Struggle in Soviet Russia

This is how things work at work. People often say: do what you do, watch what you see, and give advice to those who do it.

What does this mean? It means that in work, people who work often do it all the time, and people who don’t work always do nothing, but conversely, people who do nothing will judge the people who do the work, or command the Another sentence that extends from what people should do, or how they praise or criticize people's work, is "the more you do, the more mistakes you make, the less mistakes you make, and the better you don't do it."

Of course, this kind of statement is really negative and not desirable, but for some people who are mediocre or not careful enough, this statement itself is actually very reasonable, because people like this do nothing if they do nothing. , not to show timidity, but if you really want to do something practical, some of your own shortcomings will easily be exposed.

Before the Americans bombed the Japanese with atomic bombs, to be precise, before the world's first nuclear bomb exploded, Comrade Stalin probably did not pay enough attention to the nuclear weapons research and development project, because people's imagination Power is limited. Before seeing the actual case, ordinary people, except for those scientists who know what to do, can't imagine how powerful a nuclear bomb will be.

However, after eating two small mushrooms in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the whole of Moscow was shocked, including Comrade Stalin, everyone was sure about one thing, that is, once the Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Moscow, then that year All the means that Moscow used to deal with the German bombing were useless. Air-proof balloons and explosion-proof sandbags were all ineffective, and everyone had to die. Therefore, no matter how calm Moscow is diplomatically, facing the Americans who have mastered nuclear weapons technology, the alliance still has a heart of timidity.

This timid mentality has manifested itself in many ways, including in Italy, in Yugoslavia, in Turkey, including... In short, it affects not only Only the internal affairs of the alliance have affected the alliance's foreign policy. In many places where conflicts may be faced directly, the alliance lacks confidence and dares not argue with the Americans.

To be honest, in such a situation, how could Comrade Stalin not feel aggrieved? You must know that the alliance has just defeated Germany in a war that lasted for several years and has taken an absolute leading position on the European continent. It can be said responsibly that the alliance will not take any country in the world in its eyes except the United States. Even if the alliance at this time and most of the territory are in ruins. In other words, the alliance at this time is at the time of arrogance. As the leader of the alliance, Comrade Stalin is also the most arrogant and arrogant, but at this time, the two nuclear bombs of the Americans exploded and the alliance's The momentum was instantly reduced by half. At this time, if there was a direct conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States, how should the alliance fight against the nuclear weapons of the United States? There is no doubt that there is only one way, and that is to fight with huge losses, and there is no other way.

What is nuclear blackmail? This word does not sound like a big deal. It is difficult for Chinese people in today's world to understand the terror in the face of nuclear blackmail. That is because today's China also has nuclear weapons. She can take countermeasures when faced with nuclear threats, but If not? Look at Iraq, the country was wiped out just because of a "possible weapon of mass destruction", and Iran has been talking nonsense with the Americans for so many years, and they have never seen the Americans really do anything to Tehran. The fundamental reason is that Because on the issue of weapons of mass destruction, the former is "unnecessary", while the latter is "real".

Therefore, in the face of nuclear blackmail by the Americans, if the alliance wants to get rid of its passive position, it must also master nuclear weapons technology. It is for this reason that Comrade Stalin is definitely highly concerned about the test work of this nuclear test explosion. Many details of the work are also well understood, including the layout of this command line.

Comrade Stalin's dissatisfaction with Comrade Beria includes the construction of the telephone command line. It took two and a half months to build the special line. Comrade Stalin did not care how much resources were used, and how much he paid. , Comrade Stalin will not pay attention. What he was dissatisfied with was that from the beginning to the end, as the person in charge of this work, Comrade Beria did not personally walk along this special line. I complained, thinking that if Victor was in charge of this work, the young man would definitely go to every place this special line passed by himself, where there might be problems, who would be highly responsible in the work, Things like this would be written down in his little notebook.

