Soviet Union 1991

The author completed today's update while suffering from a high fever. I wish everyone good luck in the Year of the Rooster and a happy New Year's Eve.

The quiet corridor echoed with the sound of leather shoes stepping on the marble floor. The serious-looking middle-aged man was walking towards the office at the end of the corridor with a notebook in his hand. He was followed by a guard, and no weapons were allowed in the conference room, but he needed soldiers to maintain any possible chaos.

Comrade Vladimir in a suit and tie walked to the door, and the soldiers standing on both sides pushed the door open. As soon as he entered the conference room, he saw a group of anxious officers waiting for him to arrive. After seeing Vladimir, they all stopped talking and stood up subconsciously, staring at Comrade Vladimir.

Some people's hands are even trembling. Vladimir's rapid rise in prestige in the army in recent years is obvious to all. He is Moscow's second strongman after Yanayev. Coupled with the fall of Lukyanov, the conservatives can no longer make any waves. Others know that he firmly controls the political situation and no one can shake his position.

Looking around, almost all of them were those who survived the coup. As for those who were determined to follow Lukyanov in rebellion, I am afraid that it is not up to him to greet them now. Yanayev would personally take soldiers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs to talk to them about Marx and Engels.

Vladimir spoke directly, with a serious tone, "I want to talk to everyone here about your colleagues, including the old friends here. Comrade Yurkin, Yanayev was just arrested this morning on charges of participating in conspiracy to rebel. General Secretary’s talk. Perhaps everyone knows what will happen to Comrade Yurgin, and I don’t want to say more.”

"Oh, by the way, there is also Colonel Mitskoy who spent the war in Afghanistan. Maybe some people here don't know it, but it doesn't matter. He not only supported Yeltsin's anti-gemist regime in 1991, but even supported Lukyan We will never forgive Nov for mobilizing the army to stage a coup. As for his fate... you may have known about it through other channels."

Vladimir hesitated to speak, which was enough to intimidate all the officers present who were more or less closely related to "Lukyanov". Originally, Lukyanov had forced the other party to agree, and would promise the most benefits once the coup was successful. . Now it seems that his expectations have become a piece of paper.

Vladimir nodded, and the member of the Ministry of Internal Affairs behind him put up a tape. He looked around at the soldiers around him and said, "As you can see, all the secrets are in this tape. This It is evidence that Lukyanov has not confessed, and it may also implicate everyone sitting here.”

Some people closed their eyes in despair. They could already guess that the soldiers of the Ministry of Internal Affairs would take off their medals and uniforms and be sent to a military court for trial.

Even the script has been guessed, what else can they expect?

Expect Vladimir to change his mind? This is more difficult than letting Germany capture Moscow.

But obviously everyone else here guessed wrongly what Vladimir meant. He reached out and took the tape back from the table, and then began to tear it apart one by one. Under the stunned gazes of others, he raised the tape high, threw it to the ground, and stepped on it twice more. .

"You think I will punish you? Oh no, this is my answer." Vladimir didn't care whether they cared about what they were thinking. "None of us know whether this tape is what Lukyanov wants to provoke." After all, the General Secretary has already been found by us to frame up the relationship between the General Secretary and the military. Everyone here has no direct evidence to prove that you had any other relationship with Comrade Lukyanov, so I am destroying this tape in front of you today just to tell you, You have no involvement in Lukyanov's betrayal. We have decided to let things go."

Let bygones be bygones?

Some people here stared at Vladimir, and he thought the other person was joking. When the coup failed, they didn't kill everyone and just let it go. They couldn't understand what the other party was doing.

"Are there any questions?" Vladimir looked around. For him, letting things go was the best outcome. He used the secret of always shutting up in exchange for the support of the anxious fence-sitters. This move was a good one. No problem at all.

Vladimir dared to do this not only because of the support of Yanayev, but also because of their ability to control this coup. The August 19 coup in 1991 almost plunged the entire country into a terrible crisis. If Yanayev compromises with Yeltsin, he will not be able to control the overall situation.

As for Lukyanov, who has no competitiveness at all, even if all conservatives are mobilized, they cannot shake Yanayev's foundation.

At this time, the policy of carrot and stick becomes particularly important. It not only gained Lukyanov's original internal power, digested the last batch of potential enemies, but also allowed Comrade Vladimir to enhance internal control, completely deepening the internal prestige of the airborne troops, and getting the best of both worlds.

He should even thank General Secretary Yanayev, who secured this excellent opportunity for himself.

"Everyone, everyone here should be quiet and listen to what is said."

Vladimir signaled the noisy conference room to calm down, "If you don't have any objections, this meeting is over. The secrets of the past will remain in the past forever, and no one else is allowed to mention them."

Vladimir’s words gave everyone reassurance. Breathed a sigh of relief.

Judging from the attitude of the political situation of the Soviet Communist Party, it is clear that the rain has passed and there is nothing else to do.

Of course, they will not know that Vladimir has decided to order everyone here one after another to retire early and expel them from the airborne forces during his term of office.

Before leaving, Vladimir seemed to have remembered something and reminded everyone present not to get too carried away.

"By the way, I also hope that you can give more support to the Politburo in the future. If something similar happens again, it will not be simply forgiven. Those who betray their loyalty will be dealt with personally by General Secretary Yanayev. I hope you will not When it gets to that point, I don’t think anyone will think about what will happen to those who are treated by General Secretary Yanayev.”

Vladimir spoke calmly, leaving a group of stunned people behind him in place.

Goodbye, everyone.