Struggle in Soviet Russia

Viktor believed that Comrade Zhdanov’s aggressive performance in the struggle for power was not to realize some of his personal desires. The reason why he was able to come together with Kuznetsov, Voznesensky and others, Even further, the reason for the emergence of a "Leningrad faction" is mainly because they have a series of political propositions that they think are correct, or their policy agenda.

The reason why Safonov, Goryakov and others have to target the NKVD and Vysinsky is not because they have an enmity with the NKVD, let alone because they have an enmity with Vysinsky. , They just want to promote what they think is correct in the judicial circle of the Union.

The same goes for Zhdanov and his "Leningrad faction". In the long-term governance process, they also formed a set of political propositions that they believed to be correct and beneficial to the entire alliance. They implemented it in Leningrad. I have established this theory, and I want to push it to the scope of the entire league. In order to achieve this goal, it is impossible to succeed without mastering the power of the entire alliance. Therefore, this goal forces them to go farther and farther on the road of fighting for power.

As for the small groups of Malinkov and Beria, of course they also have their own political opinions. In their small group, Comrade Malinkov has always longed for economic work, while Comrade Beria is more inclined to retreat political work. interested.

In fact, if you have been in contact with these two comrades for a long time, you can understand that they are not very satisfied with the work they are doing now.

Comrade Stalin hoped that Malinkov would do the work of cadre management and party affairs, because he had always done a good job in this regard, but the fact is that Comrade Malinkov never liked this kind of work. Work.

Comrade Stalin has always been worried about Beria's overpowering power and that the NKVD under his control will be too large and too bloated, but in reality? Comrade Beria also didn't like the work of the NKVD. If Malinkov could give him the work he is doing now, he would probably accept it with pleasure.

Why?

It’s very simple. It’s because Comrade Malinkov has a very systematic idea of ​​economic work, and Beria has his own set of ideas on party affairs and cadre work. They all want to put their ideas into reality and use their own ideas. Ideas to change the various systems of the alliance.

In the past, Victor has never had much good feelings for the chubby Malenkov. He thinks that this man is a soft food and lacks enough personal abilities. But in the past year, through constant contact, he has gradually discovered that he can walk to Moscow. No one in the core power circle has a simple role.

Just like Malinkov’s understanding of economic work, he not only has a deep understanding of Marx-Lenin’s political economy, but also Bukharin’s theory of "socialist national types" and "dual economic structure", and he also has a good understanding of Pleob Larynsky's theory of "the law of socialist primitive accumulation" and the discussion of the struggle between the law of socialist primitive accumulation and the law of value are very well studied. He even had a deep understanding of Trotsky's theory of permanent revolution.

Others, such as Varga’s discourse on state thesis capitalism, Kondratyev’s long wave theory, he can talk for hours, so it’s a bit of saying that he is a scholarly economist. Not too much.

As for Zhdanov, yes, this old comrade has indeed been engaged in propaganda and agitation work for more than ten years, but he also has his own views and positions in economic construction, and his position in the economic field and The point of view can be clearly understood by looking at Voznesensky's position.

In other words, the intensifying political struggle in Moscow today is actually a struggle of lines, a policy dispute over who will determine the future of the alliance.

And this struggle is a struggle on the largest level. Underneath it, there are more minor disputes. The "Fibi Schenko Incident" is just one of the small details. It involves one aspect. It is a dispute in the judicial field, and on the other hand, it is a power struggle in the field of national security. Of course, there is also a hidden link in this, that is, the military group is seeking a greater say. They are no longer willing to be subject to national security institutions like the NKVD as they did before the war.

Obviously, if you don’t understand the nature of this storm, then it is impossible for anyone to choose the right position in this storm. However, Victor’s return to Moscow this time to accept the inquiry from the NKVD is actually to make it public. His position-it is not that he wants to express his position, but as the leader of the People’s Committee of National Security, the main members of the People’s Committee of National Defense hope that he can express his position, including Comrade Stalin who has always remained silent. .

Returning to Kiev from Lviv, Victor did not make any stop in Kiev. After meeting with Safonov and Goryakov, he set off by train on the same day and continued north to Moscow.

