Gaining Stalin's trust was a rare and good thing for any Soviet party and government cadre, and Manturov was no exception. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info

However, Manturov also thought that gaining Stalin's high level of trust would raise a series of problems.

Manturov was still young, but he had already mixed into the position of People's Commissar, and he also held the titles of "Hero of the Soviet Union" and "Hero of Socialist Labor", and was a shining star in the Soviet party and political circles.

This new star, as early as two years ago, has been shining brightly. When he was appointed secretary of the state party committee, and later elected as a member of the Central Committee, he was highly praised by Stalin at the plenum, and he was already noticed by everyone.

With such a dazzling new star, some people will choose to take it off, and some people hope that this star can be hung high in the sky and shine on themselves, and at the same time, let the fierce starlight cover the light of other celestial bodies.

To put it bluntly, some people will be jealous of Manturov's achievements and want to get rid of him. There are also those who want to pull him into their own faction and strengthen the political power of their own faction.

There were many people who were jealous in the Soviet party and government system. Although Manturov did not perceive that anyone was jealous of him, he was mentally prepared when he entered the Central Committee of the CPSU.

As for the person who wants to pull him under the door, Manturov also sees two possibilities at the moment.

At that time, three different political forces had gradually formed in the core of power in the Soviet Union. The first unit was the "Leningrad faction" headed by Andrei Aleksandrovich Zhdanov, secretary of the Central Committee and first secretary of the Leningrad Party Committee, and Nikolai Aleseyevich Voznesensky, chairman of the State Planning Commission.

The second group is the "Beria-Malenkov group" headed by NKVD Lavrenty Pavlovich Beria and the secretary of the Central Committee and the Secretariat Georgy Malenkov.

Although there was no friction between these two forces at the time, the conflict between them would become more and more intense, and it would not be until Zhdanov's death in 1948 and the removal of Zhdanov's "henchmen" by the Beria-Malenkov clique.

You may ask, since Manturov knew the development of history, wouldn't it be enough to go to Beria's side? However, taking refuge in the Belial Group does not mean that the career will be smooth sailing.

In 1946, when Zhdanov was in power, Malenkov was dismissed and relegated to Uzbekistan. And Beria was also dismissed from the post of Minister of Internal Affairs. In case Manturov really took refuge in Beria, in 1946, it is very likely that he will suffer the fate of being demoted, and if he cannot turn over after being demoted, then he can only do this.

The third force, composed of the old Bolsheviks of Voroshilov, Kaganovich and Molotov, was called the "Old Guard". This force has nothing to do with Beria and Zhdanov's group, but its strength is also strong, and it can be regarded as a third-party force.

Before the end of World War II, this "Old Guard" group had a very close relationship with Stalin, and it was also the political group that existed for the longest time and was the strongest overall among the three forces. It was not until the 1960s that the recession began.

Of these three forces, Manturov had the closest relationship with the "Old Guard". He was not only Voroshilov's son-in-law, but also the son of Kaganovich's savior, and established a relatively friendly relationship with Molotov, and at that time, he was gradually regarded as a member of the "Old Guard".

But because he was very young and incompatible with Voroshilov's group of old people, he was still the object of the other two factions.

As a traverser, Manturov was well versed in the development of history and knew the tragic fate of the Leningrad faction, so he did not consider establishing any form of cooperative relationship with that side, so as not to be troubled by Beria in the future.

And Beria and Malenkov, although they would later succeed in the political arena, neither Beria nor Malenkov were the kind of people Manturov wanted to befriend.

These two people, one is narrow-minded, cunning and treacherous, and the other is an out-and-out sycophant. Manturov, a person with a little conscience and a little sense of morality, is not willing to walk with Beria and Malenkov at all, which is simply an insult to his moral cultivation.

The "Leningrads" were different, and the brothers Zhdanov and Voznesensky were both figures worth befriending. Among them, the two Voznesensky brothers, who belonged to the Leningrad faction, were the objects of Manturov's respect before the crossing.

Nikolai Voznesensky was a Soviet economist who was educated, capable, and experienced in his work, and was the perfect candidate for the post of First Deputy Prime Minister of the Soviet Union.

His elder brother, Alexander Voznesensky, was also an economist and former rector of Leningrad University. During his tenure as president, he actively taught and propagated "orthodox" Marxism, encouraged students to read and study the works and theories of Marx and Lenin, and cultivated many talents.

But such an excellent two brothers, in history, still did not escape the fate of being eliminated, and finally in January 1950, both were killed.

Although Manturov admired the Leningradists very much, he gave up his plans to join the Leningradists in consideration of his own political interests, as well as the personal safety of himself and his wife.

Since neither faction intends to defect, Manturov has to take a neutral position, but if he has dealings with people on either side, or if his relationship with one side is too cold, it is easy for the other side to suspect that he is the other's people.

Of course, it is ideal not to associate with people on either side, and it is also not to arouse the suspicion of the other party. But the people on both sides of the strait each held different important positions, and it was impossible for Manturov not to deal with people from both factions in his work.

In this case, it will be difficult to find a balance between the left and right sides of the political struggle, and it is actually an art to make people on both sides think that they are not a threat.

For Manturov, who has just entered the officialdom, this art still needs a lot of time to understand and learn.

However, he did not have much time to learn this art, and immediately after Stalin put on him the medal "Hero of Socialist Labor", he immediately said something even more surprising: "Comrade Manturov, construction work is not the business of your department, but also involves several branches of industry, transport, and different local governments.

Therefore, in order to facilitate your construction work and give you greater authority, the Politburo has decided to appoint you as the sixth deputy chairman of the People's Commissariat (equivalent to the deputy premier), responsible for the construction and management of the country's heavy industry and defense industry. ”

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