Struggle in Soviet Russia

The file is naturally for Comrade Stalin, but the file is just a simple statement process, like a running account, and many details are not reflected. Therefore, Victor needs to do some oral narration.

In the process of his dictation, Comrade Stalin would compare the dossier and ask some questions from time to time. Some questions are easy to answer, but some questions are not so easy to answer.

For example, when it comes to a case-handling officer, he will praise him as a good person. Where is he from? What did you do before? What is the political background? and many more. When faced with this kind of problem, Victor can of course say: I don’t know, that’s not the point of the case. And Comrade Stalin will probably not blame him for this, but not to blame does not mean that he has no thoughts in his heart.

People say: "Details determine success or failure", in fact, this is especially true at work. Every job is a pit, but the structure of power is always pyramid-shaped.

What is the pyramid shape? The pyramid shape means that a certain "pit" in the upper layer often corresponds to a number of "radishes" in the lower layer, and which radish can enter which pit comes from the "radish" in the upper layer that is already in the "pit". decided.

Therefore, for the lower radish, if he deepens his impression of the upper radish, and it has to be a good impression, it depends on his own work performance.

In Victor's view, the most important thing in a job is not the actual performance, but in the minds of the leader, what is your performance. Therefore, when he is doing work, he often pays attention not only to the process and results, but also to the details. .

Imagine if Comrade Stalin gave him a task and he accomplished it well, and then Comrade Stalin asked him about some details of his work, but he couldn't say anything. Over time, what would Comrade Stalin think of him?

There is no doubt that Comrade Stalin would think that he was actually not very capable, and the reason why he did his job well was because there were some talents under him. So at some point, Comrade Stalin would probably bypass him. Below him look for the more suitable talent.

Think about how Victor stood out from under Comrade Beria, and was eventually promoted by Comrade Stalin, and divided the power from Beria? Isn't it just such a process? Most of those who were eventually squeezed out by their subordinates in the process of promotion and promotion have gone through such a process.

As a result, Comrade Victor, who paid attention to the details of his work, perfectly responded to the various questions raised by Comrade Stalin. It can even be said to be calm and more than enough.

Comrade Stalin was very satisfied with Victor's trip to the Far East. He also asked about the situation of the Far East Front Army, such as the conflicts between Comrade Apanashenko and the party and government departments in the Far East.

In this regard, Victor emphasized the current particularity of the Far East. General Apanashenko not only had to "transfusion" for the war on the Western Front, but also established a solid defense in the Far East to curb the Japanese invasion of the alliance. Therefore, His hegemony and dictatorship are in line with the needs of the current situation.

Victor even pointed out that the reason why the party committees of the Far East border regions conflicted with General Apanashenko was because they could not look at the problem from a macro-strategic point of view, and their thinking was limited by regionalism. This is not about politics. Performance.

Is Apanashenko very arrogant in the Far East? Didn’t you see the party committees of the Krai in your eyes? Are you talking about it? Yes, yes, the answers to these questions are obvious.

but!

Comrade Stalin supported him, and the People’s Committee of National Defense supported him. So how should Victor stand on this issue? Could it be that he could say from a fair perspective that Apanasenko is too domineering in front of Comrade Stalin, and he should restrain himself?

Sorry, there is no such thing as fairness in the adult world. The idea of ​​fairness is the first commandment in official career. If Victor talks about fairness on the issue of the Far East, then he will become the least political person.

But while leaning towards Apanashenko, Victor also criticized some of the mistakes made by the Far East Army in aggressive advancement, including the continuous provocation of the Japanese. He believed that the Soviet Army should not make too much effort in the Far East. So as not to draw Japan’s attention from the Pacific Ocean.

Although the Soviet Union, the United States and Britain are now allied, the Americans' position on the European battlefield is obvious. They just hope that the Soviet Union will hold down the Germans as much as possible, and shed more blood in the process of fighting the Germans.

The NKVD’s position is also very clear. On the Pacific battlefield, they also hope that the Americans will devote more energy and shed more blood.

On any issue of international affairs, the national interest is always the first priority, not the so-called protection of the free world.

