Struggle in Soviet Russia

"It's almost there," Sophia walked to his side, stood up straight, and said, "In addition, Comrade Kuxining has already arrived. Just now, his secretary came to ask him if he could talk to you before the meeting officially started. Let's meet and unify our opinions on certain issues."

"Oh?" Victor said, looking at the newspaper in front of him with his eyelids down, "Did you mention something to discuss?"

"No," Sophia took another step forward, bent down slightly, lowered her voice a little, and said, "It may be related to the report submitted by Comrade Waldemar Matvievich."

Victor turned his head, glanced at her a little, then nodded silently, and said, "Go and get in touch, and you can arrange a meeting between Comrade Kuxining and me in the coffee shop on the second floor."

Sophia nodded, turned and walked towards the road.

Previously, the Waldemar Matvievich that Sofia said was referring to Verolainen, the current Chairman of the People's Committee of the Karelian-Finnish Soviet Republic, that is, the leader of the republic government, equivalent to Prime Minister.

After coming to Karelia, Viktor has met with Verolainen several times, and they have had in-depth exchanges on a series of issues. However, it is impossible to talk about how deep they know each other. To put it bluntly, no one can trust each other with just a few simple exchanges on the basis of no interest connection.

"Wait," Sophia only took a few steps away when Victor stopped her again.

Sophia turned her head and looked at him in surprise.

"How is Comrade Aino Kuxinin?" Victor took two steps forward, walked to Sophia, and asked in a low voice, "Have you found out where she is?"

The Aino Kusinen that Viktor asked about was the wife of Comrade Kusinen, a former communist fighter, a member of the Finnish Communist Party, an excellent intelligence worker, and now a prisoner, a Finnish nationalist.

Yes, Comrade Kuxinin's wife is still living in prison, and most people don't even know where she is being held. And the reason for this is that she was not in line with the mainstream thinking of the Alliance on the issue of ethnicity, so she was thrown into prison in the middle and late 30 years. To be honest, she was able to survive in those years, Not being directly executed, I am afraid it is already for his husband's sake.

"I found some people and found some news," Sophia whispered. "If nothing else, she should be locked in Wolfka's prison. Of course, this is also the news two years ago."

Victor nodded and said, "As soon as possible, arrange someone to verify it, and if it is confirmed, let me know as soon as possible."

Sophia hesitated for a moment and said, "The situation in Wolfka's prison is a bit different, and the people I contacted may not be able to intervene there."

Victor frowned and was about to say something when he heard Sophia continue: "I'm afraid you forgot that the Naval Prison in Wolfka is not managed by the NKVD, but by the Political Security Bureau."

Victor suddenly realized, yes, there are indeed one or two special prisons in the prison system of the alliance, such as the "special prison" operated by the People's Commissariat of National Security during the war, which is a collection of experts and scholars from various fields. The experts and scholars who are imprisoned in prisons, on the one hand, have to serve their sentences in prisons, on the other hand, they can continue to engage in research work. In addition, there are places like the Wolfka Navy Prison, where heavyweight political prisoners are detained, and the management of these prisons is handled by the Political Security Bureau. ,

Although the Political Security Bureau is also under the jurisdiction of the People's Commissariat of National Security, that is to say, Victor has received this department, but he has not been directly responsible for the work of the department, and the special nature of the department makes it difficult for Sophia Infiltrate influence.

"Okay, I see," Victor nodded and said knowing that it would be better for him to come forward in person.

When Sophia disappeared at the end of the hall, Victor sighed, bent down and picked up the newspaper from the coffee table, turned and walked towards the stairs on the other side.

It was the first time that Victor, as the first secretary of the Republic, presided over a working meeting attended by leaders of various central ministries and directly affiliated agencies. At the same time, it was also the first time for the first and second Republic An important meeting attended by the Secretary, Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, Chairman of the People's Commissariat, it can also be seen as the first collective appearance of the leadership of the Karelian-Finnish Soviet Republic.

