle in Soviet Russia

"Comrade Andrei also needs to consider the issue of public opinion," Comrade Malenkov reached out and grabbed Viktor's arm, walking around from behind the desk, and led him to the sofa to sit down. Then, he walked to the door while talking. , standing by the door, said in a raised voice, "Arschenchik, bring two cups of coffee here."

"Arsenchik" is a nickname for the name Arseny. Comrade Malenkov has a working assistant named Arseny Vavilovich Chistenko, who should be the person he is greeting now.

Comrade Malenkov shouted this, then turned around, walked back to Viktor, sat down on the sofa next to him, and continued: "Of course, it's not just Comrade Andrei who wants When considering the issue of public opinion, we must consider more comrades' emotions, and the same should be true of Comrade Stalin. After all, the issue of intra-party unity cannot be taken lightly at any time."

Victor understood what he meant, and there is no doubt that in these remarks, what Comrade Malenkov was talking about was not public opinion and party unity, but Comrade Stalin's position. The punishment of the review at the working meeting of the committee was because the decision was made by Comrade Stalin, and Andreyev only announced the decision to him on behalf of Comrade Stalin.

If that's the case, then there's not much to say, and Viktor knows very well that Comrade Malenkov has little choice unless he's going to accept a wide-ranging denunciation.

Yes, if this decision was made by Comrade Stalin, then Comrade Malenkov must make this review, otherwise, there will inevitably be a situation in which a large group of people will besiege him at the working meeting of the Central Committee. According to the rotating procedure, Comrade Zhdanov will preside over the next working meeting of the Central Committee. As the host, he can even attack Comrade Malenkov directly at the meeting. Faced with such a situation, Comrade Stalin even He didn't have to do anything, as long as he kept silent, the participants could quickly grasp the spirit, so they jumped out to denounce Comrade Malenkov.

At that time, Malenkov's review will not only be done, but will be made even more embarrassing, and even more impossible to end.

On the other hand, if Comrade Stalin made a decision to ask Comrade Malenkov to conduct a self-examination at the meeting, the latter would be a little ugly, but he would not be chased and beaten, because Comrade Stalin would not allow that. situation arises.

After a Great Patriotic War, it must be admitted that Comrade Stalin's personal prestige has reached an unprecedented height within the Union, both among the citizens of the Union and within the entire Central Committee. They are all supreme beings, and no one can compare with him at a political level. Therefore, as long as Comrade Malenkov made the decision to conduct the review, even Comrade Zhdanov might not dare to take this opportunity to mess around.

but......

"You mean that Comrade Andrei is conveying Comrade Stalin's opinion to you, not his own opinion?" Victor asked, frowning.

It's not that Victor is suspicious, it's that he thinks there's something wrong with it. You must know that the matter of Comrade Malenkov has been noisy for a long time, and Comrade Stalin is not blind or deaf. He should have seen everything in his eyes and listened to his ears, but until Victor Before leaving Moscow, Comrade Stalin never expressed his position on this, either in private or in public.

In addition, on the question of Comrade Molotov, although his wife was involved in very complicated issues, and Comrade Stalin also had a lot of dissatisfaction, but on the question of Comrade Molotov personally, Comrade Stalin did not made a clear statement.

So, now, why did Comrade Stalin make such a clear statement on the issue of Comrade Malenkov, and he did not talk to Comrade Malenkov directly, but turned around and did it through Andreyev. thing? what does that mean? Was he too lazy to talk to Comrade Malenkov, or did he feel embarrassed to appear in person?

In Victor's view, Comrade Stalin was not the kind of person who liked to take care of everything. He might appreciate the intrigue among his subordinates, and he might also want to create a balance among them, but he was unlikely to be interested in direct Participate in it in the end - people who like to control the ring should choose to be a referee, not a coach, let alone go into battle shirtless.

"Of course," with a smile on Comrade Malenkov's face, he crossed Erlang's legs and said without thinking, "I think..."

"I think..." As he said this, he stopped abruptly, and the smile on his face froze for a moment.

He was silent for a long time, turned his head to look at Victor next to him, changed the subject abruptly, and said, "I have considered the issue of the site selection of the nuclear power plant. This is the case. Comrade Popov's suggestion is very pertinent. Moscow Adequate power supply in the region must be guaranteed first, not only a technical issue, but also a principle issue."

If he said these words, if it was someone who couldn't figure out his thoughts, he would probably be shocked and think that Comrade Malenkov would no longer support the nuclear power plant project in Karelia. He would think that what Victor said just now had angered him somewhere. But as a client, Viktor himself didn't think so. He knew that Comrade Malenkov was aware of the problem, and he already had specific thoughts in his mind.

Throughout the resume of Comrade Malenkov, his main work energies are basically concentrated in Moscow and the central organs. Therefore, to a certain extent, the political force he leads can be named as "organizations". group". However, with the overall responsibility for the Aviation Industry Committee and the main work of the military industry in the People's Commissariat of National Defense during the wars of the past few years, Comrade Malenkov's political influence has also gained in the field of the military-industrial system. The infiltration of far-reaching influence, therefore, can also be named as the "military-industrial faction" for the political force he leads.

From a systematic perspective, Comrade Malenkov may be lacking in certain areas of work due to his lack of extensive experience in local work, but when it comes to political sense, his sensitivity is absolutely super strong, and he may be paralyzed at some point. Some, but as long as you give him a hint, he will wake up immediately.

And this time, the reason why he almost fell into the trap is probably because he was annoyed by various criticisms for a while, and finally found an opportunity to end this trouble, he was a little impatient in his emotions, so much that he lost vigilance.

As Victor had considered before, if Comrade Stalin made the decision to conduct the review at the Central Committee, then Malenkov really has no choice. After this review, although it will have an impact on his political prestige, the consequences will not be too serious.

But if this decision was not made by Comrade Stalin, but he took the initiative to make a review at the meeting, then the consequences would be completely different, not to mention other things, the political force he himself led would probably produce Confusion in his mind, in addition, those who have been waiting for a long time will naturally not give up this opportunity to pursue him fiercely. At that time, Comrade Stalin will probably have some opinions on him, at least he will think that there is something wrong with his brain , politically immature.

Taking into account all this, Victor knew in his heart that what Comrade Malenkov had to do next was to find a way to ask Comrade Stalin for confirmation, and to test whether the decision to let him make a review was made by Comrade Stalin himself.

Considering the particularity of this issue, it is naturally impossible for Comrade Malenkov to run over and ask in front of Comrade Stalin: Did you ask me to do this review? In that case, he is obviously too naive, and it is 100% certain that even if he asks that, he will not get any answer in his favor from Comrade Stalin.

Therefore, Malenkov had to find a way, or an excuse, to ask Comrade Stalin for confirmation. As for what this method is, with his political wisdom, he should be able to find it easily.

"Of course, the Karelian-Finnish Soviet Republic, as a showcase for the Nordic countries, and even the whole of Europe, your reasonable demands must also be considered," Sure enough, Comrade Malenkov said immediately, "My point is that , Now for the final site selection of the project, in addition to considering the actual needs, the actual situation of the project should also be considered. The basic principle is that an optimal balance must be found between the needs and the actual project. "

Victor's heart, he understood Comrade Malenkov's suggestion almost immediately.

Judging from the attitude of Comrade Malenkov, if nothing else, the mainstream opinion in Moscow should be to prepare to put this nuclear power plant project in the surrounding areas of Moscow. Therefore, if Victor continues to learn from "Karelia needs this project", It is basically impossible to "keep this project in Karelia" and try to persuade the central decision-making level including Comrade Stalin. Therefore, he must find another way to turn defeat into victory.