Struggle in Soviet Russia

"In the past period of time, especially before going to Lviv, I did consider making some adjustments to the personnel issues of the National Security People's Committee," said Victor after a long silence, sorting out his words.

"Oh?" Comrade Stalin showed a concerned expression, obviously wanting to hear him talk about this issue.

"If you don't consider resistance from all sides, my adjustment plan is to delegate the main work of the Foreign Intelligence Agency to other comrades." Victor briefly stated his thoughts. Of course, I did not forget to bury it during this period. Next two mines, "At the same time, I will be responsible for the main work of the Internal Intelligence Bureau and the Counter-Spyware Bureau."

"Comrade Stalin, I think you are right. With the end of the war, our main domestic and international contradictions will undergo a process of transformation," he continued, "and in the new situation, I think there are two tasks that will be placed in the most important position. One of these two tasks is the issue of post-war recovery, and the other is the issue of how to preserve the results of the war."

Victor shook his head, what he said seemed insightful, but in fact it was a panacea.

War, it's always like this. For the defeated party, there will be losses, and for the war party, there will be gains in addition to losses. In the wars of the past few years, the Soviet Union has obviously been the one to win, and it has suffered huge losses. At the same time, after the war is over, there will certainly be huge gains.

Considering this characteristic, what Victor said is obviously nothing substantive. As a victorious country that has paid a heavy price, the two primary tasks of the Soviet Union after the war are, of course, restoration after the war and guaranteeing the fruits of victory. Two things.

At the same time, this statement is still "big", because everything after the war can be summarized in these two aspects.

The issue of post-war recovery involves population recovery, economic recovery, urban recovery, etc., in all aspects, and even the work of transitioning from a wartime state to a peaceful state. Then it involves the transformation of military-industrial enterprises to civilian enterprises. . All in all, the cancellation of a wartime mobilization policy involves all aspects of the country and society.

And what about politics? There is also a series of tasks to be done. The most prominent of these is the abolition of the People’s Committee of National Defense, and the centralized power in wartime must be transferred to various departments.

All of this should be regarded as a problem of post-war recovery.

As for the issue of guaranteeing the fruits of victory, it also involves all aspects, both internally and externally: the influence on Eastern European countries; the sanctions on Germany; the construction of new geopolitics, etc., all of which belong to the work of guaranteeing the fruits of victory.

On the internal side, the suppression of anti-government guerrillas in various places; the rectification of public order; the post-war liquidation work, etc., should all be included in it.

Therefore, the classification of Victor actually summarizes all the work.

"For the National Security People's Committee," the topic did not stop, Victor continued, "I think that with the end of the war, the main work direction of the committee should also be changed to a certain extent, based on the current considerations. , I think there should be the following aspects..."

As he said this, he flipped forward more than a dozen pages of the small notebook in his hand, found the content of some notes that he had made beforehand, looked at it briefly, and said: "First of all, in the field of external work, the Foreign Intelligence Bureau In terms of scientific and technological intelligence acquisition, the emphasis on military technology should be shifted from the emphasis on military technology and civilian technology. At the same time, attention should be paid to the collection of diplomatic and economic intelligence of specific countries and regions; as the United Kingdom, the United States and other countries are increasingly engaged in intelligence and counterintelligence work Pay attention to the fact that foreign intelligence agencies should also strengthen their ability to respond to espionage warfare; the most important task should be to focus on the political, military, and intelligence infiltration of key and hotspot areas. In Eastern Europe, even the influence of the alliance can radiate. Wherever it arrives, the intelligence agencies should try their best to foster a left-wing government that leans toward the alliance."

Speaking of this, Victor stopped, he turned the record book back two pages, looked at the contents of the record, and said: "In the previous stage, our London intelligence station sent back a piece of information, Rodner Scovey. I will go to Greece to preside over the war there in the next few months. If nothing else, the government in exile headed by King George II of Greece will also return to Greece. At this time, I think the return of the Greek government in exile. , It will inevitably lead to conflicts and even conflicts with the leader of Sachariadis."

