Struggle in Soviet Russia

On the streets of Lviv in the early days of the rain, the portraits of Comrade Stalin and the red flags specially prepared for the celebration can be seen everywhere, leading the entire alliance from a strong to a stronger leader. This year is exactly 60 years old. For every citizen in the alliance. Said that this is a day worth celebrating.

Opposite the city hall on the market square, beside the fountain of the Greek goddess statue, ballot boxes dedicated to voting were placed in a circle. A large number of policemen maintained order around them, dividing the citizens who came to vote into twelve rows. Efforts to maintain order on the scene.

In such days, there is no need to worry about attacks by Ukrainian nationalist organizations. They will not do that, because internationally, these guys are always seeking recognition and support from the League of Nations and pretending to be victims. If something big happens on such a day, they can only attract condemnation from the League of Nations.

On the third floor of the City Hall, on the terrace facing the square, a group of well-dressed people gathered together, overlooking the crowds on the square, talking enthusiastically with each other. That scene is easily reminiscent of a word—to join in the grand event.

At the end of the crowd, Victor in a military uniform was hiding in the corner, as if he did not let others pay attention to him as much as possible. At the same time, his attention was not placed on the terrace, but in the crowd in the square.

Yes, on an occasion like today, considering the presence of representatives from the League of Nations, those Ukrainian nationalist organizations are indeed unlikely to launch attacks on civilians, but assassinations against senior Soviet officials are very likely to occur. .

In this referendum, Kiev treated Lviv as a model. Among the crowd on the terrace were senior Ukrainian officials, including Khrushchev, as well as representatives from Moscow. Wolf famous person. If you can choose one or two of these people to get rid of it, for the Ukrainian nationalist organization, it will greatly enhance the morale and popularity of the organization.

For Victor, what he has to do today is not only to ensure the smooth progress of the referendum, but also to ensure the safety of these people on the terrace and prevent any accidents from happening. The upper nerve is always kept in a state of high tension.

Around the square, all the buildings that can overlook the terrace on the third floor of the City Hall have been inspected before. Moreover, the blockade has been implemented since last night. No matter who it is, only people are allowed to go out and not to enter. Just do it specifically.

The two blocks around the square are not allowed to enter by any vehicle. After the voting begins, all main streets will be blocked, and no one can pass except the "tickets" arranged by the General Administration of the Militia.

The League of Nations has indeed arranged a supervision delegation. Many representatives come from various countries. It seems that the lineup is very strong. However, in fact, if they are assigned to various voting points in various cities of Lviv, it is too pitiful. They even only I chose five cities, but in Lviv, there are only two groups, and here is the city hall.

In order to ensure the smooth progress of the referendum, it is mainly to blind the eyes of the representatives of the League of Nations. In Lviv alone, the People’s Committee of the Interior mobilized more than 2,000 security personnel, most of which were drawn from eastern Ukraine. , Just to cooperate with this so-called referendum performance.

When a country concentrates on doing one thing, its strength is amazing. Ordinary people may not feel this, because all of this is hidden under the water, and it is hard to detect.

This referendum is different from the elections in Western countries. The voting time will not last for several days, not even a day. According to the regulations of the city broadcast, the referendum time will be from 9 am to 11 am, a total of two hours.

In this regard, the delegation of the League of Nations has already questioned it, believing that such a provision may cause the referendum results to be non-universal, and some citizens far from the city may not even have time to reach the polling place.

As for the criticism raised by the League of Nations delegation, Moscow ignored it. It was already very rare for Moscow to work hard this time. As for the opposition of the League of Nations, hey, who cares?

Take a look at the League of Nations today. It is actually a playground for self-entertainment in some Western European countries. The United States has not joined, Germany has withdrawn, and Japan, the most influential and craziest expansion in Asia, has also withdrawn. The Soviet Union actually Shanghai is not so concerned about the attitude of the League of Nations.

The purpose of doing such a scene this time is not to please the League of Nations, but to show the superiority of its own system to the world, and at the same time, to prove the legitimacy of its annexation of West Ukraine and West Belarus.

Near ten thirty, the crowd gathered on the square reached the highest peak. Looking down from the terrace, the winding roads leading to the square were crowded with people's heads. Perhaps because there were too many people, there was a small-scale commotion in the northwest corner. From a distance, it seemed that someone had a dispute with the policeman maintaining order.

