Struggle in Soviet Russia

The entire Lenin Street and the square not far away were covered with snow, and the snow was deep enough to cover the ankles, but after just one night, a layer of ice was formed on the snow, which made a creaking sound when stepped on it.

Loudspeakers on the streets broadcast a broadcast calling on citizens to remove and shovel snow, and the call was issued by the Petrozavodsk Communist Youth League Municipal Committee, but every Communist Youth League member has the obligation to participate in this kind of labor, considering the past few days. With the expansion of the Communist Youth League in the 2000s, the entire urban area was boiling, and young people working hard could be seen everywhere on the streets.

As the first secretary of the Republic, Victor also participated in this voluntary snow-sweeping labor, perhaps because he was too young, and he was not accompanied by guards and subordinates, so the people who participated in the labor on the street were not able to He recognized it and only regarded him as an ordinary person.

Seeing the snow-collecting truck slowly drive away, Victor took the snow-hoeing shovel in his arms and smiled at the two young guys who had worked with him before, then turned and walked towards the residence, not behind him. In the distance, Sofia and Varenka, who were also pretending to work before, hurriedly followed and accompanied him back to the small building.

"Oops, pour me a cup of coffee," Victor, whose face was red with cold as soon as he entered the building, hurriedly threw away the shovel in his arms. He couldn't wait to take off the cotton gloves, and then kicked his feet. his boots, trembling and said, "But I'm freezing to death, this **** weather, won't it be so cold forever?"

When removing the snow before, although he also wore heavy cotton gloves and high military boots, because he stayed outside for too long, his whole body was completely frozen, and his fingers and toes had long since been frozen. perception.

Seeing that his whole body was frozen into a ball, Sophia hurriedly ran for the espresso, while Varenka ran to prepare the carbon stove and let him hug and warm his hands.

Sitting on the sofa in the living room and drinking a cup of coffee, Victor finally swept away the cold from his body. Victor huddled on the sofa with bare feet, waiting for Sophia to prepare breakfast for him, while reaching out and rolling it up on the table. A newspaper from the secretary - it was sent by the secretary half an hour ago, and in it was a document sent from Moscow.

The newspaper was Pravda published today. Victor leaned his back on the armrest of the sofa and lit a cigarette for himself before unfolding the newspaper.

As the rolled up newspaper stretched out, the document in the envelope bag also fell out, and fell directly onto the carpet along the blanket covering him.

Victor looked down. Coincidentally, when the envelope fell to the ground, the cover was facing up. When Victor looked down, he saw the sign of the Kremlin envelope: the huge red star of the Kremlin.

Reaching out and picking up the envelope bag and placing it directly on the coffee table, Victor moved his gaze back to the newspaper in his hand.

The headline on the front page of the newspaper was an article entitled "On the Three Points of Principles to be Followed by the Republic of Lithuania in the Fight Against the Underground Activities of Nationalists". Look at the bottom of the article. As Victor expected, the article did not. Not from the editorial office of Pravda, but from the latest decision of the Central Committee published.

Frowning with a cigarette in his mouth, Victor read this article from beginning to end. During the process of reading, his frowning brows gradually relaxed, and at the same time, a smile appeared on the corner of his lips.

The decision-making involved in this report came from the work meeting of the Central Committee held just a week ago. This meeting was chaired by Comrade Stalin himself. The main issues discussed, in addition to the final plan of the Fourth Five-Year Plan, were related to the eradication of the Baltic Sea. The problem of the nationalist guerrillas of the Three Kingdoms.

As far as Victor knows, in order to quell the nationalist guerrilla riots in the three Baltic countries, Moscow has done a lot of work before, whether it is armed siege or national migration, etc. Although these measures have played a role, they have never been able to. fundamentally solve the problem. To this end, under the arrangement of the National Security People's Commissariat for the agents of the Internal Intelligence Agency, Moscow tried to make contact with some guerrilla leaders, trying to "enjoy" these guerrillas, so as to disintegrate their will to fight.

However, this approach was not approved by Comrade Stalin. On the contrary, after learning about the plan of the People's Commissariat of State Security, Comrade Stalin was very angry. In his opinion, those "rats who can only hide in the forest and shoot cold shots" They” are not qualified to negotiate with the Soviet government, they have only two options, either commit suicide or be killed, any attempt to negotiate with them is shameful.

