Struggle in Soviet Russia

Many people know that employing people requires skills, and most people also know that people who pursue official careers really need ability. However, it is not easy to be able to achieve both skills and ability. .

In fact, Victor is not an experienced "official", but his previous life experience has given him some means to play "office politics". Now, he is applying those experiences to his work, as to how effective it is. , But also to watch while walking.

Calling Asanize to his office and talking face-to-face, the whole process lasted less than ten minutes, and in these ten minutes, the information that Victor revealed back and forth was nothing more than a few points: First, He trusts Assanizze very much and believes that the work he has done in the past is very effective and rich in experience. Second, he wants to promote Assanizze, put him in a more important position, and let him bear a heavier burden. Third, this position is newly established, and the extent to which it can be achieved depends on his own ability. Fourth, the Ukrainian intelligence network is under the absolute control of Amanov, and this person was appointed by Comrade Merkulov. He is domineering and not easy to get along with. Finally, as the new director of the Internal Intelligence Agency, he supports Asanidze.

Well, with so much information in front of you, it's mainly not a fool, what should Asanize think about?

There is no doubt that he will understand what Viktor meant, that is, he is dissatisfied with Amanov, but because the Ukrainian intelligence network has some problems, but it has always worked well, he has no reason to directly attack Amanov. Therefore, after he left Asanidze, he should compete with Amanov and break his control of the Ukrainian intelligence network.

Although he could understand Viktor’s thoughts and hints, Asanidze did not give priority to competing with Amanov. After all, Viktor only temporarily returned to lead the work of the Internal Intelligence Agency. Maybe it will be a while, Merkulo. Comrade husband will be able to resume normal work. If he stated his position prematurely and stood on the opposite side of Amanov, it might not end well in the future.

But even though Assanizze has his own little abacus, he does not understand a truth, that is, Victor chose him for no reason, and this reason is not because of his outstanding ability and outstanding performance, but because of his outstanding ability and outstanding performance. Because of his strong personality and short temper.

Under normal circumstances, the organization’s appointment principles are selective. In the same department, if the head of the department has a strong personality, then the deputy who matches him must have a softer personality. The reason for this is to prevent the department from The contradiction between the principal and the deputy is sharpened, which eventually leads to the sluggish work of the entire department.

However, Victor’s approach is to arrange two people with the same strong and irritable personalities together. In this way, even if Asanidze does not want to conflict with Amanov, at most he chooses to avoid in the first period of time. Retreat, but if it takes a long time, he will definitely not be able to bear it, and conflicts between the two will be inevitable.

Once the conflict between the two people broke out, and the conflict became serious, Victor, the director of the internal intelligence bureau, naturally had an excuse to directly intervene, and he could make some personnel change decisions as a matter of course. If Asanidze is obedient enough, he will transfer Amanov away, appoint Asanidze as the chief office, and thus have an additional confidant. On the other hand, if Asanidze is not obedient, then the problem is also very simple. He can transfer the two people together and replace them with a truly obedient one.

But no matter how he chooses in the end, Victor, as the head of the internal intelligence agency, has the greatest leeway, and he can guarantee that the final result is exactly what he wants.

Therefore, as a subordinate, you must have self-knowledge as a subordinate, and never think about challenging the authority of the leader, because they can easily destroy you, even after knowing that you are abolished, you don’t know it. what happened.

At present, Victor is just using the Ukrainian Intelligence Network as a pilot. If this plan is feasible and will not have too much impact on the intelligence network itself, then he will continue to implement it until he, the director of the domestic intelligence agency, can't do it. .

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In mid-to-late May, with the exception of Kharkov’s miserable defeat, all the news that Moscow received was obviously negative, unpleasant and even desperate.

On the vast land of Africa, the African Legion led by Rommel launched another large-scale offensive. "Free France" was beaten to a rage and panicked. The situation of the British was also very bad, and their soldiers had even appeared. Despite the fear of war, the cruel reality tells them that the German army is completely different from the Italian army.

On the Chinese battlefield, in order to open up the Zhe-Jiangxi line and realize the purpose of maintaining the war by war, and at the same time, to destroy the Quzhou Airport where Chinese and American fighter planes were entrenched, the Japanese army mobilized heavy troops and launched the Zhe-Jiangsi battle. On the battlefield behind enemy lines, the "major sweeps" to exterminate humanity have also started one after another, and the "Three Lights Policy" implemented by them is chilling.

