Struggle in Soviet Russia

This is the nature of work such as internal intelligence and counter-intelligence. The content is complicated and many problems seem simple, but in fact, there are various complicated problems behind them, which makes it a headache to deal with.

"Comrade Stalin," Victor said, following Comrade Stalin, putting together the documents in his hand, "I think the riots in Samarkand have already warned us. Regarding religious issues, we must give Pay more attention."

Comrade Stalin slowed down. He lowered his head as if he was observing a withered yellow leaf on the ground. He didn't know whether Victor really listened to what Victor said.

"I checked the information collected by the Internal Intelligence Agency in the past two years about religious activities in various places," Victor continued. "After summing up and comparing, I found that at least in Central Asia, the activities of underground religious organizations. There is a danger of getting out of control."

"Oh?" Comrade Stalin seemed to have finally become interested in what Victor said. After all, the word "out of control" was a bit sensational.

"According to the information held by the Internal Intelligence Agency," Victor said, "As of now, there are nearly two hundred underground religious organizations in Turkmenistan. There are nearly two hundred and forty underground religious organizations in Kazakh. As for Daji Stan, there are nearly three hundred."

Comrade Stalin turned around and faced Victor, with bloodshot eyes fixed on his face. In the curling smoke from the pipe, he could see his brows frowning tightly.

"These underground religious organizations have all appeared one after another over the past three years," Victor said. "The original form of organization was to organize some illegal religious activities, and their scale was limited to only a few residents. Now, these underground religious organizations have not only expanded their numbers to a dangerous level, and their activities are no longer limited to religious activities. They have begun to involve the political field, and some have even begun to interact with foreign forces. Collusion."

In the alliance, any religious activities must be carried out in legal places, and they cannot be carried out in random places. For example, religious activities of Muslims must be carried out in mosques specified by the government.

Although with the outbreak of the war, the government's tolerance for religion has become much more relaxed, but one problem still exists, that is, there are too few legal places for religious activities. This is very obvious in Central Asia. For example, in the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, there are only a dozen mosques approved by the Union for religious activities. These mosques are mainly concentrated in cities with relatively large populations, but in those villages and even small cities, they do not exist at all. A mosque where legal religious activities can be carried out.

So, initially in response to this situation, a small group specializing in organizing religious activities in rural areas appeared. In the past three years or more, such small groups have spread throughout Central Asia. Some of them It is also getting bigger and bigger in scale. For example, in Ashgabat, an underground religious organization called "Abdul Fald" has grown from the initial participation of five households to nearly four in the past three years. Thousands of members.

In addition to the development of scale, the activities of these underground religious groups have also begun to change from pure religious activities to actively seeking political benefits. Just as Victor said, those relatively large-scale underground religious organizations , Has begun to collude with foreign forces.

Just like the "Abdul Falder", this organization has connections with religious forces in Afghanistan and Turkey. They are even receiving financial support from the United Kingdom and the United States. At the same time, they engage in illegal and criminal activities, such as bribery. Bribery, cross-border smuggling, etc.

"Although the situation in Central Asia is only a special case due to its historical and social reasons," Victor said briefly after explaining what he had learned, "but we can still get underground from this region. The development of religious forces has summarized some laws, that is: the scale is getting bigger and bigger, the activities are getting more frequent, the demands are getting more and more dangerous, and the connected forces have a tendency to develop from inside to outside the country. For the alliance, These changes are very dangerous. I suggest that the People's Committee of National Defense should issue corresponding policies as soon as possible to restrict or even crack down on such underground religious organizations, groups, and forces."

Comrade Stalin took the pipe in his hand and put his arms around his chest. After a long silence, he said, "What advice does your National Security Committee have?"

"The specific measures have not yet been discussed," Victor said. "However, my suggestion is that if action is to be taken, the National Security People’s Commission should conduct joint actions with the People’s Commission of the Interior. The committee department is responsible for implementation, and we are responsible for providing intelligence and information."