When he left the Kremlin, the sky was already bright, and Victor himself was a little surprised. He actually talked with Comrade Stalin for nearly six hours this time. This was the longest time he had a private conversation with Comrade Stalin.

The rainstorm stopped, but there was still deep water on the street.

The car drove to the residence opposite Lubyanka Square. Just turning into the alley, Victor saw a car parked downstairs in the small building he occupied. On the side of the car, Varenka was smoking with his back leaning on the car.

On this trip to the Far East, Varenka didn't follow along. For this reason, the young man was a little bit emotional.

When the car got off, Varenka ran over without waiting for the driver to get out of the car and opened the door for Victor.

"Comrade committee!" When Victor got out of the car, he straightened up again and gave a standard military salute.

Victor looked at him up and down, and found that this kid had also been put on the uniform of the National Security People’s Committee, and he smiled and asked, "Why, the personnel transfer procedures are all completed?"

"It's done," Varenka smiled. "Comrade Feijing personally helped."

Speaking of this, he lowered his voice again and said: "Comrade Safina's transfer procedures have also been completed."

Victor smiled. In the NKVD, the few people who had never birdied Comrade Beria really belonged to the same group.

In the past, Comrade Feijing really didn't care for anyone, and didn't give any face to anyone, let alone let him take the initiative to do something for others, even if Victor personally went to the door to ask others, no one would take care of him. But now, everything has changed. Fitin took the initiative to go through the transfer procedures for Varenka and Safina. This can be seen as his goodwill to Victor. This also indicates that at least at this stage, the National Security People’s Committee The leadership of the company is united, and everyone is the same.

"Comrade Feijing has handled transfer procedures for many people during the recent period," Varenka continued, "Well, in addition to these, he also moved the office of our committee department from Building 2. Go to the Gogol Boulevard, next to the Palace of Soviets Station."

Victor nodded. In fact, he knew about it, because when he was still in the Far East, Comrade Feijing called him to discuss this matter. According to him, he had already called Comrade Serov. , But Comrade Serov obviously didn't care about this, and just asked him to discuss with Victor.

In fact, Victor did not want to move from Building 2, because the Gogol Boulevard is a bit far away from the Kremlin, and the new office building is not only old, but also next to a large wasteland—that wasteland is the old one. The Cathedral of Christ the Salvation, 35 years ago, the cathedral was demolished, and the site was planned as the site of the Soviet Palace. But until now, the so-called Palace of Soviets has not been made, and there has been an eye-catching pit.

However, on this issue, Comrade Feijing was very stubborn. He just didn't want to stay in Building 2 and had to move out from somewhere. In the end, Victor could only agree with him.

But what Victor didn’t know was that Comrade Fitin had a much sharper political sense than him. He was a student of economics, but was recruited by Beria to the NKVD, and began to preside over the foreign intelligence work at the age of 31. Guy, knows how to survive.

In the history of Victor’s previous life, after the death of Comrade Stalin, few of the senior leaders of the NKVD survived. Comrade Feijing was an exception, although he was kicked out of the intelligence department to produce photographic equipment. His factory became the factory director, but he survived, and after the disintegration of the Soviet Union, when Putin was the president of Russia, he also erected a statue for him at the entrance of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Agency.

"Since the committee department moved to the boulevard, here..." Victor stopped outside the door of the small building, hesitated for a moment, pointed to the entrance of the door, and said.

"Ah, when the settlement was handled, this place was also assigned to our committee department," Varenka didn't understand what Victor was asking at first, but he quickly reacted and explained, "It is said that it is Comrade Kobrov. Order personally."

Victor frowned, then nodded again.

He could figure it out that for such a building, Kobrov couldn't blast him away arrogantly, so doing it would be of no use other than showing his inferiority. Kobrov is not a child. If he wants to target Victor, he will find an opportunity to kill him, instead of finding a trivial matter to disgust him.

But having said that, although this building is now assigned to the People's Committee of National Security, Victor will not choose to stay here anymore. After all, he still has to guard against whether the other party will make a fuss about this matter.

You have to be more cautious. It's not that Victor doesn't know what is good or what is wrong, and he is suspicious, but that he understands one thing very well-since tonight, the entanglement between the NKVD and the NKVD is indispensable.