Struggle in Soviet Russia

Out of a sense of disgust, after Komovowski arrived in Karelia, although Viktor did not directly interfere in the work of the other party, nor did he directly express his disgust towards this person, he took advantage of various For this reason, Komovowski's request for a meeting was rejected, and not once.

It has been nearly two weeks since Komovowski arrived in the Karelia region. He made a special trip from Moscow with a mission. He is also a member of the Central Committee and a Central Supervisory Committee, and he is also responsible for the work of the propaganda and agitation department, but even if In this way, as the first secretary of the Karelian-Finnish Soviet Republic, Viktor has never seen him. Just this behavior itself has released too many signals and gave people too many hints. , therefore, Komovowski's work also carried out very poorly, because no department and no one would actively cooperate with him.

The question that Viktor put to Andropov was based on this, and he wanted to know if Comrade Komovowski had any complaints about his "non-cooperation".

"As far as I know, Comrade Arseni Valeryevich didn't complain," Andropov, following Viktor's example, squatted down and checked the wounds on the wolf's body, casually speaking He smiled and said, "However, his enthusiasm for work is still as strong as when he first came. As far as I know, he seems to have gone to Leningrad again, and now I don't know if he is back."

Victor smiled contemptuously and said nothing.

Although he couldn't get Victor's cooperation, Comrade Komovowski still knew what to do, and he also knew that it would not do him any good to fight against Victor just for this kind of thing.

Speaking of which, Viktor is a member of the Central Committee, and Komovowski is also a member of the Central Committee. The status of the two in the party is similar, but the status is often not that simple, it is very complicated. From a very realistic point of view, although Viktor, a member of the Central Committee, is relatively junior and very young, he can enter and leave the Kremlin and Comrade Stalin's office building at will, and every time he visits Comrade Stalin. , Comrade Boskrebyshev will inform him as soon as possible.

And what about Comrade Komovowski? Although he is also a member of the Central Committee and a re-elected member of the Central Committee, at the same time, he joined the Bolshevik party in 1920, but if he wants to enter the Kremlin and visit Comrade Stalin, he needs to submit an application report in advance Yes, and even if his application was approved, he had to wait in line for notification when he met Comrade Stalin.

This is a difference, which signifies that Comrade Komovowski has informed that he is far behind Victor in the sequence of party cadres. To put it more bluntly, Victor may have a chance in ten years. Enter the Politburo, and what about Comrade Komovowski? If nothing else, he won't be able to get such an opportunity ten years from now. Considering his current age, if he can't enter the Politburo after ten years, he will have no hope in this life. Therefore, before he retires, at most he can enter the second echelon of the cadre sequence, and he is still on the edge. The position is similar to where Victor is now.

With all this in mind, how could Komovowski choose to challenge Viktor's authority?

Andropov mentioned that Komovsky went to Leningrad. As for what he did there, I guess Comrade Andropov didn’t know either. Of course, Viktor didn’t care. Victor only received this morning. The news that Moscow will hold a meeting of the members of the Council of the Soviet Union of Writers today. Comrade Zhdanov will speak at this meeting on behalf of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the People's Commissariat of the USSR. Therefore, it is impossible for him to go to Leningrad to meet with Meeting with Komovowski.

In addition to Comrade Zhdanov, Comrade Kuznetsov is also not in Leningrad. This young cadre who has just become secretary of the Central Secretariat is proudly reorganizing the work of the People's Commissariat of State Security. Comrade Ogolitsov, the head of the department, was tossed to death by his torment. Therefore, it is estimated that the secretary comrade also did not have time to pay attention to Komovowski.

Of course, Viktor was also worried about who Komovowski would find to sue, not to mention Zhdanov or Kuznetsov. Even if this guy went to sue Comrade Stalin, Viktor could handle it. , he had already thought of a bunch of excuses.

The rejection of Komovowski helped Victor gain a certain prestige and popularity in the Karelia region. He saw this very clearly, and it was precisely because of this that Victor had even more reason not to cooperate with Komo. Worski's work out.

There were fine snowflakes falling from the sky again, and Victor Ha let out a sigh, looked up at the gloomy sky, and his face with a smile slowly became gloomy.

