Bloody Heart

Even in retrospect, the 20s can be regarded as a "prosperous age" in the eyes of many people who lived through Paul's era.During this period, relying on the eased international background, economic exchanges with foreign countries were very frequent, especially energy exports, which brought a large amount of income to the country; the domestic situation was also stable, although the ethnic/ethnic groups that had existed for a long time The problem still hasn't been completely resolved, but under the management of the central government, there hasn't been much trouble.Compared with the time when Riri and Alfred were at war, these days are obviously much more comfortable.

So November 1th of 9/7/7/11 became a day worth celebrating.The Red Square was extremely lively that day, and the military parade was extremely solemn. The strength of the country was publicized everywhere. The people in the parade also worked hard, and tried their best to praise the happy life in front of them and Leonid who brought them to everyone. , and even exhibited his portrait side by side with that of Vladimir Ilyich on the same scale.Obviously, this design is very popular with the old man, and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion to the young man with platinum short hair beside him: "This year's celebration - it's really grand!"

"Inevitably, this year is the 60th anniversary of the October Revolution." Paul echoed.Yet he seemed less excited than Leonid, and looked a little sleepy—and he was.He yawned unobtrusively.This is unreasonable, he is not an old man like Leonid, he is still very young, and he did not stay up late yesterday, no matter how you look at it, there should be no reason to be sleepy.But now he felt that his head was swollen, and he felt a little drowsy, and he couldn't be interested in watching the lively celebration in front of him as if separated by a thick layer of glass.

After standing on the viewing platform for a while, Paul really felt that the ceremony was going on uninterestingly, coupled with the growing sense of fatigue, prompted him to decide to ask Leonid for leave to rest. "I'm really sorry, I guess I may have caught a cold, and the weather has been a little cold recently." He explained to Leonid.

Leonid's eyeballs turned to him under shriveled eyelids: "The country catches cold, too?"

Paul shrugged: "I'm human too, just like you."

Leonid didn't bother to pursue further and let him go.Paul left the Red Square with amnesty, returned home, and slumped on the soft bed, finally feeling that the lack of oxygen that had been covering him had eased a bit.He rubbed his temples, feeling very puzzled in his heart, but this doubt soon became more and more unclear, and was finally swallowed up by deep sleep.

It didn't take long for him to discover that the abnormality on his body couldn't be explained by the reason of "a little cold".Because two weeks after that celebration, the situation didn't get better at all, and it has continued.It was still the same until the next summer.He didn't go into detail with Leonid, but he was already on guard.He remembered that a similar situation seemed to have happened to himself—it was a period of ideological confusion in the country after the "secret report" ended on 1/9/5/6.

So this time...does it mean that something went wrong?

After another year or so, Paul's physical condition did not continue to deteriorate, but he did not return to a vigorous state.He has been trying to find the reason, and after more than a year, he has some clues, but he doesn't know where to start to change this situation.Just at this time, things that added fuel to the fire came——

"Lucia, I have to tell you something. You must have heard the news of sending troops, right? That was Leonid's private decision, and he didn't discuss it with me before. This decision aroused all-round hostility in the West... Yes, my détente diplomacy is going nowhere."

Listening to the calm voice from the receiver, Ivan sighed secretly in his heart. "What are you going to do?"

The other party was silent for a while. "Lucia," the environment he was in seemed to be extremely quiet, and no sound could be heard in the background, so his words seemed abrupt and sharp, "Are you still planning to stay in Le/Ning/G/Le?"

"...I found something here that you might care about," Ivan said. "You said before that you didn't feel well, and I think I found the reason for it-it's because people treat you Complaints. This phenomenon is not seen in Mo/S/Ke because the superstructure of Mo/S/Ke is too high and it obstructs our view; also in the streets of Len/Nin/G/Le during the day Can't see, because order and power control everything. But in the night, in the shadows, on the fringes of power, the voices of complaint are growing - and will eventually erode into the realm of light beneath order. Then it will be true You will be out of control."

