Struggle in Soviet Russia

"Some comrades?"

Victor was a little puzzled. He did not understand how the conversation with Comrade Stalin this morning would cause trouble for "certain comrades". Moreover, according to Comrade Malinkov, this certain comrade was obviously not referring to Serov. If it weren't for Serov, who could he cause trouble for?

"I also just got the news," Comrade Malinkov smiled and said, "The previous decision made by the enlarged Politburo meeting was to add three people, including me, Beria, and Bulganin, to the Politburo and serve as political leaders. Member of the Bureau."

He said in his mouth, got up from the sofa, walked straight to the door, closed the door of the room that had been wide open, and walked back, saying: "However, Comrade Stalin temporarily changed his mind. A new decision was made just hours ago and Bulganin was removed from the supplementary list."

Victor's mind is a little confused. He doesn't know what this has to do with him. Could he still decide the additional list of Politburo members? What a joke.

Comrade Malinkov obviously saw what he was thinking. The leading comrade who was about to enter the Politburo did not give much explanation. He walked back to his desk, took out something from the drawer, and walked back. When he went to the sofa, he gave Victor what he was holding and said: "Politics is always full of uncertainty. The moment it appears, you have become a loser."

Comrade Malinkov handed over a large envelope with a seal on it. Victor has seen this envelope. This is a bag used by the cadre office to store cadres' resumes.

He took the envelope and looked at Comrade Malinkov suspiciously.

"Similarly, you feel that the people who have been supporting you are probably not really supporting you," Comrade Malinkov sat on the sofa and made a visible gesture towards him, while continuing, " Maybe he just needs you to do things for him, or he just feels that you are not a threat to him. But once he perceives your threat, this kind of support may turn into restraint at any time."

Victor hesitated, and finally tore off the seal of the envelope and took out the contents.

"The work of cadre management has always been very important, and it is one of the core tasks of the Secretariat of the Central Committee." Comrade Malinkov continued his topic. "As far as practice is concerned, every person who enters the second-tier cadre list, They will all be supervised by the Department of Cadres and the NKVD. Ah, I’m talking about the past, of course, after the separation of the NKVD from the NKVD, those who did this work became the cadre office. With the Ideological Protection Bureau of the People’s Committee of National Security. I think you should also be aware of this."

At this point, Victor has taken out the contents of the bag. Although there are not many things in it, there are only a dozen photos and some things that look like meeting records. After reading the first record clearly, Victor's face suddenly became very difficult to look.

That's right, whether it is the records of a lot of conversations or the photos, they are all related to him.

"You know who is doing this work," Comrade Malinkov smiled. "You should also be able to see that some of the content is not very beneficial to you."

Victor pursed his lips and said nothing. He really didn't expect Serov to have buried a big nail beside him.

"Of course, everyone will encounter such a thing," Comrade Malinkov continued. "Comrade Stalin also knew about it, and, in fact, this is also our party's system, which guarantees the party's A means of cadre purity."

Victor nodded. He didn't read the contents of the document carefully. It would be nice if Comrade Malinkov could show him this thing. If he went through it carefully, it would obviously be inappropriate.

"The problem now is that some people have begun to use this system as a means of attacking young cadres," Comrade Malinkov took the envelope back and said, "This is difficult for Comrade Stalin and all Politburo members. Bearable."

Victor suddenly realized that he felt that he had vaguely grasped some truth. If nothing else, the person who informed Comrade Stalin and stabbed him with Valentina and Qiu Lina should be Bulganin or Serov. Well, the former is more likely.

The reason for this is mostly because they have a foreboding that their position in the People's Committee of National Security has threatened Serov.

But what they didn't realize was that when they informed Comrade Stalin, they not only aroused comrade Stalin's dissatisfaction with them, but also caused dissatisfaction with them. If there is something wrong in his performance, then there is no doubt that Comrade Stalin's dissatisfaction will be concentrated on him.