In Victor's view, the weather in Karelia is the most troublesome. This cold wave that has swept the entire Eastern European plain has been hovering in the Karelian Isthmus for nearly a month, with an average of minus 43 The extremely cold weather almost brought the entire Republic to a standstill, and according to the laws of the climate, it is estimated that it will take several months for the weather to warm up.

"I think it seems that we should return," seeing Viktor looking up at the sky, Andropov stretched out a hand, took two fine velvet, and whispered, "According to the warning provided by the meteorological department, I'm afraid the snow today won't be too small."

Victor nodded silently, stared at the western sky for a while, and then said in a low voice, "Let's go, go back to Petrozavodsk."

Taking two steps out, he raised his finger again to the sky above and said, "This **** ghost weather."

As the saying goes: good fortune and misfortune do not come singly. Victor feels that the current Karelian-Finnish Soviet Republic seems to be facing such a situation. Originally, the entire republic was facing complex post-war reconstruction work. All work has come to a standstill, agriculture is not booming, industry is dying, roads are not smooth, and the weather is freezing. This heavy ordeal is torturing everyone who lives in this land. To be honest, now Karelia The situation is not much better than during the war.

Returning to Petrozavodsk all the way from Gilvas, when Viktor's car stopped in front of the wooden building at No. 19 Lenin Street, the heavy snow had been falling for a while, and the street was cleared only yesterday. , again covered in snow.

During the war, the entire Petrozavodsk was set on fire by the Finns, and a large prisoner-of-war camp was built in the main urban area. Therefore, on both sides of the Lenin Street today, they are all with a strong Finnish style. Wooden small building, but also a unified style.

After the Soviet army took over the city again, it did not burn the whole city down like the Finns did, but took over everything directly. The place where Victor lives now is the commander-in-chief of the Karelian Army in Finland. The place where Karl Lennart Osch lived briefly, and was later captured by the Finns during the war Vladimir Vasilyevich Kirpichnikov, commander of the Soviet 43rd Infantry Division, Also lived here for a while.

Interestingly, both Osch and Kirpichnikov are now prisoners of the alliance, and both are held in the Solovki prisoner of war camp on the coast of the White Sea. If nothing else, the former will be sentenced to death. When they are full, they will be released, and the latter will be shot.

Perhaps because of the relationship between the "big men" who lived there, the Finns built this small building very strong, and the decoration inside is also good. The environment is in the existing wooden buildings in Petrozavodsk. It should be It is very good, at least much better than Comrade Andropov's residence.

After getting off his car, Victor walked quickly to the entrance of the small building. At the moment when he was about to enter the door, he stopped, turned halfway in place, and looked towards the west side of the street not far away. .

As far as he can see, there is a square with a small area, that is, Lenin Square in the urban area of ​​Petrozavodsk. Before the outbreak of the war, this square was still very good, and the center of the square was still There is a 17-meter-high statue of Comrade Lenin, but everything was destroyed in the war. At this time, there was nothing on the square, just a white field covered with snow.

At the intersection where the street connected to the square, there were many people queuing up in the wind and snow. Victor knew that they should be the citizens who received the daily necessities.

During the war, the Union re-implemented the rationing system, including food and basic necessities, and unified the rationing system. With the end of the war, this system was not immediately abolished, at least not in the Karelia region. Not cancelled, and if nothing else, it will remain in place until the economic situation of the republic improves.

For Viktor, he now has one of the most basic goals of struggle, which is to abolish the rationing system of the necessities of life before he leaves the Karelian-Finnish Soviet Republic, in other words, he is in power in Karelia. The most fundamental pursuit is to basically solve the problem of food and clothing for the local people, and this also means that the agricultural and light industrial production in Karelia has been basically restored.

Don't think that this goal is easy to achieve, on the contrary, from the current point of view, Victor faces many difficulties.

Waiting for Varenka to open the door of the small building, Victor withdrew his gaze towards the square, and walked into the building while shaking the snow that fell from his body.

Inside the door, Sophia, wrapped in a military coat, was standing at the entrance. She handed a document to Victor and said, "The document sent by Comrade Ogolicsov."