Struggle in Soviet Russia

"People will always get old day by day. At this point, no one is immune."

In a farm villa near the outskirts of Frunze District, Beria, wearing a gray Lenin costume, is sitting on a sofa.

He looked through the glass window with a curved dome and looked at the golden sunset outside the window.

"Comrade Stalin is the same. In the past two years, he seems to be getting aging." He ran over the cigarette in his hand, his eyes were a little blurred, but his words were very clear. It was completely different before."

Opposite him, Malinkov was drinking a cup of tea. After hearing this, he glanced at Beria and said, "Yes, it is because of his aging that it is harder for us to figure out his thoughts. "

"Hehe, old man, there are nothing more than two characteristics, suspiciousness and nostalgia," Beria smiled, took the topic back, and said, "Don't talk about suspiciousness, we are all used to it, as for nostalgia... you I also saw that if it weren't for this emotion, how could that kid Victor be so lucky?"

Malinkov chuckled. Not many people knew about the delicate relationship between Comrade Stalin and Victor, and even Zhdanov, Molotov and other old people did not know it.

But as a member of the organization responsible for the work of cadres, Malinkov knew about it, because he could see Victor's personal files until he came from and knew his family.

In general, Comrade Stalin should actually be regarded as a nostalgic person, and as he himself gets older, this nostalgic mood seems to grow stronger.

Just like in the past period of time, every time we talked about Victor’s problem, Comrade Stalin would inevitably come to a memory. He always liked to say how difficult he was when he was exiled in Turuhansko. Victor’s father, Old Tower. How poor is Laschev's family, but how kind is the honest farmer, how can he help him escape the exile. It is always said that when Victor was just born, he looked like a slightly larger mouse with no weight in his arms and so on.

There is no doubt that once a person lives in memory for a long time, it means that he is really old, and the elderly are undoubtedly the most susceptible to the influence of memories.

If Victor did not climb up, but was still at the grassroots level, then because he was too far away, there was no way to deal with him. Perhaps Comrade Stalin would not pay much attention to him, but the problem is that Victor is doing foreign intelligence work. He was outstanding. Not only did he enter Comrade Stalin's field of vision, but he was still leaning toward him uninterruptedly.

Although Comrade Stalin is the leader of the alliance and an iron-blooded politician, he is always an individual. A young man who has a relationship with him appeared when he was getting older and dangling in front of him from time to time. The key is that this young man is not only outstanding in ability, but also very capable of catering to his preferences. Imagine, after a long time, how would Comrade Stalin feel?

It can be said responsibly that Comrade Stalin's value and trust in Victor is not only based on Victor's work ability and attitude, but also a certain amount of personal feelings.

Now, the people who had gathered around him and were loyal to him, such as Voroshilov and Kaganovich, are obviously old, and their abilities can no longer support their current status. But at this moment, Victor appeared. He was not only young, but also very capable. He could always do everything properly. And his father, the old Tarashev, who had passed away, again He was a person who gave important help to Comrade Stalin when he was down.

The combination of these factors will naturally play a role.

Regardless of whether it is in Malinkov’s concept or Beria’s concept, it is not a wise decision to launch any political attack against Victor at this time. After some members of the committee, Beria remained silent because he was not like Bulganin. He knew what Comrade Stalin’s trust in Victor was based on.

Of course, if Victor's work ability is not strong, he is uncoordinated, then Bulganin will not necessarily be hit, but the reality is that Victor does perform very well in his work.

The first time Bulganin's slander had clearly caused suspicion on Comrade Stalin. For this reason, he conducted a raid and handed over the security work to Iran the night before to Victor, and the next day he inspected the progress of the work.

But the facts have proved that Victor was well prepared. While fooling around with the two female stars, he did not leave his own job aside. Obviously, this time the slander not only did not make Comrade Stalin feel bad about Victor, but strengthened. To his favor.

