Struggle in Soviet Russia

Comrade Orzoni Kize is an older generation of revolutionaries in the Alliance. He and Comrade Stalin were revolutionaries of the same period. The two were also close comrades-in-arms and partners. Of course, in the first two years of Victor's rebirth in this world, this An old revolutionary passed away, died of a heart attack—well, this is a way of propaganda.

As far as Victor, the intelligence chief, knows, Comrade Orzoni Kize actually committed suicide. As for the real cause of the suicide, Victor did not want to discuss more. Now, Comrade Stalin and they talk about Comrade Orzoni Kize. Of course, it is not about his suicide, but about some of the work plans he made when he was in the Ministry of Heavy Industry.

Victor is not a cadre in charge of economic work. He is in charge of intelligence work. Therefore, these topics have little to do with him. What's more, among these people at the moment, his qualifications are too low. No one invited him to speak. Under the circumstances, he is not easy to intervene recklessly. Therefore, he followed everyone behind and listened to the conversations of the first few people.

The current situation is already there. After several years of war, all the territory of the alliance has been liberated, but in the vast occupied territory, almost everything has been destroyed. The destruction is very thorough, almost There is nothing left.

Next, the focus of the alliance’s work must be how to restore everything that has been destroyed. What is the focus of this, it needs to be discussed by the leadership.

On the issue of economic recovery work after the war, Comrade Stalin’s position remains the same as before. He believes that the focus of the alliance’s economic work must be industry, especially heavy industry. The four-year war has also proved his correctness. You must know, Without the heavy industrial base developed by the Alliance before the war, the Soviet Red Army, no matter how brave and fearless it is, would not be able to win this war.

Therefore, after the end of the war, the focus of the alliance’s economic work should still be placed on industry, especially heavy industry.

However, within the Politburo, Comrade Stalin’s views did not receive the support of the majority. Several comrades, including Andreyev and Khrushchev, believed that the focus of the post-war recovery work should first be placed on Agriculture. Because in the past few years of wars, Ukraine and Belarus, which are the main production areas of the alliance, have suffered maximum damage, tens of thousands of collective farms have disappeared, and countless farmlands have been burned. Therefore, the first thing that the alliance needs to restore is agricultural production. After all, the people must be fed before they can consider industrial issues.

At the same time, comrades such as Zhdanov and Malinkov suggested to abandon the economic development model of over-emphasis on heavy industry, and to decide new production plans based more on the actual needs of the national economy. To put it bluntly, it means that in the process of industrial development, we should not only pay attention to the development of heavy industry, but also give some attention to the development of light industry and agriculture.

Victor followed the crowd, listening to them discuss these issues. In his opinion, even though there are differences in opinions, Comrade Stalin does not seem to be annoyed. He can patiently express his own views, and he can also settle down to listen to other people’s opinions. The entire communication process is very peaceful. There is no smell of gunpowder.

The crowd circled around the fountain pool for a few times. At first, a staff member came out of the villa and arranged the dinner scene on the lawn at the edge of the woodland. Comrade Stalin, who was walking in the front, stopped and stopped. He pointed in the direction of the long table and didn't say anything. He just stepped toward that side first.

The long table is made up of tables, covered with white tablecloths, and on both sides of the long table, there are some chairs. Because of the beginning of the arrangement, there is nothing on the table.

Comrade Stalin walked over first, picked a chair casually and sat down, and then gestured to a service staff not far away.

This service worker was obviously someone close to Comrade Stalin. He was very familiar with this gesture. He didn't use Comrade Stalin to speak at all. He turned around and ran towards the villa. After a while, he used a special for holding tobacco. The bag was delivered to Comrade Stalin.

"Well, today is a private reception," Comrade Stalin took the bag and put it in front of him, and said with a pipe to hold the tobacco, while smiling, "We don't talk about work."

As he said, he turned his gaze to Victor, who was sitting diagonally across from him, and said, "Victor, this is the first time you have participated in the reception I invited. You know, according to our tradition, when gathering around the table, everyone wants Let a joke, well, start with the youngest person."

Hearing what he said, the few people sitting around the dining table laughed, laughing and echoing, and Malenkov clapped his hands and added: "Moreover, this joke is related to the work you are responsible for."

