Struggle in Soviet Russia

That's right, Victor's considerations are not wrong. If Comrade Stalin wants to dismiss him, he doesn't need to play any tricks and tricks. It's fine to discuss it at the meeting directly, and it probably doesn't take too much effort.

Calm down and think about it, the reason why Comrade Malenkov and the others didn't communicate in advance is definitely not to see his jokes, but probably because his new position has been determined, and this new position is certain It can make him feel satisfied. Therefore, no one told him this good news in advance, waiting for Comrade Stalin to inform him personally.

Putting personal gains and losses aside for the time being, Viktor thought it reasonable to consider the abolition of the Karelian-Finnish Soviet Republic.

Why did the Union abolish the Karelian Soviet Republic and create a Karelian-Finnish Soviet Republic instead? To put it bluntly, its fundamental purpose is not to show Finland, and to use the Finns in Karelia as bait to seek to eventually annex the whole of Finland.

Of course, what Moscow really needs is not necessarily the annexation of Finland. In the final analysis, what Moscow needs is geopolitical security, and what Moscow needs is to include Finland, and even the three Nordic countries, into its own geopolitical camp. At the very least, make sure that Helsinki's political stance is not skewed toward Anglo-American and coalition enemies.

And now, with the end of the war, Mannerheim, who had been determined to fight against the Alliance, fled Finland, and the newly elected Finnish government is fully cooperating with the Communist Party of Finland. At the same time, in terms of geopolitical stance, Helsinki has completely chosen Establishing friendly relations with the alliance and firmly standing on the side of Moscow, this is undoubtedly the most satisfactory to Moscow.

In this case, of course, Moscow must also show a friendly attitude to Helsinki, so that the originally rebellious Finns can feel the goodwill of the alliance. Therefore, the seemingly dazzling "Karelian-Finnish Soviet Republic" , there is indeed no need to continue to exist - of course, this republic will still exist, but the name of the country needs to be changed. At the same time, the "Karelia-Finnish Communist Party" has also lost the need to continue to exist. Since the "Karelia-Finnish Communist Party" has been dissolved, Viktor, the first secretary, naturally has no need to continue. .

In addition, Victor also sensed another meaning from what Comrade Stalin said before, that is, Comrade Verolainen would be the next first secretary of the Karelian Soviet Republic, otherwise, Comrade Stalin would not Will let him hand over more work to Verolainen.

"I obey the arrangement of the organization," after thinking for a while, trying to understand the joints, Viktor nodded and said, "I will go to Petrozavodsk after the work on the Moscow side has been dealt with a little bit. Explain to Comrade Verolainen the specific work at hand."

After a brief pause, he changed his tone and said: "However, I do not recommend Comrade Verolainen to serve as the first secretary of the Republic, at least, he should not be allowed to serve as the first secretary at the same time as the chairman of the People's Committee. "

"Oh?" Comrade Stalin asked curiously, "Why? Did you notice something wrong with him?"

"Ah, no," Victor said hurriedly, shaking his head. Although he had some opinions on Comrade Verolainen, he did not think of him as a class enemy.

"My opinion is that the cadre appointment policy that we implemented in Lithuania before can also be implemented in the Karelia region," after a moment of hesitation, Viktor said, "Based on this, as a Finn, I think Virole It is not safe for Comrade Ning to hold two positions. As I have reported before, the problem of nationalization of party members and cadres in Karelia has become more serious. If Comrade Verolainen is allowed to hold two positions, it may It will give some comrades a false hint, so that they will go further and further down the road of nationalism."

Hearing Victor's words, Comrade Stalin laughed. He put his pipe to his mouth, took a breath, and said, "Victor, I agree with your vigilance on the issue of nationalization of party members and cadres, but I disagree with you. The way you deal with these kinds of issues.”

Having said that, he glanced at the cigarette in Victor's hand, and changed the subject and said, "Have one, I don't need to have too many taboos here."

Victor nodded hastily and lit another cigarette for himself.

"It's good that you recognize the problems that exist in Karelia," Comrade Stalin continued when he lit his cigarette, "but you tried to solve the problem before it was exposed. But it's not wise."