At the very front of the terrace, Khrushchev was talking with a blond middle-aged man in a suit next to him. He immediately noticed the commotion not far away, and the smile that was overflowing on his face suddenly condensed, and his eyes revealed Out of dissatisfaction. But the tall, blond middle-aged man next to him showed a look of interest, and frequently looked in the direction of the commotion, as if he was expecting the commotion there to turn into a commotion.

Khrushchev turned his head, his sharp eyes began to look in the crowd behind him, he was looking for Victor, but unfortunately, the people behind him stood very densely, and Victor's position was too far behind, he could not see at all.

"Long live Ukrainian independence!"

In the commotion, someone finally yelled this slogan that was enough to make people sweat. On the terrace, although the sound was not loud, it was very clear. Many people changed their expressions in an instant, and Lieutenant Colonel Serov, who was also at the back, turned his head and looked at Victor's position fiercely.

"Long live Ukrainian independence!"

There was another voice, this time it was louder than before.

Behind the crowd, Victor's face was tense, he could feel the eyes gathered around him, but he was obviously not in a panic. He just hoped that the previous arrangements would work, otherwise, he would be confused.

Turning his head pretending to be calm, he met Serov's gaze and gave him a calm look.

In the square, the commotion in the northwest corner tended to expand. Not only that, in more places, there were also people eager to try and shout along with this slogan.

"Long live the Soviet Union!"

In the commotion, countless louder voices sounded in the square, and the voice in the corner was suppressed in an instant.

"Long live the Soviet Union!"

More people seemed to be shouting in the square, and in the northwest corner, amidst the commotion, someone raised a red silk abruptly. There was a slogan on the red silk: "The future guides us to join the Soviet Union!"

Later, more red silks and portraits of Comrade Stalin were lifted up, directly covering the area.

The blond middle-aged man next to Khrushchev stood on tiptoe, trying to see the situation there, but everything was in vain. More and more red silks and portraits rose in the square, and countless hands were waving in the air. . The shouts in the square became louder and louder, and the voices began to become noisy and disorderly.

The condensed smile on Khrushchev’s face instantly melted away. He smiled and raised his hand, touched his nose, tilted his body and said to the blond middle-aged man next to him: “Hehe, there will always be people who have different opinions. It is impossible to expect everyone to agree. We respect those who hold different opinions, but the principle of the minority obeying the majority cannot be changed."

The blond middle-aged man retracted his gaze in disappointment and nodded in agreement.

From the terrace on the third floor of the city hall, you can’t see it at all. Just in the northwest corner, four or five young people in casual clothes, under the cover of red silk and portraits, spilled blood on their chests. The people were dragged directly into the corner on the side of the street.

Hearing the shouts from the square, Victor's heart almost hung in his throat and finally fell slowly. He took a step back, put his trembling hand in his pocket, and fumbled for a pack of cigarettes.

He wanted to smoke a cigarette out of it, but because his hands were shaking so badly, he tried two times without success. The last time, even the cigarette case fell to the ground. Just when he was about to bend down to pick up the cigarette, he stretched out a hand from the side and passed a cigarette with a filter tip.

Victor turned his head in amazement, but found that the owner of his hand was also wearing the uniform of the People's Committee of the Interior, and the collar indicated that his rank was captain.

"The details are well done," the captain smiled when he saw him. "You can see that you are a very patient and meticulous person. The People's Committee of the Interior needs someone like you now."

The captain is handsome and has a fair complexion. Moreover, his military uniforms are well cleaned up, with no compromises. From this we can see that he is a person who pays much attention to his personal image.

"Thank you," Victor calmed his emotions, and reached out his hand to pass the cigarette to the other person to take it, and put it in his mouth.

The captain kindly took out a box of matches and lit the cigarette for him. Then he stretched out his hand and said: "I heard Lieutenant Colonel Serov introduced you before, Lieutenant Victor Viktorovich. It’s a coincidence. My name is Victor, Victor. Semenovich Abakumov."

Victor hurriedly stretched out his hand, shook the opponent, and said, "Hello, Comrade Victor Semenovich."

He seemed familiar with the other party's last name, but he didn't remember it for a while.

Of course, he is not in the mood to consider these, after all, the referendum on the square is not over yet.