Struggle in Soviet Russia

Coming out of Lubyanka 2, Victor got into his car. This time the person in charge of driving was not Varenka, but an orderly member of the General Staff.

During the time he went out for inspections, the young man Valenka was also very tired, especially during the two days when he was about to return to Moscow. He basically never slept even a good night's sleep, so as soon as he returned to Moscow, Victor was very tired. Give him a vacation, let him go home and rest.

Perhaps it was a psychological effect. The orderly soldier who was temporarily replacing Varenka seemed to drive unsafely. Victor always felt a bit bumpy and uncomfortable when he sat in the back seat.

The orderly drove the car to the door of Victor’s apartment in Stolesnikov Alley and drove him into the apartment. Then he drove the car away. Victor can stay in the apartment to rest tomorrow. This is his return from inspection. There should be a day off afterwards.

The unmanned apartment looked a little deserted, usually, except for Victor herself, only Nadya would come occasionally. Today is not a weekend, Nadya has no rest, and it is estimated that she will not come.

On the second floor of the apartment, he changed into a light and close-fitting pajamas. Victor filled himself with a bathtub full of hot water and soaked himself in. Some of the hot water enveloped his whole body. Victor seemed to be able to feel it. Tiredness is slowly drawn out from the body like a silk thread, and it feels more comfortable.

Listening to the sound of music coming from the living room outside the bathroom, I lit myself a cigarette, took two sips, took the vodka placed on the side of the bathtub, and sipped a lightly. Only at this time, people can Feel what is real life.

The bathroom was filled with thick mist, like an illusion. Victor was holding a cigarette in one hand and a wine glass in the other, soaking in the bathtub with blurred eyes, Beria, Serov, Merkulov, Fitin, Abakumov , Even the low-key Hollen Ivanovich Grigoryan, Nikolai Maximovich Ruhaze, Semyon Denisovich Ignatiyev and others The shadow of him kept spinning in front of him.

As one of the important members of the NKVD, although Victor has always been very low-key in the committee, whether he was transferred from here to there, and from there to here, seems to be incompetent, but His eyes are not blind, he has the right mind. Therefore, he can detect some problems in the committee department and also feel some abnormalities.

One thing must be clear. In today’s NKVD, there are actually two factions. One of them is Comrade Beria and his cronies. This faction is the mainstream in the NKVD. They occupy the most important department of the entire committee department. In addition to those mentioned above, there are Solomon Rafaelovich Milstein, Mikhail Dmitrijevic Rumin, Timofi Mikhailovi Chi Bolshev, Sharva Otarovich Tsereteli, etc., these members who hold important posts in the committee department or preside over the work of the internal affairs department in a franchise are all from Beria. Faithful, and only the head of Beria.

And the other faction is the non-Beerian faction headed by Serov. Why is it called the non-Beerian faction? The meaning here is very deep. To put it bluntly, these people did not report to the group themselves, they just didn't belong to the group of Beria. Among these people, apart from Serov, there is only one Fitin and one Sergei Nikiforovich Kruglov.

And here, Fijing is a real diehard. The reason why he moved the First General Administration from Lubyanka 2 is because he doesn't like to mix with the "corrupt guys in the Committee". Although this made Comrade Beria very upset, Fijing's backstage was also very hard. He was a member of Comrade Zhdanov. With the energy of Comrade Beria, he obviously did not have the strength to break the wrist with Zhdanov.

As for Kruglov, his situation is quite special. At first, he should be regarded as a close friend of Comrade Beria. Beria transferred him to the NKVD and promoted him to a high position. As for why the two of them No, Victor only heard some gossip, it seemed that Kruglov's lack of ability caused Beria's dissatisfaction.

In the entire leadership of the NKVD, the only person Viktor could not see through was Serov.

Judging from Serov’s career history, he was also promoted by Beria, and even his transfer order to enter the NKVD was issued by Beria himself. It can be said that every step of his promotion was in line with Beria. The support is inseparable from the relationship. But even so, the relationship between the two is far from close. At least Serov’s orders to Beria are not obedient. Occasionally, it is even obvious from the words of the two. Alienated.

