Struggle in Soviet Russia

Outside the glass window with drops of water, fine snowflakes rustled down, trying hard to decorate Moscow, which is about to enter the long night.

In the room across the window, Victor was holding a cigar in his mouth, taking a deep breath, and then spitting out the smoke... He was really not used to such high-end things, and everyone said that cigars were very smokey. Fragrant, but he never feels that smell.

The cigars Victor smoked at this time were given to him by Comrade Stalin before. It is said that these cigars were given to Comrade Stalin as gifts when representatives of the Costa Rican People’s Vanguard Party came to Moscow.

After only two puffs of a cigar, Victor put it aside. No way, he really can't enjoy this high-end product. Instead of smoking this stuff, he would rather smoke those inferior Mahe cigarettes.

On the desk behind Victor, there is a document with a green cover. Judging from the handwriting on the cover, this is a peace agreement signed by the People’s Committee for Foreign Affairs and the Finnish Armistice Delegation. Yes, after more than half a year of negotiation, the final version of the agreement aimed at restoring peace between Helsinki and Moscow finally came out. Starting yesterday, the Finns officially withdrew from this war that lasted nearly three years.

When the agreement was finally signed, the representatives participating in the negotiations were not only representatives from Finland and the Soviet Union, but also representatives from the United Kingdom and the United States. Compared with half a year ago, the support of the United Kingdom and the United States for Finland was significantly increased during this negotiation. A lot.

According to the British, American and Finnish representatives, the Finns were absolutely neutral before the outbreak of the war, that is, from 1939 to 1940. As for Finland’s participation in the war, it was because of the Soviet aggression against Finland in 1940. Later, Finland’s offensive was only to regain lost ground. Therefore, Finland’s role in this war was not an Allied power cooperating with fascist Germany, but a just country that took action to regain lost ground. Because of this, the Finnish army entered a defensive state after capturing the lost ground in the Karelia region and did not continue to attack the Soviet territory.

In short, in the past three years of wars, Finland has not played the role of an aggressor, but a role of justice. Its attack on the Soviet Union was not intended to cooperate with the Germans, but solely for Finland. For the interests of the people, the Soviets, not the Finns, should be responsible for this war.

There is no doubt that this kind of sophistication is impossible to win the approval of Moscow. According to Molotov, even if the actions of the Finns were not in order to cooperate with the German fascist aggression, it was an outright robbery and criminals. There is no doubt that the people who took advantage of the fire and robbed them were also criminals.

Of course, this negotiation itself is not just about reasoning, but about power. In other words, the final result of the negotiation is not to see who has more reason, but to see who is more powerful. To use a sentence from someone in the United States in later generations, this issue is to be discussed from the perspective of strength and status.

Therefore, when the Volkhov Front and the Leningrad Front launched a full-scale counterattack against the Germans in the outskirts of Leningrad, and at the same time, when the Karelian Front made an offensive posture against the Finnish defense line, the representatives of Finland finally agreed on the agreement. Signed-The Finns know very well that the Soviet Red Army they are facing today is no longer the Soviet Red Army during the Winter War of 1940. Today's Soviet Red Army is more powerful, with higher technical and tactical levels, and the combat capabilities of soldiers and commanders are more mature. With the defeat of the German army set, relying on the Finns' own strength cannot compete with the alliance.

When the Germans had clearly suffered defeat, the Finns began to seek peace. This incident itself also explained whether the war they launched was a just restoration of lost ground or an outright looting by taking advantage of the fire.

In this final peace agreement, the Finns not only lost more than one-eighth of the territory, but also lost their second largest city in the country, Viborg, and also needed to compensate the Soviet Union for more than 300 million U.S. dollars for the war. indemnity. In addition, the number of its standing army and the scale of its weapons and equipment are strictly limited. After this battle, Finland can be said to be badly injured.

As for now, as the chairman of the National Security People’s Committee, Victor is mainly concerned with the direction of his domestic politics on the issue of Finland.

The intelligence obtained by the intelligence agency shows that the current situation in Helsinki is very unstable. As the president, Risto Luti opposes the signing of the peace agreement and believes that Mannerheim and Pasikivi, who advocated peace talks, have betrayed Finland. And the people. But this guy’s proposition failed to win the support of the majority. On the contrary, the real majority represented by Mannerheim and Basikiwi, who stood in reality.

