Soviet Union 1991

First update, because of the company training during the day, the update had to be delayed until the evening

The glorious task of shooting a war film was given to the Moscow Film Studio, and was directed by the Soviet film master Stanislav Rostotsky. For this reason, Yanayev also took the time to meet with Director Rostotsky. As a master who directed "The Dawns Here Are Quiet", Yanayev believed that Rostotsky could complete this glorious and great task.

Originally, Rostotsky had no interest in the instructions given by Yanayev. As a film master, if he could not shoot the movies he liked as he pleased, and could only shoot some political propaganda films, what difference would there be in life. So when he first met Yanayev, Rostotsky's attitude towards Yanayev was also polite, which meant that he did not want to have too much intersection with the government.

But Yanayev did not give up. Directors always have some tempers that are not in line with the mainstream, otherwise film masters Parajanov and Andrei Tarkovsky would not have fled to the Western world to avoid communist sanctions. The former spent fifteen years in prison because the authorities considered him to be expressing negative thoughts, while the latter's works were boycotted and banned by the Soviet authorities, so he had to publish his works overseas.

So the last Rostotsky director Yanayev still treats him like a treasure.

"This is the movie script we provide for Comrade Rostotsky." Yanayev handed a thick manuscript paper to Rostotsky. When Rostotsky took the manuscript, he did not read it, but just put it aside. But this arrogant action did not make Yanayev angry.

Anyway, Rostotsky is also a person who is willing to give it his all. If he can't survive in the Soviet Union, he will go to Paris or Western Europe. Anyway, filmmakers in those places will worship him like a god. It's just that he loves this land that raised him, so he has never chosen to leave.

"You don't have to rush to answer whether I want to take this task or not. Anyway, we have plenty of time." Yanayev took the form of playing hard to get and planted a good impression in Rostotsky's heart first.

"Goodbye, Comrade Rostotsky. I hope to see your work on the big screen." Yanaev said with a smile, then got up and went out. Only he and some KGB security agents came to visit this time. He was so low-key that almost no one could recognize him as the General Secretary of the Soviet Communist Party.

Surkov had complained to Yanaev about Rostotsky's arrogance before, and said why these talented literary and artistic workers just didn't like to cooperate with the authorities. This led Yanaev to go to Rostotsky's residence in person and hand him the manuscript in person.

"Politicians must be friendly enough to impress those guys with personality." How could Yanaev not understand this truth? So no matter how the other party acted, he always had the patience to wait to impress the other party. In fact, these guys are soft-hearted and not hard-hearted. As long as Yanaev is friendly enough, even if he doesn't achieve his goal in the end, they will not face you with a resistance attitude.

Sure enough, a few days later, Yanayev received a message from Rostotsky. The director on the phone was a little stuttering, obviously because he was too excited. He asked on the phone if he could talk to the writer of the movie script, and Yanayev said that he was the director of these movies.

So Rostotsky strongly requested to meet with Yanayev. This time he was no longer cold-eyed, but with an expression of hard-to-find bosom friend. He strongly asked General Secretary Yanayev whether he had graduated from the screenwriting major before.

"I graduated from Gorky Agricultural College. How could I study screenwriting?" Yanayev rejected Rostotsky's question. He said that these movie scripts were indeed written by himself, but he just provided an idea, and the rest was written by others.

"But these stories are already exciting enough." Rostotsky said that in all these years as a director, he had only produced and touched a few masterpieces, and the scripts provided by Yanayev could be said to be all masterpieces. As long as he filmed it and put it on the big screen, it would definitely be a classic.

Seeing Rostotsky's attitude. Yanayev finally breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that it was natural, he included all the classic war films in Hollywood, how could it be rubbish.

"The scripts that the officials of the Propaganda Department provided me before are simply rubbish compared to these. Political correctness is not as meaningful as a classic." Rostotsky almost felt like he had met a treasure, and he wanted the Moscow Studio to start filming immediately.

"As long as you think these scripts are worth it, our mission is to present more wonderful works to the people." Yanayev added that as long as it does not touch certain political bottom lines, the government has no right to control the freedom of filming. Whether it is realism or modernism, there should be a spring of blooming flowers in the Soviet Union.

"We oppose some anarchist dregs, but it does not mean that we oppose the freedom of filming. On the contrary, we should encourage and support your creation. It cannot be said that a movie is not a good movie if it contains things that the government thinks are wrong. Any form of high-pressure art policy is wrong."

And what Yanayev said is the best description of Andropov, who loosened Soviet politics in 1983. At that time, the Soviet political arena, which was already overwhelmed, began to reform. The first step was to appropriately relax the high-pressure political form, so that the works of those film masters could be seen on the screen again.

"Yes, the general secretary is right. The development of art cannot adopt a high-pressure attitude, otherwise it will be counterproductive."

Seeing that the other party had already followed his own thoughts, Yanayev said bluntly, "There are also the costumes, props and funds you need. The government will fully support it, and what you, Comrade Rostotsky, have to do , just shoot these scripts well," Yanayev said, "I believe you have the ability, so I will deliver these scripts to you. It doesn't take much, as long as one masterpiece is put on the screen. ”

"I'm very happy, General Secretary Yanayev." Rostotsky said excitedly.

Yanayev successfully solved Rostotsky's biggest problem. Even Surkov's visit was met with disappointment before, but Yanayev unexpectedly solved him easily. Next, he just had to wait quietly for Rostotsky's work.

Surkov was a little surprised. Why did General Secretary Yanayev easily solve the problem that he, the head of the Soviet Propaganda Department, had not solved personally? Out of curiosity, he asked Yanayev about this problem. Yanayev replied, "Everyone hopes that their work will be recognized by others, and they also want their ideas to be recognized by the mainstream. So when we provide a document that is almost the same as their ideas "How can I not express my excitement when watching the script."

"The question I'm most curious about is why the General Secretary would take action personally? There is no need to bother you with such trivial matters." Surkov didn't understand Yanayev's attitude of personally doing everything. Logically speaking, the general secretary's attention should be focused on the general direction. Such trivial matters are simply not worth his while. What's more, among the top leaders in the history of the Soviet Union, Yanayev was the only one who would focus on these small details that no one paid attention to.

After hearing what Surkov said, Yanayev seriously criticized, "Comrade Surkov, the trivial matter you mentioned is wrong. This is not a trivial matter. Don't forget that we serve the people. It’s not just a slogan, it’s about actual implementation. Why can’t I, as the general secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, do some small things within my power? If I keep showing a superior attitude and lose touch with the people, I will become a corrupt bureaucrat sooner or later.”

"Everything for the people is not an empty ideal. In practice, it is as simple as being loyal to the people and serving the people. If those guys who are accustomed to class privileges have this consciousness, will our country still decline?" ( To be continued)