However, his performance should be pretty good, at least able to make Comrade Stalin feel satisfied, and the leader did not attach importance to the problem of the relationship between men and women, so the dissatisfaction caused by this was concentrated on those who initiated it.

This morning, Comrade Stalin talked to him, and he vaguely revealed that Serov was more authoritative in the National Security People’s Committee. This information was linked to the previous whistleblower incident, and it is estimated that Comrade Stalin’s dissatisfaction was added to the fire. , And only then has a series of follow-up changes.

Think about it, too. The special nature of the National Security People’s Committee made Comrade Stalin not very comfortable with it. Now, there are people who engage in authoritarianism in this special department on the one hand, and on the other hand, they are also related to a senior who is about to enter the Politburo. Leaders unite to use public tools for private use and strike at dissidents. How could Comrade Stalin endure it?

But having said that, Victor was quite curious, did Comrade Stalin trust him so much, and believe everything he said?

"For you, Victor, don't think too much about it now," Comrade Malinkov said with a smile when he saw that his face was not so good. There won't be any major problems."

After a pause, he continued: "Well, according to my estimate, Comrade Andreyev should bring up the matter of adding you as a member of the Central Committee. Comrade Stalin summoned him before. It should be that this task was entrusted to him. On this matter, Comrades Molotov and Kalinin should have no objection..."

Having said that, he stopped, took a sip of water from the water glass, shook his head and smiled: "Comrade Stalin summoned them first, and then Andreyev was summoned. This is also Comrade Stalin sending a signal to them. , Ha ha, these two guys are very slick, it is impossible not to comprehend Comrade Stalin's intentions."

"They have no objection, and because of the Bulganin matter, Kaganovich and Khrushchev are probably suspicious. They certainly dare not jump out to raise any objections at this time," Comrade Malinkov analyzed. "Therefore, the only resistance may only come from Comrade Zhdanov, but I think Comrade Stalin should communicate with him."

Reaching out and patted Victor's shoulder, Comrade Malinkov finally concluded: "So, the matter of adding you to the Central Committee is basically certain."

Victor pursed his lips and nodded lightly, but said nothing.

"As for the formation of the presidium of the People’s Committee of National Security," Comrade Malinkov turned to the subject again and said, "I will have a good talk with Comrade Beria. My idea is to mainly consider your opinions. At the same time, , Take care of Comrade Beria’s emotions, what do you think?"

Everyone said so, what else could Victor say?

Comrade Malinkov’s meaning is very clear, that is, in the presidium of the People’s Commissar of National Security, the fortress must have entered, but who should be included in it can be based on Victor’s opinion, but how much should be given to Beria. For the sake of face, no matter how you have to arrange two of his people.

In fact, Victor really didn't care much about who was added to the presidium. He said that in front of Comrade Stalin before, and he was not completely posing, but really thought so.

Victor’s position is very clear. He has never used the National Security People’s Committee as a tool for political struggle. In his eyes, this is a place to fight for him. Therefore, as long as newcomers do not interfere with his external intelligence In the game, he would not do anything to express his position.

Comrade Stalin hoped to establish collective leadership in the National Security People’s Committee. Navicto promoted collective leadership in the Committee. As long as the vice-chairmen don’t reach out to the Foreign Intelligence Service, he can do anything on any issue. When making concessions, everyone discusses what matters, but it's not a bad thing. At least if something goes wrong, he doesn't need to be held responsible alone.

Just imagine, since Victor had such an idea, how could he care about Beria coming to the Cypriot in the committee department.

What's more, in the latest stage, Comrade Stalin must have been staring at the National Security People’s Committee from time to time. Even if Beria wanted to arrange for someone to come, he did not dare to do too much. Otherwise, he would increase the number of members of the Politburo. Even if they are not sure, they are all eliminated.

"I agree with your suggestion, Comrade Malinkov," said Victor. "Besides, do you think I should find time to report to Comrade Beria and listen to his views on this issue by the way?"

Comrade Malinkov chuckled, stretched out his hand and patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Tomorrow, tomorrow night, let's have a potluck together."