After taking a puff of his pipe, the smile on Comrade Stalin's face slowly disappeared. He pursed his lips and thought for a while, and said, "I think the problems that exist in Karelia are definitely not isolated, not special and unique. There is, in other parts of the alliance, there should be similar situations, such as in the Caucasus, in the Far East, even in Central Asia, is there no similar situation? You recognize the seriousness of this problem, then Did anyone else realize it? These are unknowns."

Holding the pipe with his right hand, he pointed at Victor with the pipe, and said with a serious tone, "So, in order to solve this problem once and for all, it must be exposed and let more people realize its seriousness. , only then will your vigilance be meaningful."

Victor frowned slightly. He understood the meaning of Comrade Stalin's remarks. The leader did not turn a blind eye to the situation in Karelia. On the contrary, he had already paid attention to this issue, but his attitude towards handling this issue , have quite different tendencies. He did not intend to criticize this issue directly, nor did he want to make some targeted personnel adjustments. On the contrary, he handed more power to the "Finns", ready to see what they would do next.

Well, looking at this issue from Victor’s point of view, he really doesn’t think Kuxinin or Verolainen will really do anything about the ethnic issue. The reason why they ignore the ethnicity of Karelian party members and cadres The problem is not that they want to implement any conspiracy, but that they don't think much about it at all, and they don't have that vigilance. As Finns, they may think that it is normal for them to fight for the interests of Finns, just like today The vast majority of cadres in the alliance are the same.

Without further ado, let’s talk about Comrade Beria, isn’t he himself seeking benefits for the Georgians? This is also the most direct reason why he can maintain so much influence in Georgia.

It is precisely because of this that Victor never thought about the nationalization of party members and cadres as a movement with the nature of the enemy and ourselves. He just wanted to start a discussion and criticize this issue in some form. , so as to achieve the purpose of punishing the past and avoiding the future, curing the disease and saving people.

But Comrade Stalin obviously didn't think so. According to him, he obviously planned to make things bigger, and then use tough means to achieve the purpose of killing chickens and setting an example.

Victor should be happy that his suggestions could be valued by Comrade Stalin, even accepted and implemented by him, but now, he is really not happy. To be honest, he agrees with Comrade Stalin's positions and propositions on some issues, but sometimes he is really a little bit resistant when it comes to... especially on the issues of work style and methods, because he feels that in this In two respects, Comrade Stalin's style was a bit too much.

This leading comrade seems to lack a sense of security. He always feels that there are bad people lurking among the cadres around him. When he looks at people, he always seems to be vigilant and suspicious.

Of course, Viktor would never bring up such an idea in front of Comrade Stalin. He was not that honest, especially not that stupid.

"Recently, you should not consider the Karelia issue," Comrade Stalin continued on the previous topic, "as soon as possible familiarize yourself with the specific work of the secretariat. In addition, at the suggestion of Comrade Zhdanov, the Central Committee discussed and approved it. In the near future, you also need to take up the work of the International Department."

Victor pursed his lips and said nothing.

When Comrade Stalin mentioned the International Department, he meant the International Department of the CPSU Central Committee, a department specially responsible for liaising with foreign parties. Its role was actually to replace the original Comintern.

Since the dissolution of the Comintern in 1943, this department, directly subordinate to the Central Committee of the CPSU, has been formed. Even though its statement is not obvious, its status is very high. The head of the department is Comrade Zhdanov himself. , but he usually does not have time to manage the work of this department, so the main power is in the hands of the first deputy minister.

Previously, the first deputy minister was Comrade Dmitry Malyolsky, and then Dimitrov was replaced. Now that the war is over, Comrade Dimitrov has returned to his country to engage in his revolutionary work. Moreover, he has had a very unpleasant quarrel with Moscow recently, so naturally he cannot continue to serve as the first deputy minister, but to Victor's surprise, this position will fall on his own head.

At Viktor's current level, he has no chance to directly serve as the head of the International Department of the CPSU Central Committee. Therefore, he can only serve as an assistant to Comrade Zhdanov, which means that he needs to be an assistant to Comrade Stalin while also serving as an assistant. What is it to be Comrade Zhdanov's deputy?