Comrade Stalin nodded and didn't say anything. He put the pipe in his mouth again, took a step forward, and walked forward slowly.

Victor knew that the leader was also thinking about how to deal with this new situation.

For the Alliance, there is no precedent for drawing on any policy formulation, and the same is true for the handling of religious issues.

As far as Victor knew, in the early days of his administration, Comrade Stalin had a more tolerant attitude towards religion. As for why he became so high-handed, he didn't know why. After the outbreak of the War against Germany, Comrade Stalin also had a change in his attitude towards religious issues. Of course, the reason for this change was mainly to unite all forces to resist aggression, but the reality is that the alliance’s attitude towards religion is indeed true. It has become looser.

But this world is like this. Coexistence in any form is not so easy. People are always pursuing a goal: Either the east wind will overwhelm the west wind, or the west wind will overwhelm the east wind. Therefore, in Central Asia, religious issues are posing a threat to the national security of the alliance.

Today, taking this opportunity, Victor presents the threat posed by religious issues to Comrade Stalin. If nothing else, the Alliance’s policy on religious issues should soon undergo a new change.

In fact, Victor also has his own thinking on the issue of religion. To a certain extent, he does not think that an excessively loose religious policy is beneficial to the security of the alliance. Of course, he does not think that it is excessive. A high-pressure religious policy is good.

The problem of religion is, in the final analysis, a historical problem, or in other words, a humanistic existence formed under certain historical conditions. To deal with this kind of thing, you need to have enough wisdom. Simple violence cannot solve the problem, just like simple violence. Compromise and retreat cannot solve the problem.

"Religious issues are very complicated." After walking a dozen steps on the Yong Road, Comrade Stalin seemed to have finally considered his words. He took the pipe from his mouth and swayed his arms, saying, "In many ways, in the party, It is difficult for the People’s Committee to reach a unified opinion. Therefore, we must be cautious in any step we take in this regard."

Victor nodded. He understood what Comrade Stalin meant. Although according to the requirements of the party constitution, Bolshevik members are all materialists and cannot believe in any form of religion, many people have different opinions and opinions on the issue of religion. , This kind of disagreement exists even within the Politburo.

"However, Victor, I agree with one of your opinions," Comrade Stalin replied, "That is to deal with illegal underground religious organizations and groups, especially those that are in collusion with foreign forces. We must be strict. I am going to raise this issue at a later meeting of the People’s Committee of the National Defense. Before that, I hope you can submit a more detailed information."

"Okay, Comrade Stalin," Victor said, nodding quickly.

After explaining such a task, Comrade Stalin turned around and continued to follow the Yonglu towards the armory. After going out for more than a dozen steps, he once again slowed down, tilted his head slightly, and said, "Talk to us before. The situation is similar. As the war comes to an end, the alliance’s situation in all aspects will become more and more complicated. At this time, the work of the internal intelligence department will become more and more important. So, Victor, I hope you Be able to display the enthusiasm and talent that used to be in external intelligence work in the post of internal intelligence work..."

He was talking right here. At the corner in front of the road, a black Volga car turned around and drove straight in the direction where the two of them were.

Seeing this car appeared, Comrade Stalin stopped. He straightened his waist seriously and looked at Volga, which was slowly coming forward.

Victor also saw the car, and he recognized the owner of the car immediately.

Taking a step forward, Victor said: "Then, Comrade Stalin, I will sort out the detailed information about the underground religious organization as soon as I go back and send it to your office later."

"Well," Comrade Stalin nodded and snorted.

At this time, the Volga car had driven six or seven meters ahead, and the car stopped by the side of the road. As the door opened, a young man in an air force uniform got out of the car to see his military rank. A colonel.

"Hey, Victor, good afternoon," the colonel got out of the car and greeted Victor first. Instead of a military salute, he said with a smile on his face.

"Good afternoon, Vasily," Victor said with a smile and waved his hand to the opponent.