"..."

Ivan raised the corner of his mouth silently. "Maybe I shouldn't go back now... I found that I can see you more clearly by being far away from you." He liked this kind of calm and gentle gaze, as if he had been condensed in time and space, and had more time To think and choose, the contradictions caused by urgency and immaturity have been resolved.

Paul asked him: "Then what did you see?"

"I think you need a reform," he said. "If you can't convince Leonid, pin your hopes on his successor."

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Sure enough, Leonid was not persuaded.Even the level of reforms that Nikita had under his presidency, he was unwilling to undertake. On 1/9/8/2, this old man left K/R/M/Lin/Palace, when the war in Afghanistan/Ful/Khan was still going on.

The boss after him followed Paul's suggestion to carry out reforms, but did not see any significant results, probably because the ruling period was too short.

After that, on 1/9/8/5, Paul ushered in a young new boss, Mikhail Go/Er/Ba/Joe/V.Although Mikhail is young, there is no sign of ambition on the outside. On the contrary, he looks very gentle and rather academic; if he wears a pair of glasses, he is a university professor through and through.Paul visited him in private on the second day of his entry into the Ke / Li / Mu / Lin / Palace.

"Is this the routine visit treatment that every general/secretary/secretary has after taking office, Comrade Soviet? Here, your tea." Mikhail put the tea cup in front of him, holding another cup in his hand, Sit down opposite Paul.Paul looked at the surrounding environment. It was a neat little room full of life. There was a teapot sitting on the stove, the water in it was still gurgling. On the shelf above the teapot were several boxes of tea, one of which was opened. Understand.And behind him there is a wall-sized bookshelf with various books on it, and some shelves on the bottom level are not yet full.A square carpet was laid near the window, and a small square table was placed on it. The table was covered with a light blue and white striped tablecloth. There were two single sofas facing each other on both sides of the table. It was exactly what they were doing now. sitting position.The wide windows on the right-hand side fell to the ground, and the bright sunlight cast a warm color on everything in the room, including Mikhail Sergeyevich on the opposite side.It was cold outside, but it was very warm in the room.

Looking away, Paul took a sip of hot tea and said, "Obviously not. If so, you would have been notified in advance, and you would not have chosen to meet me in such a relaxed environment."

"So that's how it is," said Mikhail, leaning on the back of the sofa, crossing his fingers in front of him, and looking at Paul, "but even if this is a formal and routine visit, I won't make the conversation very ambiguous. Rigid and solemn. I don't think we have an ordinary boss-subordinate relationship, although I'm literally your 'boss', but an equal, honest working relationship is better for the country - isn't it?"

Paul nodded and put down his teacup: "I agree with you, Comrade Mikhail. That's why we have today's visit."

Mikhail sat up straight without a trace.Paul asked, "What problems do you think we have now?"

This is a really sharp question, Mikhail thought.And he was not sure how to answer it. The young man opposite him was the national will of the Soviet Union, but at this moment he was asking the leader of his country such a question... It was really weird.He thought about it for a long time before he said: "This issue is more macroscopic... I think, generally speaking, I think we have not given full play to the advantages of the socialist system."

Paul did not make any statement, so Mikhail continued: "On the surface, there are some problems that are well known: the production is extensive, the cost is higher than that of the West, but it cannot produce more refined than the West. products, leading to low profits or even shortfalls; wasting resources, our natural resources are indeed abundant, but they should never be squandered. Also, our industrial development is very unbalanced, with heavy industry and military industry far ahead of most Western countries , but daily consumer goods are scarce...

"These are not the features that socialism should have. The greatest advantage of socialism is that it can uniformly regulate production through the country's macro measures, so that the national economy can develop in the best and fastest way; socialist production should be compared with capital Doctrine has a strong vitality, because we engage in public ownership and distribution according to work, which should stimulate people's more enthusiasm for labor. But - vitality, this is exactly what we lack at present. What does this mean? It means that perhaps our There is a fundamental problem with the implementation method.

