Struggle in Soviet Russia

The concept of "Mediterranean Union" was not conceived and constructed by Victor himself. In his previous life, in the mid-1990s, this concept was proposed. At that time, there was also a special "Barcelona". Declaration out. But unfortunately, the formation of this alliance was delayed for another ten years. It was not until 2008 that 27 EU member states and 16 southern Mediterranean countries finally formed such an alliance.

In fact, according to Victor’s understanding, this alliance can be divided into two parts: the north and the south. The northern part is basically the EU member states, while the southern part is basically the Arab League member states. The alliance formed by these countries, It is equivalent to turning the Mediterranean Sea into their inland sea. Logically speaking, its influence should be very large. But in reality, the development of this alliance is not satisfactory. After all, the backgrounds of its members are too complicated, and many issues cannot be discussed together.

However, in today's era, if the slogan of "achieving peace, stability and prosperity in the Mediterranean region, and giving full play to the advantages of regional integration" proposes the establishment of a regional alliance with the Mediterranean as the core, I believe that many countries along the Mediterranean coast will be very helpful to many countries. , still quite attractive.

The most important thing is that in today's international community, regional national alliances are rare, and with the end of World War II, European countries and North Africa have doubts about their own national security, regional The group heating can not only enhance the country's sense of geopolitical security to a certain extent, but also effectively promote economic development.

As for the alliance, with the end of the war, a series of countries in Europe, especially in central, eastern, and even southern Europe, have maintained close ties with Moscow. In this case, the promotion of the establishment of the Mediterranean alliance can To help the alliance use these European countries as a springboard, and then expand its influence in the entire Mediterranean region, so, realistically speaking, this proposition put forward by Victor is still very insightful and far-sighted.

As for the first suggestion made by Victor, it is also highly feasible. His proposal, in the final analysis, is to support the agents of the alliance in the independence struggle of Arab countries through the work of the Foreign Intelligence Service, and at the same time, to export the ideology of communism to these countries. At least make such a gesture.

Considering the strong anti-communist sentiment in the United States today, once the independence struggle in the Arab world has any connection with the communist ideology, presumably Washington will immediately be vigilant, and they will react, inevitably with what they have done in China In this case, it is bound to have estrangement, or even contradiction, with the nationalists in the Arab world.

Seeking truth from facts, in these days, any country's struggle for anti-colonial independence is basically related to the development of leftist forces, which is related to the fragility and compromise of the national bourgeoisie, as well as the reaction of feudal forces. , the situation is basically the same in every country. The most important thing is that the industrial revolution in the world has brought about the growth of industrial workers. Therefore, the development of leftist forces will naturally become stronger.

In addition, the Soviet Union also greatly promoted the development of the world left-wing movement. Before the outbreak of World War II, it was the success of the Soviet Union’s October Revolution, which stimulated the vigorous development of the world proletarian movement. It also provided a certain impetus for the development of the world's leftist forces.

The confluence of these factors has led to today's world, once again entering a period of left-wing power, and the nationalist sentiment brewing in the Arab world, it is difficult not to be connected with this trend.

Thus, the coalition only needs to add a little fuel to the Arab world's anti-colonial struggle to link its independence movement with the communist ideology, thus causing the Arab world's apparent tacit understanding with the Americans to become torn apart.

The two proposals put forward by Victor, especially the proposal on the formation of the Mediterranean Union, were approved by Comrade Stalin, including the two comrades Novikov and Gromyko. It's very helpful in terms of rapidly expanding its presence in the Mediterranean, so it's definitely worth a big push.

Today's Victor is Comrade Stalin's assistant and secretary in the Secretariat of the Central Committee. He can make suggestions on issues related to diplomacy, but he does not necessarily have to personally promote and implement them. In addition, this specific and detailed work, It is not the responsibility of the International Department of the Central Committee. It is the People's Committee for Foreign Affairs who is really responsible for promoting and implementing this kind of work.

Afterwards, Comrade Litvinov reported to Comrade Stalin some of Washington's position on the China issue. In the Far East, the China issue has become a more important issue than the Japan issue in the near future. In terms of overall strength, it far exceeds that of Japan. Therefore, the wrestling between the Soviet Union and the United States on the issue of China is also very positive.

