Struggle in Soviet Russia

Let's start with the benefits that Victor can get from this marriage.

Comrade Milchakov is indeed still in prison today. Maybe his life is still very difficult, but don't think that a person like him who is behind bars has no influence in the political system of the Union. Think about it, this person has been far away from the core of Moscow's power since the early 1930s, and in 1938, he was thrown into prison, but even so, his daughter still entered Moscow University, and there are still people trying to Arrange a marriage for his daughter, and the man is still Victor.

With everything in front, anyone should think that this Comrade Milchakov, at least in the inner circle of power in Moscow, still has a little influence, at least, there are people who have sympathy for what happened to him, very much. Happy to help him with something.

what is this? Yes, this is the shadow of politics, and to some extent, a continuation of political influence.

Comrade Milchakov was not in the same situation as Viktor, who joined the revolutionary cause of the Bolshevik Party during the October Revolution and was a cadre under the leadership of Comrade Lenin, despite his age compared with Comrade Stalin and their older generation The revolutionaries are quite different, but in terms of seniority, they should be regarded as people of the same era. If it wasn't for the wrong position, this person should definitely be a senior cadre member of the first echelon of the alliance, and Molotov and the others. Even if there is a gap between these people, it is not that big. Not to mention anything else, at least Malenkov, Beria and the others cannot compete with Milchakov in terms of qualifications.

This kind of thing is very illusory, but no one can deny its existence and influence, and it is actually difficult for people to understand the feelings between the older generation of revolutionaries in the founding stage, although there are also entanglements of interests between them. At that time, the political struggle between them would even be very cruel, but the feelings between comrades-in-arms are also very deep, which is why there are still people trying to help Comrade Milchakov.

It is foreseeable that if Viktor marries the daughter of Comrade Milchakov, then he may not be able to inherit much political resources from his "father-in-law", but to a certain extent, he will definitely be able to acquire some "seniors". " of friendship.

For now, Victor's political path has a significant weakness, that is, his roots are always "above", not "below". To put it bluntly, he is a good comrade in the eyes of Comrade Stalin. He is a good junior, but as far as he is concerned, he lacks sufficient political foundation. In the alliance's cadre system, there are very few people who are familiar with him and are willing to stand on his side at critical moments.

In general, this kind of political foundation cannot be achieved overnight, it takes a long time to cultivate and consolidate, and Victor's rise is too fast, coupled with the fact that he has been in the National Security People's Commissariat for the past few years. Therefore, the number of alliance cadres who have been promoted by him, or who have interacted with him, is limited. Therefore, he must use a long-term local service to reverse this unfavorable situation.

In addition to the general situation, there is also a way to reverse this situation in a short period of time, that is, to quickly gain political foundation from others through marriage or taking refuge in it. What Victor wants now is such a result .

As for the possible disadvantages to Victor in this marriage, it is also very obvious.

No matter what mistakes Comrade Milchakov made or whether the problem was serious, he still made mistakes. Considering the political situation from the 1930s to the present, the mistakes that Comrade Milchakov made at the beginning must be It was no longer in line with Comrade Stalin's political stance, and he was kicked to Baikal. Therefore, for Viktor, if he married Comrade Milchakov's daughter, it was very likely that Comrade Stalin would be triggered. Unhappy, this is definitely not worth the loss for him.

In addition, the reason why Rosalia's photo appeared in Victor's hands was obviously not that someone was going to give him a political qualification for free. Comrade Milchakov received certain political assistance, but at the same time, Comrade Milchakov obviously needed help from him.

Viktor doesn’t know much about Comrade Milchakov, but Comrade Malenkov still knows a little bit. According to the latter, someone has been working on Comrade Milchakov since before the outbreak of the Great Patriotic War. At that time, the anti-rebellion campaign was over, and the NKVD led by Comrade Beria began to restore honor to some comrades who had been wronged and wronged. At that time, someone reported the situation of Comrade Milchakov, but Beria was Comrade vetoed it because the reason for Comrade Milchakov's conviction had nothing to do with the expansion of counter-revolutionaries, but because of his opposition to collectivization.

