Soviet Union 1991

(The first update, the third update today, each update has 3,000 words. ≥)

In mid-January 1992, the political situation in Moscow once again brought about a small "earthquake". Comrade Vladimir, who was privately called Yanayev's successor, assumed the position of Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs. As the former executive organization for the great purges of the Soviet Union, the gloomy top management of the Ministry of Internal Affairs has welcomed a young and energetic newcomer, making everyone look forward to what Putin will do in this position. After all, no one would doubt his ability, because the young deputy minister of the interior's previous identity was the terrifying KGB.

This indicates that Yanayev's re-established forces will slowly penetrate into Moscow's top leadership. In the position of public opinion weapon, he has Surkov as the vanguard. In terms of internal control, he has Vladimir Putin of the Ministry of Internal Affairs as his most powerful shield. In terms of arms sales, the Soviet Union's most profitable cash cow, he has Chemezov as his money bag. Even in the army, some generals such as Ogarkov who were suppressed before and were promoted again are grateful to Yanayev.

Yanayev's inner intention was just to let Putin know more about how the Soviet Union's violent machine maintained its internal rule, so that he would know what would happen if he encountered counterrevolutionaries like Solzhenitsyn or Yeltsin again in the future. Is it better to be thrown into the Kazan Mental Hospital or the Gulag concentration camp, or to be exiled to both places in turn?

January 14th was destined to be no ordinary day, because on this day Yanayev urgently summoned Comrade Vladimir Putin, Comrade Boris Pugo, and the Chairman of the KGB, Comrade Kryuchkov. Three comrades responsible for maintaining domestic security are together, and the meaning is somewhat unpredictable.

It was a windy and snowy weather outside the Kremlin. The thick door isolated the indoor temperature from the coldness of the ice and snow. The charcoal burning in the stove made a crackling sound, and the splashing sparks brought the warmth of spring to the sealed space. However, for the three **comrades sitting on the sofa, the silence in the atmosphere is no different from the cold outside.

The atmosphere was a bit heavy. Yanayev was reading a report patiently and seemed to have no intention of getting up to talk to the three of them. Putin was a little embarrassed, touching his nose from time to time and looking away at the two old comrades beside him.

After all, Kryuchkov and Pugo are old comrades who have been in and out of the Kremlin for many years. They showed distinctive strength and calmness, and sat upright and calmly. The two people just looked at each other occasionally but told each other that they didn't know what happened. Although they were comrades in the Politburo of the same term as Yanayev, it became increasingly difficult for them to guess the thoughts of this man who showed thunderous methods during the August 19th Incident.

After a long time, Yanayev closed the report, stretched his neck, raised his head and looked at the three comrades who were almost looking up at the ceiling in a daze, and said apologetically, "I'm sorry to keep you comrades waiting for so long. "

Kryuchkov was about to say something polite, but was interrupted when Yanayev suddenly stood up from his seat. He picked up the red three-point document and handed it to the three people. Kryuchkov , Putin and Pugo took the documents respectfully, and Yanayev introduced them to the origin of these documents before they opened them.

"This is a propaganda newspaper article published privately by Yakovlev, the former editor-in-chief of "Moscow News" and Korodich, the former editor-in-chief of "Spark Magazine". Everyone knows that after the martial law in Moscow, we canceled the distribution rights of other so-called free news , and now these public intellectuals seem to be unwilling to be left alone and continue to promote their theories. Come on, let me tell you how these people create rumors and frame the legitimacy of our regime.”

Yanayev cleared his throat and read directly to the news in the document, "The pursuit of freedom, equality, and human rights is the inherent right of everyone. But the evil Soviet Union and the evil Communist Party are like a The stubborn monsters hinder the progress of all mankind and use their so-called nobility to brainwash them. Ideas to tell the people they rule that the United States is wrong, the Western world is degenerate, and everything seems so ridiculous. The most hateful thing is that they conceal the truth and deprive the people of their right to know the truth. Here we will be profound. Exposing the unknown darkness of the Soviet Union..."

Yanayev also vividly recited several examples quoted in the newspaper, such as the Gulag concentration camp, the Katyn Forest, the Tukhachevsky incident, and the Kazan prison. Pugo was frightened when he heard this. The more Nayev read, the more his suspicions were confirmed. General Secretary Yanayev was finally going to attack those democratic intellectuals.

"General Secretary Yanayev, are you planning to attack intellectuals? Isn't it inappropriate to do so now? After all, our political situation is not very stable." After Yanayev finished reading, Pugo said bluntly asked.