According to the agenda of the meeting, there is still a lot of work to be confirmed at this meeting. Although Victor is the first secretary of the Republic, he is not the host of this meeting. The real person responsible for presiding over the meeting is Comrade Verolainen. , and it was Comrade Andropov, who was the second secretary, who spoke on behalf of the Central Committee of the Republic, and Comrade Kuxinin, who spoke on behalf of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, was naturally. Victor's speech session is tomorrow, in which he will announce the main tasks of the Republic's post-war recovery.

For now, Viktor and Kuxinin, Verolainen and other members of the leadership of the republic are still in a basic running-in period. During this stage, it is the most difficult to carry out work, because no one can understand the mind of others. , and can't figure out the intentions of others, so they are on guard against each other, and the achievement of an intention often requires several attempts.

This time, Moscow has decided to put the nuclear power plant project in Karelia. At the same time, there is also an important scientific and technological project research and development center, which will also be located in Petrozavodsk. A key figure, Victor is enough to gain a firm foothold in the Republic with this performance.

Why do you say that? Why can you get a foothold in Karelia after getting two projects, and you can get the recognition of the local power in Karelia? The reason for this is rather complicated. It does not mean that the local political forces in Karelia attach much importance to these two projects, nor does it mean that they can reap the benefits from these two projects. The most critical point here is, It was through this performance that Viktor proved that he had a place in the central leadership of Moscow.

How high is this status? An obvious contrast - he was able to grab the nuclear power plant project from Popov's hands, which shows that his position and influence in the core of Moscow's power are at least not much worse than Popov's.

After confirming this information, another hint came. Victor, who has such a position in Moscow, should not stay in the Karelia-Finnish Soviet Republic for too long, and he should come to serve as a rotating cadre. . Considering that at the beginning of next year, a new five-year plan of the league will be finalized and implemented across the league, so how long can Victor stay in Karelia? Yes, he won't be here for four full years.

A cadre who has a bright future and will not stay in the local area for too long, especially this cadre already has the status of a member of the Central Committee, but he is only in his early thirties. Just imagine, in just four years, he may even In less than four years, who would want to offend him for no reason? Wouldn't it be fragrant to cater to him and thus leave an extra path for yourself?

In the coffee room on the second floor, Victor asked the service staff to prepare two cups of coffee. Just before the coffee was delivered, a thin old man walked in outside the door of the coffee room. It has just entered September, although the weather has already It's a little cold, but it's not cold enough to wear a windbreaker, but the old man has already put on a heavy woolen windbreaker, just like how cold he is.

The person who came was Comrade Kuxinin. I don’t know why, every time I saw him, Victor couldn’t help thinking of Comrade Kalinin in his mind, even though there was nothing similar in appearance between the two.

"Comrade Otto Veligrimovich," seeing Kuxinin coming in from outside the door, Viktor's face instantly burst into the most sincere smile. He rubbed his hands lightly, walked up to him quickly, and said, "How was your rest last night? Is the food here still to your liking? Is there anything you're not satisfied with? If there is, just bring it up and I'll let them correct it as soon as possible."

The location of this meeting was determined by Victor. Yes, he is the first secretary after all, and some symbolic powers are relatively strong. Even if it is an insignificant part, he must hold it in his hands. Sometimes it is symbolic This thing is more important than practicality.

A series of greetings showed Victor's respect for the old comrades, as well as the respect for the secretary representing the party committee and the chairman representing the Soviet.

"Everything is fine, everything is fine, Comrade Viktor Viktorovich, everything is fine," Kusinen said with a smile, shaking Viktor's hand.

Comrade Kuxining is now in his 60s, and the revolutionary age is long gone. Now he is more realistic and more tactful.

"As long as you are satisfied," Victor let go of his hand, turned to his side, and gave way to the sofa, and said, "Come on, let's sit down and talk if you have something to say, I've already sent someone to prepare coffee. , I remember you don't like tea?"

"Coffee is good," Kuxining said with a smile, walking slowly to the sofa next to Victor, and while sitting down, he sighed and said, "I really don't like tea, but it's rare that there are people these days. Remember these."

Victor smiled and said nothing.