Prior to this, mainly before the coalition's own nuclear weapons had not been successfully tested, Moscow was relatively conservative on the China issue, and actively facilitated negotiations between the Chinese Communist Party and the Kuomintang, which was considered to be in line with the coalition's interests. But now, Moscow's position has changed. Promoting peace talks between the Kuomintang and the Communist Party and ruling by rivers are no longer Moscow's basic options. The alliance needs to further expand its influence in East Asia and even Southeast Asia. Therefore, it is necessary to promote China to establish a stance leaning towards Moscow. It is in the best interests of the alliance to establish a unified regime.

On this issue, Victor did not participate too much, not because of his lack of understanding of the situation in China, but because of the fact that Moscow already has a set of well-established policies on the issue of China, and he does not need any more suggestions from him. .

About ten minutes later, Comrades Litvinov and Gromyko completed their reporting work. Comrade Stalin did not directly arrange for them to leave, but invited them to listen to Victor's report together, that is, A series of intelligence summaries on Japan issues.

As I said before, the alliance currently has only two options on the Far East issue. The further step is to control Hokkaido to create conditions for the blue water of the Pacific Fleet, and to take a step back is to control the entire Korean peninsula, so as to control the Pacific Ocean. The threat of refusal on the outskirts of the Sea of ​​Okhotsk. This is one of the most critical security considerations for the alliance in the Far East, and the Americans must meet one of them, otherwise there will be little to talk about between Moscow and Washington.

At present, the basic affairs of the United States and the United Nations are precisely the responsibility of the two comrades Litvinov and Gromyko. This attitude of the alliance can also be conveyed to Washington through them.

Since the end of the war, although the alliance between the alliance and the United Kingdom and the United States has effectively come to an end, and the competition and confrontation between the three parties have begun to prevail, but on the surface, cooperation and negotiation still dominate, and each other is truly torn apart. The vicious incident has never happened.

In other words, Washington may already have plans to compete with the Soviet Union for hegemony, but from a strategic point of view, the policy of comprehensive containment of the alliance should not have been finally formulated, whether in the Far East or the Middle East, the persecution of the alliance It is just a tactic to compress the geopolitical influence of the alliance, and it has not risen to the height of the established national policy. Therefore, if the alliance shows a firm attitude towards Japan and North Korea, the Americans should make certain decisions. concessional.

Victor knew very well that this unbreakable situation between the Soviet Union and the United States would not last long. Once the Americans reached a consensus at home, completely abandoned the old isolationist thinking, and made the establishment of global hegemony their basic national policy, then Its comprehensive suppression of the alliance will come immediately. At that time, issues like the Far East will not be discussed at all.

Coming out of Comrade Stalin's office, it was already noon. Victor, Novikov and Gromyko went downstairs together. Just as he was about to send them away first, he saw a Sophia with a document was waiting for him under the stairs on the first floor.

After sending the two Novikovs out of the office building, Victor asked Sofia, "What's the matter?"

"Ten minutes ago, the expedited document sent by the Foreign Intelligence Bureau," Sophia handed over the document in her hand and said, "The same document has been copied to the People's Committee of Foreign Affairs and the Central International Department."

Victor frowned and reached for the document.

The document was classified as a top secret, so it was enclosed in a black envelope with a seal dedicated to the People's Commissariat of State Security. At this time, the seal was well preserved, indicating that it had not been opened before.

Victor didn't tear off the seal directly, he nodded to Sofia and walked towards his office first.

In the slightly cramped office, Victor walked straight back behind his desk. Instead of taking a seat, he stood in front of the chair, cut the seal on the document with a paper cutter, and took out the top-secret document sealed in the document bag. .

The document is a draft of a speech from the Foreign Intelligence Service in New York, and the owner of the speech is Winston Churchill, who only stepped down as British Prime Minister last year.

According to the content described in the annex to the document, a week ago, Churchill accepted the invitation of US President Harry Truman to go to the United States for a state visit, and this speech was written by him at Westminster College in Fulton, Missouri. He delivered a speech entitled "Pillar of Peace".