Pugo, who was in charge of political purges at first, became a little jealous when facing public intellectuals. After all, Gorbachev had opened up freedom of public opinion for so many years. If he wanted to return to the past era, he had to consider the people. The mood of the crowd.

"Yes, that's why I called you here." But Yanayev deliberately snorted and continued, "But I don't want to hear Comrade Pugo go against the orders of the Political Bureau of the Party Central Committee on this important issue. Will."

Yanayev's willingness to elevate his personal opinions to the will of the Party Central Committee is already a symbol of a dictator. But in order to put the country back on track, he had to accept the role of a dictator.

"No, that's not what I meant. I just said that if the situation gets out of control, the situation will worsen beyond our expectation and control. Moscow has finally passed the first cold winter smoothly. We cannot send ourselves to it. Go to the guillotine of Louis XVI."

Pugo attacked every word, and even Kryuchkov stopped to advise him, "Perhaps we can attack these people when it is more stable, but now is still a time of turmoil. We have just calmed down the situation in Georgia. "We are not ready to put Russia into a crisis situation."

"Listen to me, two comrades." Yanayev interrupted Kryuchkov and Pugo's advice and explained to them what he was doing. "I don't want to grab those people directly and roughly and then They were thrown into jail. I just wanted to use another method to completely make public intellectuals the public enemies, so that when they are arrested, whether it is the hard facts or the lies we fabricate, they will not arouse the resentment of the people."

"What method?" After listening to Yanayev's words, Kryuchkov and Pugo asked almost in unison.

"Prohibition of alcohol." Yanayev said, "It should be said that the public intellectuals should jointly submit a letter to implement the prohibition of alcohol."

There is a saying circulating in this Siberian land that when the regime that rules the Russian people is overturned, it is often accompanied by the birth of Prohibition. In 1914, Tsar Nicholas II promulgated a prohibition on alcohol, which lasted until the October Revolution of 1917 when the Romanov dynasty was overthrown. In 1985, Gorbachev promulgated another prohibition on alcohol. However, six years later, the Soviet Union completely withdrew from the rule of this land.

How could the Slavic people who are addicted to alcohol tolerate the consequences of not having alcoholic beverages, and public intellectuals jointly signed a letter prohibiting alcohol, which can be said to be a complete public enemy of the people.

"But they are not fools. How could they voluntarily and voluntarily sign a petition to implement the alcohol ban?" Putin asked with some confusion.

"Comrade Putin is right, General Secretary Yanayev. How could they be so stupid to fall into such a trap." Kryuchkov expressed disapproval of the plan given by Yanayev.

"Of course not. These so-called intellectuals are just a group of cunning foxes who use democratic slogans as political capital or as a means to seek benefits. But don't forget that now only the central government in the country has the right to publish newspapers." Yana Yev smiled sinisterly, "Since intellectuals like to spread rumors to criticize the state power, then We can also create rumors to discredit these people. Even if we fabricate the content of the petition, the public will certainly believe what the intellectuals say when we say it. What. Oh, by the way, we also call what they wrote a 'noble act of national heroism.'

"Those who blindly listen to others are the most pitiful and ignorant people." Putin shook his head helplessly.

"I understand that the reputation of so-called public intellectuals will become infamous among people who like alcoholic beverages. They want to clarify themselves in newspapers, but they are helpless because we control the right to speak. In this way, they will Because there is no clarification, the reputation will be completely ruined. Anyone who holds a sword will die by the sword. They will never think that the rumors used against the government will one day be punished for them. "

Pugo almost smiled and clapped his hands when he said these words. He did not expect that the offensive of defusing public opinion could be so easy.

"When the time comes, we will make the incident of their collusion with foreign funding organizations public, and it is best to find problems with these people's life style. We will never mention that sending him to the 'New Gulag' was due to public opinion issues, but It is to expose to the general public what kind of people those who promote liberalism are.”

There is no better way to kill someone than to kill one's heart, and what Yanayev did is the cruelest way to kill one's heart. When you know that the freedom and democracy preached to you by public intellectuals is nothing but dirty water filled with maggots and garbage in the ditch, you wonder if you can kneel down by the Ganges like the people of India and pick up a handful of salmonella and drink it heroically. Down.

"Democracy fighters, no one knows your achievements, and your stupidity will last forever! Drink this bowl of Ganges water and become an Indian in the next life."