(Due to the lack of relevant information in the author's hands, the election method of the Central Committee of the CPSU and the scene at the time of the election are all imagined by the author, and may not be in line with real history)

Stalin's work report opened the 18th Congress of the CPSU. Pen ~ fun ~ cabinet www.biquge.info In the next 10 days, the agenda of the 18th Congress of the CPSU was launched one after another. The executive committee of the Central Planning Commission published their work reports one after another, and then Molotov promulgated a new five-year plan, focusing on the development of the military industry and preparing for future wars.

At the same time, some civilian industries that can be converted into military industries will be developed in preparation for the coming war, such as expanding the production of agricultural tracked tractors so that their production lines can be used to produce light tanks in a short time during wartime, or expanding aircraft production in preparation for the production of warplanes.

After the promulgation of the five-year plan, the 18th Congress of the CPSU did not end. This was followed by Zhdanov's announcement of changes to the party's constitution, and finally the main event of the 18th Party Congress - the election of members of the Central Committee.

The electoral system of the Central Committee of the CPSU is a bit peculiar, there is only one candidate for each position, and the only candidate is actually determined by the top leader of the Central Committee. Party delegates who vote have only two choices – for or against.

Since the candidate is designated by the supreme leader, voting against it is tantamount to going against the leadership. After the baptism of the Great Purge, the vast majority of the deputies to the 18th National Congress have developed a character of blind obedience and dare not disobey the above meaning, so few people will vote against it, and almost all candidates can be elected with high votes.

Manturov's concern was not that there were not enough people to support him, but that his name was not on the shortlist at all. These achievements in the past one year are not only for the Order of Lenin that Stalin personally awarded him half a year ago, but also for being able to enter the list of candidates for the official membership of the 18th Central Committee of the CPSU.

In the venue, when the meeting began, Manturov was already anxiously waiting for the announcement of the shortlist.

The number of members of the Central Committee is so large that there are as many as 71 full members and 68 alternate members, and it takes a long time to go back and forth to vote in the ballot box, and there are as many as 218091 ballot papers to be prepared (1,569 voting deputies x 139 candidates = 218091)

As a result, voting can only be done in the original way of raising hands. The names of one candidate are announced, then all the members vote collectively, and after one is elected, it is the turn of the next, and so on. This saves both paper and a lot of time.

"Comrades, I declare the official opening of the elections to the 20th Central Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks)!" The presiding officer's speech opened the election.

"The first candidate is our great leader, Comrade Joseph Vissarionovich Stalin! Please use your own hands to express your support for Comrade Stalin! The host said half-kneeling.

As the person who was on the list of candidates, Stalin certainly did not fail to write his name on the list of candidates, thus cutting off his path to succeeding to the post of general secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Brazzaville.

Hearing Stalin's name, Manturov, like everyone else present, did not hesitate to raise his right hand and cast a firm vote of support.

"I declare that Comrade Stalin was elected a member of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Brazzaville with 1,569 votes in favor and 0 votes against. Ulla! The host said excitedly.

Manturov, like the other delegates, was also infected by the atmosphere of the scene, and involuntarily shouted along with the others: "Glory to Comrade Stalin!" Glory to the great Comrade Stalin! Glory to our great Comrade Stalin! （Славься，товариш_Сталин!Славься，наш_великий_Сталин!）”

Look, this is the charm of Stalin, which can make Manturov, a person who did not worship Stalin very much, shout Stalin's slogans with others.

At the Yalta Conference, even British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, who had always been anti-communist and hateful to the Soviet Union, would involuntarily stand up to Stalin when he saw him, which shows how charismatic Stalin was a leader.

"The next candidate is the First Marshal - Comrade Kliment Yevremovich Voroshilov, please use your own hands to show your support for the First Marshal!" Sure enough, the moderator's speech was still so leading.

This time, as before, Manturov raised his right hand without the slightest hesitation, expressing his support for Voroshilov, which was more determined than the vote he had just given to Stalin. Because Voroshilov is not only an influential leader, but also his own father-in-law.

As in the previous result, Voroshilov was elected with unanimous support. Those present also shouted "Glory to Comrade Voroshilov, glory to the First Marshal!" slogan.

Voroshilov, who was unanimously elected, did not have any special abilities, but because of his high prestige and influence in the Soviet Union, people willingly voted for it.

In the next elections, people rarely shouted such slogans, but only encouraged those who were elected with warm applause.

In a short period of time, 69 official members of the Central Committee have been elected, and only 3 have not been revealed.

The previous list of 69 people does not include Manturov's name, which makes our protagonist feel extremely nervous. If a candidate is not him, then Manturov probably will not have a show.

"The next candidate is ......" Manturov nervously listened to the host's words to see if it was his own name. Dimension...... Comrade Acheslav Alexandrovich Marishev! ”

"! It's not me? Manturov thought to himself.

At this point, he felt nervous like never before, and only the names of the two candidates in the back were not revealed. After Marishev was elected, the host announced the name of the next candidate, and it was not him. "The next candidate is...... Writer - Comrade Alexander Alexandrovich Fadeev! ”

"It's over, even Fadeev can be elected as a member of the Central Committee, it seems that he has no fun." Manturov thought to himself.

Hesitantly, like the rest of the delegates, raised his right hand and cast a vote of support before lowering his hand and waiting for the last name.

Only one name remained on the list of candidates, and Manturov's chances of being elected were slim. At this time, he was like a deflated balloon, and he had almost lost all confidence in himself.

"The last candidate is the youngest of all the candidates......" Manturov regained his confidence when the host said this, and he felt that the youngest one must be himself.

"The youngest one? It can't be me, right? Manturov thought to himself. His adrenaline was pumping, and his whole body was in a state of extreme tension.

The moderator continued: "He is the youngest first secretary of the state party committee in the whole USSR - Comrade Viradimo Fedorovich Manturov, first secretary of the party committee of the Novosibirsk region! Let everyone use their own hands to express their attitude towards this young cadre. ”

Hearing this, Manturov's heart finally settled and he was relieved. He'd never been so excited, he'd never been so excited, and then he was waiting for people to raise their hands in approval.

More than 1,000 deputies, hearing the name of the Novosibirsk region, did not hesitate to vote in favour. On the first day of the 18th Congress of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Stalin had already praised the contribution of the Novosibirsk region to industrialization and technology, and there was no reason why people should not vote in favor.

As a result, Manturov, like Stalin, Voroshilov, Kaganovich, Molotov and Andreyev, was unanimously elected as a full member of the Central Committee.

At this time, the audience burst into warm applause, and Voroshilov, Kaganovich and Stalin all showed happy smiles. The reason why Stalin put his name last was actually at Voroshilov's request to bring a big surprise to the young man.

Manturov, who had not been so excited for a long time, put his arm on the shoulder of the representative of the Stavropol Territory, Mikhail Suslov, who was sitting next to him, and said: "Mikhail, am I dreaming? ”

With a stiff smile on his face, Cardinal Suslov said: "No, comrade, you are not dreaming. ”

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