In the Pacific, the Japanese finally seized Correjido Island, a stronghold in Manila Bay, and forced the US commander, Vinlet, to surrender. This also meant that the Japanese army’s southward strategy was extremely successful, and allied forces were completely driven out. To Southeast Asia.

Back in the Soviet Union, on the Kerch Peninsula, the three Soviet armies were surrounded and annihilated by the Germans, and Sevastopol became an isolated city. If nothing else, the Soviets would not be able to maintain it for long. . The loss of the military port of Sevastopol is of great significance to the Alliance. It will not only affect the operation of the Black Sea Fleet, but will also deprive the Soviet Air Force of the threat to Romania’s Ploiesti oil field, thus making this Europe’s second The large oil fields resumed operations and reduced the German fuel shortage.

Yes, everything seems to be developing in the worst direction. The anti-fascist forces in the world have been weakened, so that some countries and governments with ambiguous attitudes have shaken their positions.

At this time, the whole world needs a major victory to inspire the confidence of all anti-fascist countries to continue fighting. As a traverser, Victor is very clear that this is the last moment of darkness before dawn. .

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In Moscow, pouring rain enveloped the entire city.

This is the biggest rain since the beginning of summer. Because the rain was too fast and too heavy, many areas in the downtown area of ​​Moscow were flooded by rain. At the same time, the water level of the Moskva River soared, and the water surface had almost reached the bank. Flush.

In the morning, the Moscow City Party Committee issued an order to the Civil Police Department and the Fire Department, asking the two departments to pay close attention to the situation in the urban area to prevent danger.

In Lubyanka Square, a muddy jeep came in the rain. The car drove so fast that when it stopped, the whole car slid out several meters in front of the building.

When the car stopped, the four "blue hat" soldiers waiting at the entrance of the building quickly greeted him and crowded a person who got off the car in the middle. This person was wearing a black suit and a kraft paper hood. Can't see what it looks like. In his right hand, he also carried a black leather briefcase. On the handle of the briefcase, there was a handcuff attached to his wrist.

A group of people walked hurriedly into Building 2, and then went straight up to the third floor from the first floor. This way, they didn’t meet anyone—the NKVD did not have a holiday today. The reason why they didn’t meet anyone was because The committee department issued an order ten minutes ago. During this time period, no one is allowed to enter or leave the office.

Comrade Beria’s office on the third floor, including Beria, Victor, and the three members of the committee members in Moscow, are waiting anxiously, and those who are also waiting here are those from the Soviet Academy of Sciences. Six experts and the representative of Comrade Stalin Poskrebeshev.

The reason for such a big battle today is that the Intelligence Bureau of the General Staff received an emergency report last night. The report came from the Embassy of the People’s Committee for Foreign Affairs in London, and the content said that "No. 1" got it. The intelligence has been sent to Moscow through the five sense counselor of the embassy in London, and the man in the "headgear" bag contains this important intelligence.

The so-called "No. 1" is an important spy that the General Staff Intelligence Agency has just contacted not long ago. Except for Victor and a few members of the National Defense People’s Committee, no one knows who it is, including Serov. Knowing that this person is a physicist, doing research in the physics laboratory of the University of Birmingham.

The "headgear" man was quickly taken to Comrade Beria's office. When the purse was opened, Victor personally took out a thick document bag from it. On this document bag, there are both the seal of the General Staff Headquarters, the seal of the People's Committee for Foreign Affairs, and the seal of the People's Committee for Internal Affairs.

Seeing Victor take the document bag out of his leather bag, several experts from the Soviet Academy of Sciences who were sitting on the sofa stood up and involuntarily moved forward. They had longed for the information in the document bag for a long time.

Yes, what is contained in this document bag is the achievements made by the British in the "explosive uranium" research work. The document involves nearly 250 pages of various data and materials, and the degree of preciousness can be imagined. . With these materials, the physicists of the Academy of Sciences can use more reference materials and avoid many detours in the research and development of nuclear weapons.

Most importantly, the appearance of this document confirmed the feasibility of nuclear weapons development, and it made the Soviet government’s emphasis on nuclear weapons development suddenly rise to the highest point.