In other words, in the past ten years, there have always been people who spoke for Comrade Milchakov, but these voices have never been recognized by Comrade Stalin. This is what Victor really needs to pay attention to.

In the past so many years, Comrade Stalin has not let go of Comrade Milchakov's question. Now, some people have put their minds on Viktor. Although Comrade Malenkov did not say it directly, he meant it very much. Clearly, that is the calculus of these people, obviously hoping to use this opportunity to seek the opportunity for Comrade Milchakov to return to Moscow.

It is worth noting that Comrade Malenkov apparently maintained an attitude of non-intervention on the issue of Viktor's marriage. He did not make any demands on whether Victor was going to have further contact with Rosalia, only suggestions. Before making a decision, he had better find a way to test the attitude of Comrade Stalin, so as to avoid unnecessary misunderstanding.

"bell......"

The sudden ringing of the phone startled Victor, who was in deep thought. He retracted his messy thoughts and stared at the phone on the table for a while before reaching for the receiver.

Varenka's voice came from the phone. He told Victor that the villa had just received a call from the Kremlin. Comrade Boskrebyshev had left the comrade and asked him to rush to the Kremlin immediately. It is said that the state Comrade Stalin wanted to ask his opinion on the latest intelligence information from Pyongyang from the People's Commissariat of Security.

Varenka called first and asked him to prepare. As for Varenka himself, he was going to drive over immediately and take him to the Kremlin.

Hanging up the phone, Victor frowned and looked at the alarm clock on the table. It was almost midnight, and it seemed that Comrade Stalin was going to stay up all night again.

Well, when I was working in the People's Commissariat of National Security, this kind of thing happened often, and Victor was used to it, but the problem is that he is no longer the chairman of the People's Commissariat of National Security. Shouldn't we ask the current committee chairman, comrade? Why hold on to him, the first secretary of the Karelian-Finnish Soviet Republic?

Of course, despite such complaints, Viktor is still quite content, at least this proves that Comrade Stalin is satisfied with his work. As for the intelligence of Pyongyang, what can happen to Pyongyang?

Today, the intelligence station of the People's Commissariat of National Security in Pyongyang entered Pyongyang with the Soviet troops that attacked the peninsula. Unlike the intelligence systems of the Foreign Intelligence Service all over the world, the intelligence station of the Foreign Intelligence Service in Pyongyang is a Public activities, after all, today's North Korea belongs to the area under the control of the Soviet army.

Since he was no longer chairman of the People's Commissariat for National Security, Viktor has largely disengaged from foreign intelligence-related work, so he naturally lacked knowledge of the North Korean situation. Of course, if he wants to know something now, it's not impossible. He just needs to call Sophia. It is estimated that someone will send the information he needs soon.

However, Victor did not intend to make things so complicated. If he could still answer the intelligence issues as well as in the past when he got to Comrade Stalin, it would be more likely to attract the suspicions of Comrade Stalin, which would eventually be self-defeating.

In the bedroom, Valentina had fallen asleep. Victor didn't try to wake her up. He changed his clothes and waited for about half an hour before he heard the honking of a car horn outside the building.

Coming out of the small building, there were still fine snowflakes floating outside. Varenka stood by the car, his shoulders shrugged, like a starving and frozen quail. Obviously, he was called by the phone from his sleep. awake.

Riding all the way to the Kremlin by car, when the car stopped in front of Comrade Stalin's office building, Victor discovered that the parking lot not far from the small building was full of cars. At this time, there are so many here. Cars, don't ask, there must be a lot of people in Comrade Stalin's office. When he got out of the car, Victor took a look at it, but because the light was too dark, he couldn't see who's car was parked there.

Going up the stairs all the way, before entering the main hall on the first floor, I saw Comrade Boskrebyshev wearing a woolen coat, standing in front of the stairs leading to the second floor, turning his head to watch himself go coming direction.

Victor waved at the other party, and then accelerated his pace and rushed over. When he was still a few steps away from the other party, he pressed his voice and asked, "It's so late..."

Raising his hand and pointing upstairs, he continued, "What happened?"