The intellectual stratum of the Soviet Union, after Khrushchev deregulated culture, underwent some unpleasant changes. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 It is clear that this level of backlash has been displeased by Suslov, an authority in the Soviet ideological sphere, for a long time. In all fairness, this change was not what Khrushchev wanted. He eased the cultural restraints, and the ideology, culture, art, and science and technology revived rapidly, but in the later period of his administration, Khrushchev emphasized the party spirit of literature and art, severely criticized works that discredited reality, and strengthened the censorship system of books and newspapers. He advocated peaceful coexistence with countries with different systems and eased international tensions, but he still insisted on an arms race with the United States.

If Serov were to be seen, it was clearly a desire to correct the too strict social environment of the Stalin period. But then that unpleasant change happened, and Khrushchev saw it too. As a result, there was a thaw in the cultural circles, and at the same time, constant warnings were given to those so-called cultural people in the cultural circles. While détente, it is still competing with the United States in various fields.

As for the last general secretary of the Soviet Union, he never felt that his reform was in danger, and in the end he was beaten out in a burst of laughter, and he looked confused.

For Brezhnev and Kosygin at this time, it was to continue to deepen the reforms that had achieved good results, to stop the reforms that were not very effective immediately, and to adjust the domestic and foreign policies of the Soviet Union. In terms of domestic political structure, the merger of the two separate party organizations, and the economic aspect, Kosygin continued to deepen the reform and realize the internal potential of the Soviet Union. Suslov wants the cultural community to stop mocking the state, both overtly and covertly, and Sherepin wants a fair rule of law environment and a functioning monitoring system.

In the more than a week since Khrushchev stepped down, the new leadership of the Soviet Union spent this way at meetings throughout the Kremlin. Pravda has been publishing articles about the initiatives of the new leadership, and it is still promoting the significance of Khrushchev's retirement and his expectations for the new leadership.

At this time, the members of the Presidium of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union were in the era of the least, except for Brezhnev and the secretary of the Central Committee Kirilenko, Sherepin and Serov, Kosygin and Mazulov, and Polyyansky, only the first secretary of the Ukrainian Party Committee Serest, the secretary of the Central Committee Suslov, the secretary of the Central Committee Andropov, and the members of the Presidium of the Central Committee, a total of ten people. In fact, under normal circumstances, Celeste works in Kiev and does not come to Moscow unless it is a major event, in fact, the Presidium of the Central Committee at this time is a total of nine people.

After a few days of sorting out the domestic situation in the Soviet Union, the next problem began to emerge, that is, the problem of the international environment, if we follow the calculation method of the Soviet Union itself, the economy of the Soviet Union has begun to approach 70% of the United States. In this case, the question of how exactly the USSR responded to the US-led NATO, whether it was a détente or an offensive, is a question.

"With the anti-war wave in the United States at its peak since the start of the Spring Offensive, and the sharp loss of American gold reserves, we have every reason to believe that the United States will find a way to pull out of the quagmire of Vietnam and at the same time find a way to adjust its own domestic economy!" Serov handed over copies of several telegrams, one for each of them, to the other members of the Presidium of the Central Committee, "but the process is slow, first of all, the United States will not retreat immediately, because they are not yet abandoning South Vietnam, but waiting for the South Vietnamese government army, or the puppet army, to form a certain combat strength before retreating." ”

"What does that mean?" Kirilenko, secretary of the Central Committee, asked with a relaxed expression, "Are you talking about our foreign policy now, or is Comrade Shilov only the US military in your eyes?" Besides, this matter should be discussed by the comrades of the Ministry of Defense, right? ”

"I mean, the Americans are empty. Problems have arisen in their country. Serov had already received information from the Cambridge Five, knew about the actions of the British, and once Britain felt that its financial capital accumulation was complete, it would definitely attack the dollar of the United States and stage a good show of Daddy's return.

"Andrey, this is a problem, we extract useful information from the KGB's intelligence, so that we can formulate our countermeasures against the Americans." Brezhnev criticized his comrades-in-arms in not very strong words, and then said, "We should listen more to the opinions of other comrades, and in such a field as intelligence and analysis of the international situation, Comrade Serov is the authority of our Soviet Union, and we should respect him." ”

"I can't talk about authority, I just have some ideas." Serov, although he has been swaggering and deceiving under the brand of a security expert, must still show a certain amount of modesty on this occasion. He knew that in fact, Brezhnev was well aware of the situation in the KGB, and although the KGB was firmly in the hands of the Komsomol cadres from Sherepin and Semychasny to him, some high-ranking cadres had a good relationship with Brezhnev. For example, the deputy chairman of the KGB, Zinev, the deputy chairman of the KGB, Tsvigon, and the chairman of the KGB of Belarus, Chebrikov, were all born in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine.