Yes, Comrade Stalin obviously had a deep memory of Viktor's small book. Every time he talked about his small book, the leader would draw a rectangle in front of him with the index finger of his right hand to describe the size and shape of the small book. It is precisely because he made such a complaint in private that Comrade Boskrebyshev suggested Victor Dodo to report his work to Comrade Stalin in the previous meeting - Comrade Great Secret is not a real good-hearted person. , the reason why he made such an offer to Victor was just to sell a good one to the other party, because he knew very well that if nothing else happened, Victor should not stay in Karelia for too long, and Comrade Stalin would soon transferred him back to Moscow. Considering that he already has a resume as the first secretary of the republic, it is difficult to predict what position he will transfer to next.

Of course, Comrade Stalin's perception of Victor has nothing to do with this nuclear test. Comrade Beria's omissions in his work have nothing to do with Victor. They all say that details determine success or failure. It can only be said that his own heart was not careful enough, and he lost points at a critical moment. The impact on him is likely to be far-reaching.

The person reporting the work in the telephone receiver was quickly replaced by Comrade Beria. He used his unique voice to report to Comrade Stalin all the preliminary preparations for the nuclear test explosion, and made a promise that this nuclear test The test explosion will be successful, Comrade Stalin please wait for the good news over there.

According to the test plan, the final detonation time of the nuclear bomb is set at 12:30 noon. Relevant experts are doing the final inspection of the nuclear bomb and the detonation process of the nuclear bomb. The most important thing is the collection of relevant data. , but also to make advance arrangements. According to Comrade Beria's report, tanks, armored vehicles, concrete buildings, and even cattle and sheep used to test the power of nuclear explosions and radiation lethality have been placed in the nuclear explosion area. The relevant data collection, A dedicated scientific research team will be in charge to ensure that there are no mistakes or omissions.

In addition, the authorized reporters have also arranged that they will spread the relevant news as soon as possible after the successful nuclear test explosion, so as to create a sensational effect.

Ten minutes later, Comrade Stalin put down the telephone receiver. He glanced at the grandfather clock in the corner of the office, and counted the time silently in his heart. When it was about 12:30, the special line would be dialed. , At that time, the order to officially start the nuclear test explosion will also be issued by him personally.

"Georgi," Comrade Stalin seemed to have thought of something when he looked at the time displayed on the grandfather clock. He turned his eyes to Comrade Malenkov and said, "There are less than three hours left, you should contact Via Cheslav, remind him that the People's Committee for Foreign Affairs must make arrangements in advance to spread the good news to the world as soon as the nuclear test is successful. We must let everyone in the world know that the Soviet Union also has its own We have our own countermeasures in the face of the American nuclear threat.”

"I'll call him right away," said Comrade Malenkov with a smile. "I think this news will cheer up the proletariat all over the world."

Of course, in this case, Comrade Malenkov is only talking about it. He will not call Molotov. After all, this arrangement has been made before. If Molotov makes any mistakes, That's just his own business, but unfortunately, Comrade Malenkov also knows very well that, based on Molotov's experience, it is natural that he will not make mistakes in such things.

"And," continued Comrade Stalin, "we must prepare a grand celebration to mark this great victory, and we must make every citizen of the Union realize that this test How far-reaching and significant this success is to the league, we must make everyone who has contributed to this success a hero of the league."

"Okay," said Comrade Malenkov, nodding hastily, "Is it the People's Committee to arrange it?"

"No, the Supreme Soviet will take the lead in making arrangements," Comrade Stalin said after thinking for a while.

The Supreme Soviet is the highest authority of the alliance, and the celebrations arranged by it are completely different in nature from those arranged by the People's Committee.

At this time, neither Comrade Stalin nor Comrade Malenkov seemed to be aware of a problem, that is, the nuclear test being prepared is in the end just a test, and any test has the possibility of success. Of course there is the possibility of failure, but so far, apparently everyone has not considered failure, and it is clear that this experiment is not allowed to fail.