If nothing else, Risto Luti will announce his resignation in the near future. This is a peace between the Finnish big bourgeois right and the left, and it is also to win international recognition and support. The replacement for Luti will inevitably be Mannerheim, who is well-known in Finland. He will become the new president of Finland. As for the position of prime minister, it is still difficult to determine.

Yesterday, Victor went to Comrade Stalin’s office to participate in a briefing. At this meeting, Comrade Stalin gave some instructions on the next steps of the National Security People’s Committee and asked the National Security People’s Committee to be more active in Finland. Activities exert an influence on the political situation in Finland.

For now, Comrade Stalin believes that Basikivi is known and Mannerheim’s best successor. He should become Finland’s next prime minister, because through the past period of contact, including the People’s Committee of Foreign Affairs, They all believe that Pasikvi’s position is biased towards Moscow. This is a Finnish politician who is pro-Soviet.

However, as a rebirth, Victor is very clear that Pasikvi did indeed show a pro-Soviet stance in post-war Finland, but this pro-Soviet stance is only an appearance. There is something behind this appearance. What is hidden is the out-and-out anti-communist nature of Pasikiwi. To be honest, after World War II, this person served as Prime Minister and President of Finland for more than ten years, the Finnish government was respectful and respectful to the Soviet Union, and even mentioned the Soviet Union as a "great neighbor." This kind of vocabulary, but in essence, what the country pursues is an outright right-hand line.

However, although Victor knows the position of Pasikivi and his government very well, he will not say much at this time. After all, as the People’s Committee for Foreign Affairs said, among the existing politicians in Finland, Pasikvi is the only one who has a certain prestige and is biased towards the Soviet Union.

The reason for this is that Finland has a special history. Before the October Revolution in Russia in 1917, this country still belonged to the Russian Empire and did not have an independent status. After the October Revolution, Finland gained independence and was recognized by Soviet Russia. However, in its civil war, the leftist forces were defeated by government forces, which also led to the failure of the Finnish left-wing movement to develop.

Because of this history, it is not easy for Moscow to find a leftist agent in Finland. This is a very complicated issue.

Comrade Stalin hoped that the National Security People’s Committee could play a greater role in Finland. He hoped that it could cultivate left-wing political forces in Finland. However, it takes time and cannot be accomplished overnight.

In fact, as the Soviet army gained absolute advantage on the frontal battlefield, Moscow is also undergoing significant changes in certain foreign policies. One of the most conspicuous manifestations is the issue of support for the international communist movement.

During the war, because the war against fascist Germany rose to be the primary contradiction of the alliance, Moscow's strength in the international communist movement was greatly weakened. Since the outbreak of the war, Moscow’s position has been to support the Communist Parties of all countries and the bourgeoisie in power. The parties cooperated, abandoning the violent revolution, and focusing their energy on the anti-fascist war.

It was this position that led to the dissolution of the Third International last year, which, to a certain extent, indicated that the international communist movement had entered a low ebb.

As the Soviet army launched a counterattack on the German battlefield, the People's Committee for Foreign Affairs began to take the lead in a new position on the international communist movement. This new position began to become proactive, especially in Eastern Europe and Southeast Europe. Earlier, representatives of left-wing political parties in some South American countries visited Moscow, which is an obvious example.

In addition, Moscow's support for the Polish People's Army and the support of the Greek National Liberation Front are very significant examples.

As this trend intensified, Victor realized a problem, that is, he felt that he should draft a report that put forward the concept of the "Communist and Workers Party Intelligence Agency". In the history of his previous life, this organization had It has not existed for a long time, and there are various internal problems, but during its existence, it has played a great role in the development of left-wing forces in Eastern Europe.

The most critical point is that the establishment of such an organization will help expand the influence of the alliance, and it will definitely be recognized by Comrade Stalin.

When the sky outside the window was completely dark, the rustling and falling snowflakes finally disappeared, and the bright lights outside the window were on, but there was a single figure on the boulevard that was invisible.

Through the glass window, Victor saw Varenka driving the black Volga car downstairs, and then turned and walked towards the door-tonight, he will accompany the two comrades Malinkov and Beria to dinner. It's obviously not appropriate to go late.