"In addition, we have adhered to the road of socialism for so many years and adhered to the dictatorship of the proletariat/class/class because the predecessors believed that the proletariat/class/class is the force representing the broadest masses and can be most closely integrated with the masses. However, the resulting situation is quite different from our original intention. No matter how you cover up or how unwilling to admit it, you must not say that you do not know that there is a huge They are the privileged/privileged class who possess a large amount of resources and wealth. They have obviously divorced from the masses, and our party’s ruling class composed of them has obviously also divorced from the masses. Then how can the demands of the masses be reflected? If they Being treated inhumanely and unfairly, who knows? The superiority of socialism has not been reflected in this aspect.”

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Listening to what he said in a set manner, Paul thought to himself that this man was really a lecture material.He admitted that some of the problems mentioned by Mikhail are real, such as foreign exchange loss, corporate deficits, fiscal deficits, privileged/privileged classes, etc. These problems lead to distrust of the country and the disintegration of people's hearts. The reason for his weakness.Certain measures are needed to stem this momentum.However, he did not agree with some other ideas put forward by Mikhail. In his opinion, those views were too radical for him to accept for a while.However, in any case, at least he is willing to change all this.

Mikhail was still talking, but Paul glanced at his watch and interrupted his boss to stand up: "I'm sorry, I still have other arrangements, and today's talk may be over. Thank you very much. Statement, your views are very systematic and obviously well thought out. Comrade Mikhail Sergeyevich," he looked straight into the other's eyes, "it seems that we have reached a preliminary agreement, and we are now indeed Some reform is needed. So in the future, I hope we can work together to solve the problems in front of us."

Then he held out his hand.The boss also reached out his hand and shook his.A decision about changing society is finalized at this moment.

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Not long afterward, Mikhail began to implement his reform measures.He had a careful discussion with Paul, and both of them agreed that the economic problem is the one that most needs to be solved at present and is also the easiest to achieve results, so they intend to start by stimulating economic vitality.Mikhail intends to implement the gradual privatization of state enterprises.

This idea did not make Paul feel that there was any problem. The Ilyich era also allowed the existence of private enterprises, and it proved to be effective.However, what made him feel a little harsh was Mikhail's generalization of this-"take the road of mixed economy of developed capitalist countries".

go their way?When is it my turn to learn from them?He felt very disdainful.

The reform had some effect, but it soon became impossible to continue to implement it.Mikhail said angrily: "We have practiced a highly centralized planned economy and a single public ownership system for too long! We have also rejected commodity relations and market mechanisms for too long!"

While circling back and forth in the room, he said to himself: "The fundamental reason... the fundamental reason lies in the system! Yes, it is the shackles of the Stalin model economic system-" He seemed a little excited, Like everyone who sees the crux of the problem, "Didn't you see? Why didn't the reforms we had ever succeed? Because they all sewed and mended on a rag without realizing that the cloth was too old , too riddled with holes to continue wearing. I can't repeat their mistakes. I want to make everything I have meaningful..."

Pavel looked at him coldly and felt a sickening dizziness. "I advise you to be more cautious," he said mercilessly, "Your overly westernized thinking is very unsuitable for me."

But Mikhail no longer cared what he said.Soon, reforms were being pushed into dangerous territory, and that meant the relationship between Paul and his boss was irretrievably broken.

The "freedom of speech" proposed by Mikhail is like a bomb thrown into a calm pond.Paul never expected that after having this concept, so many things that were previously classified as "special works" would emerge overnight.Some works against him, against his superiors, or against socialism were allowed to be published, some cruel and shameful histories were revealed, and some speeches that would have been branded as "reactionary" in the past emerged one after another——Paul I felt that a huge amount of information flooded into my mind in an instant, each representing a different position, noisy and chaotic.Gradually, those various voices converged into the same force, directly attacking his thought and beliefs that were originally impeccable.He felt himself getting weaker and weaker—but he knew that this represented actually a stronger centrifugal tendency among people—

He remembered what Ivan said, when the voice of complaints is gradually expanding, and finally erodes into the bright realm under the order, it will be a real alienation, and you will not be able to control it.That cold voice, just echoing in his mind at this moment, made him shiver all over.