For Victor, he is actually very impatient to engage in office politics. This kind of intrigue can make people feel mentally exhausted. Coupled with his occupation, it is itself full of blood and dirty intelligence work. , If you engage in these intrigues again, it will really make people nervous.

But again, there is a struggle where there are people, and this kind of struggle is not something anyone can avoid if they want to avoid it.

Why was Victor transferred from the NKVD to the General Staff Intelligence Bureau? Is it because the General Staff is going to transfer him there? Just because Shaboshnikov found Comrade Stalin? Things can't be that simple. If there is another reason, it is that someone in the NKVD wants to transfer him out, or at least let him give up the position of the person in charge of internal intelligence work.

In the organizational structure of the NKVD, internal intelligence work has always been a very important part. It has large powers and resources, and has always been the focus of everyone’s attention. A young person like Victor has been placed so important. In the post, there will naturally be people who are not convinced, even if you think about it with your heels, you can think of it.

Therefore, Victor came, but only stayed for a few months before being transferred again. During this period, he came up with a complete set of implementation plans for perfecting internal intelligence work, which was approved by Comrade Stalin. Before he officially assisted in the implementation of this plan, he was transferred to the Intelligence Bureau of the General Staff.

Well, during the war, any form of transfer is normal. As a well-known Bolshevik party member, he should be like a brick, moving wherever he needs it... But this kind of grand statement It can only be used to deceive others, it will never be able to calm its restless heart.

Victor knows exactly what the situation he is facing now. In the final analysis, he was pulled up by Serov with one hand. Although he has been very respectful in front of Beria, the label that Serov personally put on him, It can't be lifted anyway. Therefore, no matter how important or kind Comrade Beria shows to him, there is always a gap between the two.

Never overestimate your leader’s enthusiasm for you. Victor knew it in his previous life, because behind that enthusiasm, it may be sincere, or it may be acting on occasion. When the leader smiles three feet away in front of you, he may have already You are distributed thousands of miles away.

Victor knows that Comrade Beria may really value himself, but he is still waiting for himself to make a trade-off. He must alienate and promote his Serov in order to be recognized by Comrade Beria and be regarded by him. Own people.

But... alienating Serov is not in line with Victor’s emotional bias. For so long, he has no longer simply regarded Serov as a leader, but as a friend, if his instincts are not wrong. I believe Serov treated him the same way.

After smoking three cigarettes, half a bottle of vodka was down. Victor, with his thoughts in his head, felt a little confused. His alcohol volume is really not that good. Since his rebirth, he has never drunk like this. What about wine.

The hot water in the bathtub is already a bit cold, and it feels a bit cold to soak in it. Victor dropped the cigarette **** in his hand and threw the wine glass in his hand in the bathtub. He struggled to stand up, stepped out of the bathtub, and pulled the bathrobe prepared in advance, wrapped it indiscriminately, and Victor shook it. Dangling out of the bathroom.

At dusk, the living room was covered with light golden light, the phonograph placed on the cabinet in the corner had stopped, and the discs spinning freely made a hissing sound.

Rubbing his stiff forehead with one hand, Victor walked over, removed the contacts on the phonograph, and then swayed to the window, looking through the dusty glass window and looking downstairs with the green strips. Stone streets.

There are not many pedestrians on the street, but two blue-hat guards with guns can be seen standing downstairs. They are internal guards who are dedicated to guarding his safety. They are arranged by the National Political Security Bureau. On the other side of the street, there was also a jeep parked. It was also from the Security Bureau.

With the promotion of position and level, Victor found that he was gradually losing most of his personal freedom. Let’s take the case of embarrassment. There is no secret to his rendezvous with Nadya now, because Nadya wants If you want to enter this apartment, you must apply for a pass at the Political Security Bureau, otherwise, without Victor's company, she can't even approach the apartment.

From this point of view, humans are really a strange animal. Everyone seems to want to climb up and control more power, but once they do climb up, they can control more people’s emotions and anger. Sorrow and joy, even life and death, but my freedom is lost again. No, it is not only freedom that is lost, but also the original intention.