Comrade Stalin's point of view is reflected in this newspaper article, "Three principles to be followed in the fight against the underground activities of nationalists," which three principles? First, do not accept negotiations; second, do not grant pardons, these are the two basic principles for dealing with Lithuanian nationalists, while the third is a policy, in the words of the article, the "People's Committee of the Socialist Republic of Lithuania". Vice-Chairmen, Second Secretary of the Party Committee of the Republic, the Second Secretary of the Municipal Party Committee and the Vice-Chairman of the Executive Committee of the Soviet of Workers' Deputies, as well as the heads of state farms, machine-tractor stations and other enterprise managers, are all appointed from among the non-Lithuanian national staff. ."

To Viktor's delight, it is this third principle, that is, the policy just promulgated and implemented by the Central Committee. The appearance of this policy means that Comrade Stalin has made some changes in the issue of national policy. Attempts are being made to change the Union's policy of national self-determination for the republics.

Victor didn't know where Comrade Stalin's change came from, or whether it was related to his previous comments, but in any case, the appearance of these changes was obviously a good sign.

What is the significance of this policy? Undoubtedly, according to the terms of the policy, this policy is currently only limited to the implementation of Lithuania. Ethnic Lithuanians are to serve, but all deputy positions and heads of economic departments must be held by non-Lithuanians.

If this policy is effectively implemented, then the possibility of nationalist elements appearing in the party of a republic like Lithuania will be greatly reduced. Even if it does, the damage it can cause will be extremely big restrictions.

Of course, in Victor's view, the promulgation of this policy is only the first step taken by the alliance in terms of ethnic policy. The real and most effective measures should be the first secretary of the Central Committee, the district party committee of the republic, and the first city party committee. The secretary and the chairman of the executive committee of the Soviet of Labor People's Deputies are all held by non-local ethnic cadres, but the chairman of the people's committee can be held by local ethnic cadres. In other words, the control of the party committee must never fall into the hands of nationalists or nationalist speculators.

However, Victor also knew that such a policy change was definitely not achieved overnight. It is estimated that Comrade Stalin is also trying to advance this work. If the effect is not good, maybe he will take this step back again.

After reading the headlines on the front page twice, it was not until Sophia brought breakfast that Victor sat up from the sofa and continued to read the following content.

"Is this an official letter from the Kremlin?" On the other side of the coffee table, Sophia asked curiously when she saw the envelope bag that Victor had thrown on the table.

Victor looked away from the newspaper, glanced at the envelope bag on the coffee table, and said, "If it wasn't from Comrade Boskrebyshev, it was from Comrade Zhdanov, and the latter's It's more likely."

He knew that Comrade Stalin went to Sochi for vacation, and during this time, Comrade Zhdanov was the one who handled trivial matters in his place. As for Comrade Bosklebyshev, he did not go to Sochi, but Stayed in Moscow, so Viktor's speculation was well founded.

"Do you want to open it?" Sophia was very curious. She took the envelope bag and fiddled with it in her hand, asking.

"Take it apart," Victor nodded, turning his eyes back to the newspaper.

What he is watching now is the fourth edition of the news. The content is related to Berlin. The main point is that the Soviet occupation committee transferred 57 tons of food and basic living materials to Berlin, and set up two Thirteen ration stations distributed free food and daily necessities to Berlin citizens to help the surviving Berlin citizens survive this cold winter.

Of course, in the report, the editors will inevitably ridicule Britain, the United States and France. The general content is that in the control area of ​​Britain, France and the United States, Berliners are naked and hungry, and they live in dire straits every day - of course, this is A kind of propaganda war, and it is impossible for the Muscovites to know the specific situation.

"Sure enough, it was an official letter from the Propaganda and Agitation Department," Sophia had already opened the envelope, took out a letter from it, read it briefly, and said with a smile, "Sent in the tone of Comrade Zhdanov. of."

Victor smiled and didn't say anything. He could probably guess the content of the official letter, which was why he didn't open it before.

"Comrade Zhdanov asks you to cooperate with Comrade Komovowski's work," Sure enough, Sophia said immediately, "The work of ideological rectification is now..."

"Okay, okay," Victor cut her off before Sophia could finish her second sentence, "I'm hungry, eat!"