Victor froze for a moment, and then a wry smile appeared on his face. He said, "If it's just a joke, it's not difficult, but it's a bit difficult if the joke is related to the job I'm in charge of."

"No matter how boring the job is, there will always be some elements that make people happy," Comrade Molotov said with a smile, "I think the same is true for intelligence work."

Victor raised his hand, rubbed his sideburns, and said, "Well then, I will try to say one. Of course, this may not be a joke."

Hearing what he said, everyone was quiet.

"I think everyone knows that as an excellent intelligence worker, in addition to some basic skills, you must have enough common sense accumulation. Otherwise, it is easy to expose yourself in some seemingly insignificant places." Victor continued, "When I was in the NKVD, I was in charge of anti-intelligence work for a period of time. At that time, there was a person named Ivan Ivanovich Serkhov in our bureau. Detective, he caught a Polish spy on a train from Odessa to Kiev."

"Oh?" There were curious expressions on everyone's faces. After all, this kind of spy arrest is quite mysterious. People are interested in it just like later generations like to read detective novels or criminal investigation film and television works.

"At that time, the agent Serkhov was sitting in the same row of seats as the Polish spy," Victorbi said with a gesture. "In order to pass the long journey, Agent Serkhov chatted with the Polish man. When he got up, he asked where the other party was, and the other party returned that he was from Petersburg." Victor continued, "After hearing the other party's answer, Agent Serkhov became suspicious, and he said along the way. I am also from Petersburg and asked where the other person is from Petersburg. But the Polish did not answer his question, but asked if he had been living in Petersburg. Agent Serkhov replied at the time, No, he used to live in Petersburg, now he lives in Leningrad. Then, the Poles asked casually:'Then when did you move to Leningrad?'"

Having said this, Victor stopped, pursed his lips and shrugged.

Of course, this joke is not very funny, but it is enough to deal with the situation at hand.

And the few present here are enough to give face, no matter how funny the jokes are, they all laughed twice to cheer.

"Speaking of Polish spies, I remember one thing," Comrade Zhdanov laughed twice, and said, "I heard a report from the Leningrad National Security People’s Committee before saying that it was in Leningrad. In Le’s government agency, a hidden Polish intelligence network was discovered. Is there such a thing?"

When he asked about this, Victor's expression was solemn, and he nodded and said, "There is such a thing, and the anti-intelligence department has enough evidence."

"Oh, then why didn't follow-up actions be taken?" Comrade Zhidanov asked. "Moreover, the Executive Committee did not receive a follow-up report."

The executive committee he referred to was the Central Executive Committee.

“The reason why the Counter-Intelligence Bureau did not take follow-up actions directly is because the scale of this espionage network may be very large,” Victor explained. To catch them all at once, the Anti-Intelligence Bureau is deploying a larger net. This work will take enough time."

Comrade Zhidanov nodded and said nothing.

"Pole matters can be put aside," Comrade Stalin said at this time. "They are not the focus now. What I am more concerned about is the recent movement of the Americans. The meeting they held in New Hampshire obviously had a lot of attention. attempt."

Hearing what Comrade Stalin said, Victor's heart moved. It seemed that the preparations he did this afternoon were not in vain. Comrade Stalin mentioned something he had prepared.

The recent meeting in New Hampshire, the United States, naturally refers to the Bretton Woods meeting. The Soviet Union also arranged for representatives to participate in this meeting. Yes, among the 44 participating countries, there are also representatives of the Soviet Union. However, the representatives of the Soviet Union were only invited to participate in the meeting on the establishment of the International Monetary Fund. Regarding the content of the subsequent Bretton Woods agreement, the Soviet representatives did not sign any agreement. There were even a series of meetings in which the Soviet representatives were absent.

"Nikola Alekseyevich mentioned this problem," said Comrade Zhdanov. "His view is that the Americans' ambition is to solve a problem of a currency and a monetary system. From a more far-reaching perspective, the Americans intend to take advantage of their absolute advantages in economics, politics, and military affairs at this time to transform from a relatively closed foreign policy in the past to a policy direction of international commitments and international responsibilities, so as to undertake internationally. The role of a leader."