"Stop it!" He rushed into Mikhail's office and leaned across the table threateningly, "The current economic situation is already bad, and you will make people believe me less and less!" Although he acted aggressively, after he finished speaking in one breath, he had to catch his breath for a while.

"I know," said Mikhail, unmoved by this, "but it has to go through, Soviet, to liberate the minds of the people will inevitably go through a period of confusion ... it will pass soon, Believe me……"

But it didn't.

Because Mikhail went on to implement even more radical measures, which he called "ideological pluralism."

He even publicly stated: "Using Marxism/Mark/Thinkism as a guiding ideology is a spiritual monopoly. Ideology must be diversified. For more than a century, the 'main channel' of the international communist movement is wrong. What we are promoting now , a humane, democratic socialism."

humane?democracy?Why don't you just say "liberty, equality, fraternity"!Pavel thought bitterly.He had already realized that Mikhail must not be allowed to continue, and a cold thought pierced into his heart like an awl—he would kill himself!

He has become a complete opponent, not out of consideration for social stability and protection of class interests, but for the simplest, simplest and most important reason——

He wants to live.

As a result, Paul united with what Mikhail called the "privileged/privileged class" and used his power to try to eliminate the impact of the reform.He renationalized decentralized enterprises, banned radical newspapers, destroyed "reactionary" publications, and arrested individuals who actively supported "freedom of speech"... He and Mikhail seemed to be two The people wrestling on the clock, one is desperately trying to push the hour hand to the future, and the other is desperately resisting to go back to the past.

In fact, how could he not know the ills of the past?What Mikhail pointed out was correct, and he had a good intention to reform, but Paul's nature determined that he would resolutely oppose it.Because he is the ideal of the country, if people no longer follow him or believe in what he believes, how can he continue to survive and accomplish the goals entrusted to him by his ancestors?

He seeks help from Mikhail in order to save himself, not kill him.

Because of his substantive resistance, the reform stagnated, and unprecedented chaos appeared in the country.Affected by this, Paul's physical condition has become worse and worse, but he can't control so much at this moment.There is only one thought left in him: to stop the reform that accelerates the loss of people's hearts, because people believe in him, which is the meaning of his existence!

But the new policies that followed shattered his front completely.If it remains the same, it is not impossible to remove/remove Mikhail from the party, or even mobilize the army to help him as Nikita has done, but once this policy is implemented, he will never again these powers.

To make matters worse, because of his previous resistance, Mikhail realized how powerful he was, and this time he simply took this opportunity to confiscate all his powers.Later, he was expelled from the party on the charge of "seriously undermining the legal system of the country".

Expelled from the party.

Thinking about this punishment made Paul feel ridiculous.

"Bolshevik" was like a second name to him, and now he's kicked out by his boss himself!It's the biggest joke of the century! !

He dragged his weak body and asked his superior: "Should I have told you? Your overly westernized ideas are not suitable for me. Now you are relentlessly denying Marxism, the party's ruling status, Negate the public ownership of socialism—then after you have negated everything, what is left of me? Do you hope that... in your hands, I will become the same as Alfred's Western supporters?"

The boss replied: "Your socialism has mistakes. I am just trying to correct these mistakes and seek the progress of the country. They are not without merit."

Paul laughed silently, although pale and feeble, conveyed supreme irony in the silence.This was the last objection and argument he could give Mikhail.He remembered that Ivan once wrote him a letter, which said: "Be wary of Alfred taking advantage of business opportunities to travel among Eastern/European countries, promoting the so-called human/rights, democracy/democracy and freedom Western values. This is more dangerous to you than the intrusion of his products or funds."

A prophecy.

The author has something to say:

Posting this chapter is to celebrate the completion of the full text.Visually, I wrote the most heartwarming disintegration stalk in history hhh