Struggle in Soviet Russia

It is not a secret that Beria and Malinkov will add members to the Politburo of the Central Committee in the near future. Victor knew it before. This is no secret, because the propaganda and agitation department has long been creating momentum for the two.

"Comrades including Comrade Stalin, more than half of the Politburo members, all believe that Comrade Lavrendi Pavlovich should take charge of national security work in an all-round way," Comrade Malinkov continued, "Of course, the Deputy People’s Committee of the People’s Committee. The position will be reserved for him."

Um? !

Victor heard the hidden meaning in these words, "full presiding" and "direct leadership" are two different concepts.

In today’s Soviet state institutions, the departments involved in national security are not only the NKVD, but also the NKVD. Since Beria is to be a member of the Politburo, he will fully preside over national security work. That means that he will stand at a higher point and grasp both the work of the NKVD and the NKVD.

Under such circumstances, he obviously cannot serve as the chairman of the NKVD in the manner of "direct leadership"-not to say that he cannot, but more than half of the Politburo members do not want him to do so. .

Therefore, the information disclosed by Comrade Malinkov should be that Beria will be dismissed from the post of the People’s Committee of the NKVD.

Although he will fully preside over national security work, it seems that he has both the NKVD and the NKVD in his hands, but fully presiding over a certain task does not mean that he will really be able to "Work" is firmly in hand.

It is like the National Security People’s Committee, currently chaired by Comrade Serov. In the future, after Comrade Beria begins to preside over the national security work, he seems to be the direct leader of Comrade Serov, but he cannot decide what to do with Comrade Serov. The issue of appointment and dismissal, therefore, whether the latter is up to him has to be discussed.

However, the NKVD is another situation. After all, Beria's influence in this department is deeply ingrained. The main heads of the various departments of the organization are all appointed by him and belong to his absolute cronies.

With these people supporting underneath, coupled with his influence at the top, the person who succeeds him, even if he is not his cronies, cannot affect the overall situation. On the contrary, his successor to the post of People’s Committee of the People’s Committee of the People’s Committee of the Interior Otherwise, it will be very uncomfortable.

"On the issue of the successor to the People’s Committee of the NKVD," Comrade Malinkov continued. Comrade Serov is recommended to take over this work. Comrades Andrei Alexandrovich and Andrei Andreievich also agree with this proposal in principle."

His words surprised Victor. He just thought that Beria is in charge of national security. No matter who succeeds him as the People’s Commissar of the NKVD, life will not be too easy. Unexpectedly, just after that, I got such a news.

Needless to say, as a people's commissar of the NKVD, Beria has long been a target of fear among members of the Politburo, and even Comrade Stalin has doubts about him. This is also the most direct reason for the NKVD and the NKVD.

The two departments have been separated for so long, and Beria hasn’t made any response. Victor thought he had to accept this reality. But who ever thought that the once the biggest spy leader in the league obviously did not give up so easily. Traveled a long way, then turned back.

Just relying on guessing and imagination, Victor can guess the situation behind this incident indefinitely.

Obviously, although the NKVD and the NKVD are partly owned, the members of the Politburo are still not at ease with Beria, who still holds the NKVD.

Therefore, with the addition of members of the Politburo, they promoted Beria to the post of overseeing national security work and requested him to cede the post of the People's Committee of the People's Committee of the Interior.

Therefore, Beria took advantage of the trend to recommend a successor. Instead of using his own people, he pushed Serov out, who had always been inconsistent with him, and recommended him to serve as the new People's Committee of the People's Committee of the Interior.

Regarding the recommendation of this candidate, I believe no one can raise an objection. Even if everyone knows that Serov has passed, they are likely to be emptied by those of the "Beria Gang" and have no real power, but I also had to pinch my nose to recognize it. They can't ask for the NKVD to be cleaned again, right? That is tantamount to completely tearing the face, and those who engage in politics will never be so direct.

Compromise, retreat, advance three steps back two steps, this is the choice that political people will make, instead of putting everything on the table in front of the gong to compete, it would be too ugly to eat.