On the way, Victor's attitude was very peaceful, because on the way from Lviv to Kiev, he had already considered how he should face this question, or in other words, he had already understood what his position should be. .

Compared with him, Safonov and Goryakov are a bit uneasy, which shows that they either did not see the essence of this question, or they lacked confidence in their position.

Affected by the fierce war in Belarus, a large number of military trains transporting military supplies took up the time of railway transportation. Even the special trains of Victor and others were greatly restricted. Therefore, on the way back from Kiev to Moscow, the train went It actually took nearly a week to stop and go, of which only stayed in Ryazan for more than a day.

On the way back to Moscow, Victor intermittently received a large amount of information from Moscow, which was sent to him by Sophia arranged for him, and they belonged to what happened in Moscow in the last few days.

Among them, the first thing worthy of Viktor’s attention was the sudden death of Lieutenant General Konstantin Nikolayevich Zmin, the military commissioner of the Transbaikal Military Region, despite the statement given by the military region that he died of illness. However, the General Political Department received a related anonymous letter, claiming that Lieutenant General Zimin’s death was suspicious, and that the person who killed him was related to Japanese secret agents lurking in the Transberga Military District.

In the principle of handling cases of the People’s Committee for National Security, most anonymous letters are not credible. However, this incident has attracted the attention of Comrade Stalin. In addition, the dead person was after all a Soviet lieutenant general or a military area military commander. Committee members, even if Comrade Stalin did not assign tasks, the anti-intelligence department of the National Security People’s Committee could not sit idly by. It was intended that a series of investigations should be carried out.

Another thing that attracted Viktor’s attention was that Comrade Kuznetsov was finally transferred to Moscow as he wished. His cadre file has been included in the second-category cadre list by Comrade Malinkov himself. At present, in addition to continuing to serve as Lenin In addition to the duties of the first secretary of the Gele Prefecture Party Committee, he is also the secretary of the Central Secretariat, but the specific work division has not been arranged. However, considering that the current Central Secretariat’s several secretaries have their own division of labor, the greatest possibility is , He will take over from Comrade Beria, who is specifically responsible for the national security work.

In addition, Comrade Sherbakov, the first secretary of the Moscow State Party Committee and the Municipal Party Committee, temporarily gave up his work due to illness. It is Comrade Georgi Mikhailovich Popov who temporarily succeeded him.

Interestingly speaking, there is another "Popov" that Viktor knew, that is, General Markian Mikhailovich Popov, who he had met in Leningrad before. This person is currently He served as deputy to Comrade Govorov and was the chief of staff of the Leningrad Front.

These two people have the same last name, and their father is also called by the same name. Are they not brothers?

Well, the current Victor is indeed very optimistic. His mentality is very relaxed. He did not have any bad thoughts because Kuznetsov was about to become the "chief" sitting on his head, because he had a hunch, This fast-rising "chief" might not be able to sit firmly in his seat.

When the special train drove into the Kiev railway station in Moscow, it happened to be in the early hours of the morning. Unfortunately, it was raining this day, and the rain was not small, so it should be regarded as moderate rain.

When Victor got out of the carriage, Sophia and Varenka were already waiting for him on the platform under the car. They were waiting with them, as well as several comrades from the Supreme Procuratorate and Supreme Law. They came to greet him separately. Safonov and Goryakov are two of them.

On the platform, I bid farewell to the two judicial comrades briefly. Victor followed Sofia and they left the station and got on the train at the exit. The NKVD was chasing very closely. They arrived in Moscow today at nine o'clock in the morning. Half an hour to participate in the questioning meeting, so he now only has two or three hours to prepare.

Sitting in his car, Victor watched Sofia get into the front passenger seat, and was about to reach out to touch the cigarette from his pocket. Sophia, who had just gotten into the passenger seat, turned around and handed a newspaper over and said: "Yesterday, the Leningrad Komsomolskaya newspaper published in Leningrad, look at the front page headlines."

Victor took the newspaper and took a casual glance, and saw a headline on the front page of the newspaper: "The Hero Guarding the Great Leningrad".