Brezhnev, who had such a channel, was well acquainted with other orders and work issued through the presidium of the KGB, in addition to the fact that Serov himself was personally operating. After all, Serov could not cover the sky in the KGB with one hand, and even if he knew who Brezhnev's people were, he had to be respected.

Take Zinev as an example, when this person entered the security apparatus, Serov was only the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of a small union republic, and when Zinev was the head of the bureau, it was almost the same time as Serov entered the Ministry of Internal Affairs. From this point of view, Serov belongs to the latter and the last.

"Then I will talk about some of my own ideas, and if the comrades have different opinions, they can be put forward at any time." Brezhnev thought for a moment and said, "The former colonial countries of Asia, Africa, and Latin America that became independent after the war have also grown, and these third-world countries that have grown up are to a large extent opposed to the Western world led by the United States. This is where we can operate, the current public opinion environment is very favorable for us, the USSR, and the USSR must play a decisive role in the history of human development! This is our mission and task, and as the leader of this country, I and the comrades present here cannot shy away from this role, and I do not know whether the comrades agree or not. ”

"Of course, we still have to implement the policy of détente at the same time, which can be regarded as a continuation of the first secretary's policy. In fact, this is not a contradiction, we can also borrow the power of the enemy before accomplishing a great goal. Brezhnev flicked his cigarette ash and said, "First of all, we do have some gaps with the United States economy, and the environment at this time is favorable to us, we can use this environment to let the United States release enough goodwill to the Soviet Union, and completely bridge the gap that can be seen now, when the technical level of the two sides, especially the industries related to the people's lives, is completely smoothed out, we will be more confident to confront, I don't know what the comrades think, if you don't agree, it doesn't matter, we can study and study, Let's discuss it again, we are all comrades, and we can put forward different opinions......"

The gap between the Soviet economy and the West is not small, and it is hoped that through cooperation with the West, the Soviet economy will be transformed by introducing advanced Western technology on a large scale and narrowing the economic gap with the West. In addition, the Cuban Missile Crisis not only proved that Khrushchev's rocket strategy could not solve all problems, but also illustrated the gap in military strength between the United States and the Soviet Union at this time, and the revision of the rocket strategy and the implementation of the former military strategy after Brezhnev came to power required a calm international environment to prepare, and it was an appropriate consideration to avoid conflict with the West led by the United States before the preparations were completed.

And the United States also wanted to coexist peacefully with the Soviet Union, which Brezhnev can be sure of, the United States was mired in the Vietnam War, and the pressure of confrontation with the Soviet Union was reduced, after all, it was not a rational move to maintain a large army from the European front line and confrontation with the Soviet Union while conducting the Vietnam War.

Serov knew that the strength of the US troops stationed in Europe had been reduced since the 70s, and it was not until the internal wounds of the Vietnam War were healed that the number of troops in Europe was reformulated during the Reagan period.

At the same time, the Group of 77, which was established four years ago, launched the establishment of a new international economic order, called for the development of the national economy, and opposed imperialist economic exploitation. All this allowed Brezhnev to see where the environment was favorable to the Soviet Union. After all, in this era, the reputation of the USSR is simply good, and if it is not used, Brezhnev is not worthy of being the first secretary.

The offensive policy and the policy of détente began at the same time, of course, economically the policy of détente was mainly aimed at the countries of Western Europe, and the offensive policy was aimed at the United States, Brezhnev finished his thoughts, the Presidium of the Central Committee began to discuss, Sherepin supported the offensive policy, Kosygin supported the policy of détente, Brezhnev felt that he had found supporters for both policies, and the atmosphere of the whole meeting, in a united and friendly environment, set the future strategy of the Soviet Union.

"Ilyich, the number of people in the Presidium of the Central Committee is Kosygin's superiority, and Shelepin has a lot of henchmen in the security apparatus, propaganda apparatus and organizational structures, don't we take some action?" After the meeting, as Brezhnev's long-time comrade-in-arms, Kirilenko said worriedly.

Brezhnev looked through the window at the people who were leaving one after another, and turned back with a flat face, "Andrey, you must know that I have just become the first secretary, and the time is less than half a month, and the current new leadership has not made any achievements, in this case, why should the majority of cadres support me?" They can well support the much more vocal Sherepin. ”

"There are some things that can't be rushed." Brezhnev sighed and said to himself, "With results, you can get more support!" (To be continued.) )