After a pause, he went on to say: "In this regard, my suggestion is that the alliance should give Sachariadis a certain degree of support. According to the agreement signed between the alliance and the British, we Obviously one should not openly intervene in Greece's affairs, so it should be appropriate for this matter to be handed over to the Foreign Intelligence Agency."

Although Victor said briefly, Comrade Stalin understood what he meant.

There is no doubt that Victor is no longer willing to let the Foreign Intelligence Agency play the role of an intelligence collector. He is ready to go a step further and build a foreign intelligence agency that can not only complete intelligence collection, but also in certain areas. A powerful department that engages in political intervention, even armed intervention. This intelligence agency can not only buy spies, but also politicians, push a certain political force to take power in a specific country, and even instigate a military coup.

Needless to say, if the Foreign Intelligence Agency really develops to that extent, its power and status will become very special. How to position such an agency at that time, Comrade Stalin has no idea. After all, it is in the Soviet Union. There has never been such a special department in history.

But having said that, in the past few decades, what has the Soviet Union been exploring and moving forward? On the road to building a socialist country, the Bolshevik Party really has no experience to learn from. Therefore, Comrade Stalin was not afraid of making detours and taking the wrong path, and he could just make corrections if he made a big mistake.

The key point is that Comrade Stalin is very interested in the prospects described by Victor, and it can even be said that he is very much looking forward to it.

In the past, the international communists had a Communist International. Through this organization, the Bolshevik Party could exert influence on the communist organizations of different countries, but this influence was not balanced, and the influence was stronger in the party organizations of some countries. There is almost no influence in the party organizations of some countries. The most important thing is that this kind of influence is limited to left-wing parties, which is not the case when it comes to the domestic politics of a country.

Now, Victor has put forward a new idea. He is going to use the Foreign Intelligence Agency to influence the political environment and even the political situation of a country. Under certain circumstances, the Foreign Intelligence Agency will even instigate military forces in certain countries. Coup, change of state power.

This is a powerful special diplomatic method, and it is also a manifestation of the will of a great power. Of course, it can also be said to be a manifestation of hegemony, which can be described in any way.

This kind of behavior has been criticized in the international arena, but one thing that can be confirmed is that as long as that country has the strength to do this, I am afraid that it will not give up this method and opportunity. As the leader of the Soviet Union, Comrade Stalin Of course the same is true.

In addition, Comrade Stalin is not sure now. Once the Foreign Intelligence Agency has swelled to that extent, whether it will be a good thing or a bad thing for the Alliance, but the good thing is that at least the person who proposed this idea is still trustworthy—yes, He believes that Comrade Victor is trustworthy, because he first put forward such a proposal after entrusting the work of the Foreign Intelligence Agency to others.

Slightly twisting his waist, Comrade Stalin propped the elbow of his left arm on the armrest of the sofa, leaned his upper body forward and fixed his eyes on Victor's face, and said, "Your idea is very good, but it is also very dangerous, Victor. , You know, in your last suggestion, there is a very dangerous factor hidden."

"Comrade Stalin, all foreign intelligence work is dangerous," Victor said cautiously. "This will not change at any time."

"It's good if you can recognize this," Comrade Stalin nodded and said, "Since you can recognize the danger, you must have already thought about how to avoid the danger."

Victor nodded, and was about to explain, but was interrupted by Comrade Stalin's wave.

"Obviously, Victor, you have carefully considered the future work of the NKVD," interrupting what Victor wanted to say, Comrade Stalin continued. "The work of the NKVD in the past few years I have a good understanding of the results. Therefore, I have full trust in your abilities. Based on this, I am also very interested in your ideas. I hope you can form these ideas into a written material as soon as possible. Submit it to me."

"Okay, Comrade Stalin," Victor nodded hurriedly. He is a little regretful now, because he has overlooked one thing, that is, Comrade Stalin did not sleep well last night, and was called up again this morning, and he kept reporting. Work, but ignored this problem.

"For all the resistance issues you just mentioned, Victor, you can leave them alone," Comrade Stalin stood up from the sofa, he reached out and touched his forehead, and said, "You have to believe it. On the issue of work, our comrades are still very serious. Of course, you can communicate your ideas with me. As long as you can persuade me, I will try my best to promote it."