For those who oppose Beria, this time it is a great gain for Beria to cede the position of the People’s Committee of the People’s Committee of the People’s Committee of the Interior and insert a Serov who is not against him. NS.

As for whether Serov can control the situation and open a world there after Serov passes, it depends on his own ability. After all, Serov is not theirs.

Take a look at the people mentioned by Comrade Malinkov. This plan was proposed by Beria, who clearly expressed support, but Zhdanov and Andreev. Even if Comrade Stalin did not support it, he would certainly not oppose it. Then, among the members of the Politburo, there are already four people in favor.

In this way, even if the remaining people object, it may not have any effect. Moreover, among the remaining people, Voroshilov and Kalinin are the kind of people who have no position. Even if they do not agree, I am afraid Will not jump out to oppose it.

Therefore, in this appointment, as long as Comrade Stalin does not express an objection, then it is a certainty, and no one can change anything.

Why did Beria go around a long way, and then came back? Quite simply, if Serov is not transferred, Beria will not be able to intervene in the affairs of the National Security People’s Committee. But now, Serov has been transferred and has served as the People’s Committee of the People’s Committee of the Interior. The National Security People’s Committee has lost its head.

In this way, the chairmanship of the National Security People’s Committee needs to be re-elected to take over. Then, who will this person be?

No matter who it is, Beria will have a voice, and Victor is shocked that this person is likely to be himself.

It is not that Victor is proud, but from the current emphasis on the work of the National Security People's Committee, the status of the Foreign Intelligence Agency is absolutely detached. After all, the war is not over yet, at least until the end of the war, this reality will not change.

As I said earlier, Comrade Stalin currently attaches great importance to the Berlin Intelligence Station. He needs to ensure the absolutely stable operation of this Intelligence Station and never allow any accidents. To extend this, it can also be said that what Comrade Stalin needs is external intelligence. The game is absolutely stable.

In the past two years or so, the work of the Foreign Intelligence Agency under Victor’s auspices has gradually developed to the situation it is today. At present, most of the intelligence stations of the Intelligence Agency abroad are almost reorganized or reorganized under the leadership of Victor. It is newly built.

From the top to the bottom of the Foreign Intelligence Agency, whether it was the person in charge of each department or the person in charge of each intelligence station, Victor knew all about it, and he even pulled up a huge portion of them with one hand.

In the face of such a situation, at least until the end of the war, Comrade Stalin will not allow anyone to replace him. The key point is that the Foreign Intelligence Service is different from the NKVD, which has too much in its hands. The violent organization of the United States, the department’s influence within the alliance is too great. The Foreign Intelligence Agency is different. The bulk of its department is overseas. No matter how large it is, it will not have much influence within the alliance. Therefore, Comrade Stalin will be afraid of Beria, but will not. Victor was suspicious.

Therefore, if Serov is transferred, in order to ensure that there are no twists and turns in the work of the Foreign Intelligence Service, who will Comrade Stalin prefer to take over Serov’s work? There is no doubt that Victor is the most suitable option.

In addition, Victor's political position has always been vague. He is only responsible to Comrade Stalin in his work and lacks close contact with many members of the Politburo. Comrade Stalin can use such a person with ease.

It is foreseeable that whether Victor can take up the post of chairman of the National Security People’s Committee depends on whether someone in the Politburo pushes it. As long as someone pushes it, the possibility of success is very high.

Comrade Malinkov obviously knew this, so he was trying to win over Victor, and Victor knew in his heart that if nothing else, Malinkov and Beria should be the same. Beria took the opportunity to transfer Serov away just to make room for him. At the same time, Beria also wanted to use him to exert influence on the People’s Committee of National Security.

In this way, on the one hand, Beria was able to keep firmly in control of the NKVD, and at the same time, he extended a hand into the NKVD, which was nothing short of playing with the carbine.

So, for Victor, what choice will he make?

It must be admitted that this is definitely a rare opportunity for Victor. He was indeed promoted by Serov, but the reality now is that Serov, who sits as chairman of the People’s Committee for National Security, has already blocked him. His way.