In the following half a month, Victor left Moscow to inspect the Caucasus. When he came back, he lost a lot of black and thin. At the same time, the work he did was also very specific, which in turn made Comrade Stalin's trust in him increased. It's a bit.

The conversation yesterday morning clearly impressed Comrade Stalin sufficiently deep. Victor’s suggestions and his words and deeds were tantamount to setting up an image in front of Comrade Stalin—concentrating on his job and not obsessed with power. Do not engage in territorialism, and strive to implement the principles of collective leadership within the People’s Committee of National Security.

For a suspicious person, does he believe in himself more or in others? The answer is obvious.

In the eyes of Comrade Stalin, Victor is undoubtedly a trustworthy young man, so on the other hand, the guys who always slander this young man in front of him are naturally untrustworthy.

Victor focuses on his own work, so those who denigrate him must not focus on his own work; Victor is not obsessed with power and does not engage in territorialism, so those who defames him must be obsessed with power and engage in territorialism; Victor is promoting national security The collective leadership system of the People's Committee, and those who denigrate him are definitely opposed to the collective leadership system.

With these ideas in mind, go to confirm them one by one. Well, Comrade Stalin will soon be able to find evidence to confirm his ideas from the facts. Take the principle of collective leadership as an example, if Bulganin and Comrade Serov, whom he values, are willing Following this principle, why has the reorganization of the People's Committee of National Security been completed for so long, and the presidium, which is the most direct manifestation of the collective leadership system, has not yet been formed?

People who were targeted by Comrade Stalin often did not live very well, so Comrade Bulganin almost immediately tasted the bitter fruit.

Comrade Stalin may not hold him down forever and always keep him from entering the Politburo. However, joining now and joining in a few years later are two completely different concepts. Compared with Malinkov and Beria, he only has to be a few days later. Joining the Politburo in the year, its right to speak in the Politburo will be much weaker.

Comrade Malinkov is well aware of the series of changes in this. Therefore, after Beria said that, he smiled and asked: "It is the best that you can see this clearly. I have always worried about you and Victor. The contradiction of, will make you have any other ideas, huh, I think, Victor also has such a concern in his own heart."

"What will I think?" Beria said in a surprised tone. "Is it because of the reorganization of the National Security People's Committee? Ha, I'm not that naive."

The tone paused, his body leaned forward, his elbows on his thighs, one hand resting his chin, and said: "On the contrary, I really admire him. Well, frankly speaking, I have been there for the past two years. After paying attention to him, I found that he is really talented in intelligence work. He always seems to be able to grasp the key points easily, and can use the most effective means to solve these key problems."

"Just talk about the classification of a document," turned his gaze to Malinkov, and Beria admired it. "The classification that he vigorously promoted when he was still in the NKVD has proven to be highly effective. It's very rare."

"Then you can have a good talk with him tonight," Comrade Malinkov laughed.

"I would suggest that while doing a good job in foreign intelligence work, he should also go to special service training schools, including Dzerzhinsky College, as a teacher," Beria straightened up again and said, "Alliance Intelligence work requires more people like him."

"I think he might misunderstand this," Malenkov said sternly.

This concern he raised is not unreasonable. Today, Victor holds a high position in the National Security People’s Committee and is about to assume the post of chairman. If Beria asks him to teach, then...

"What's the misunderstanding? I just proposed it," Beria said with a shrug. "Moreover, I am not going to intervene in the presidency of the People's Committee of National Security. Doesn't this dispel his concerns?"

Malinkov smiled and said nothing.

In fact, this time Beria is indeed not suitable for too much intervention in the list of members of the Presidium of the People’s Committee of the National Security Committee. After all, Comrade Stalin is staring there now. If Beria dares to insert his hands, it is estimated that he will be very involved. Will soon become the next Bulganin.

In the recent turmoil, it seems that Malinkov and Khrushchev and Bulganin are vying for the dominance of the People’s Committee of National Security, but behind all this, it is actually The will of Comrade Stalin is at work.

To some extent, this is the subsequent impact of Apanashenko's death.