Chapter 247: Gagarin
The so-called science is the primary productive force, and now Serov feels that this sentence is simply extremely reasonable. Aren't Britain and France playing colonial empires because of technology? Otherwise, how could they become a global power with their own population? The world now envelops the core of imperialism with morality, but we must not think that the world is truly peaceful. Peace is based on equal power between the two sides, such as countries like the United States and the Soviet Union, but it does not mean that the Soviet Union and Turkey can also maintain peace.
The historical PKK was founded in the 80s, when the Soviet Union was indeed at its peak, and at least until 1987, when Gotu began to carry out a frenzied reform, no one could have predicted the collapse of the Soviet Union, and if it did, it would be regarded as a madman. Now, about twenty years ahead of schedule, Serov commanded the KGB to begin a survey of the traditional Kurdistan region. In this era when the fighting capacity of communism was on the charts, the Soviet Union could basically beat the other side when it was equal in strength by raising an armed force and arming it ideologically.
Comrade Chang Kaishen once disappointed the Americans incomparably, and the Americans would never have dreamed that they would be able to provide such a large amount of support, and the armed troops could not even defeat a group of Hanako. But in the sixties, the Americans would not have been so disappointed, and they would soon find that when the two arms were supported by the United States and the Soviet Union with equal strength, the arms supported by the Americans were usually on the side that was beaten. If we take the confrontation of the sixties and seventies as a criterion, one can come to the conclusion that American-made weapons do not seem to be an opponent of Soviet-made weapons.
North and South Korea and North and South Vietnam have all proved that under normal circumstances, the side with ideological bonuses is relatively strong. Since this is the case, then the problem is simple, there are still some communist parties in this world, and the communist movement in the vast third world countries still has great potential for development, Serov decided to have a good talk with the black uncles, anyway, it was not the Soviets who died. The last thing that the USSR lacked was all kinds of weapons in the ground war.
He is also not afraid that the Americans with deep pockets will find out that if the Americans insist on taking a fighter plane and carrying a missile to blow up Uncle Hei who is holding a semi-automatic rifle, Serov said that he is very welcome, and if you have money, you can blow it up.
"Report of the Communist Group of the Kurdistan Region!" Take this investigation report from the Armenian KGB. Serov deduced in his mind as he watched that it seemed unlikely that Turkey would be demolished with the power of the Kurds. Not to mention the fact that on the crucial issue of the Dardanelles, the Kurds did little to help the USSR. They are concentrated in eastern Turkey, but they can be used as a constant auxiliary force.
"Just develop it step by step, tell Comrade Ignisyan, chairman of the KGB of Armenia, that what we have is time, or we will not do it all the time, and if we want to do it, we will succeed! Before that, even if you pretend to be dead, you can't leak it! Serov put away the report on the communist group in Kurdistan and gave a special message to the chairman of the KGB in Armenia. Let Isemimotney send her opinion out.
The hatred between the Russian Empire and the Ottoman Empire is higher than the sky and deeper than the sea, but the two peoples with the greatest hatred are not the Russians and the Turks, and the ethnic groups and Turks in the Soviet Union have the greatest hatred of the Armenians. To this day, Western Armenia remains in Turkish hands. Ignisyan knew that it was an Armenian name when he heard the name, and Serov was afraid that the chairman of the Armenian KGB would be carried away by hatred for a while and leak the KGB's schemes.
If you accidentally disrupt the deployment of the KGB, this loss is not something that the chairman of the KGB of the republic can afford, and Serov must make this clear to the other party first. If Igor had not left the Caucasus, he would certainly not have let Ignisyan stare at the situation in Turkey, even temporarily.
Western Armenia was already part of the USSR in Serov's schemes. As long as Turkey's nuclear missiles and the United States enter the Vietnam War are met at the same time, it can be realized, but before that. He also needs to find more strength to support his plan, after all, it is too risky for the Soviet Union to clean up Turkey in person, and Turkey is not short of enemies. It should be said that there is no shortage of enemies in every nation.
What surprised Serov the most was that Turkey was self-sufficient in grain, and secretly said, "Is it possible for any country to dictate to the Soviet Union on agricultural issues these days?" Oh. Per capita is only two-thirds of the Soviet Union, which is acceptable! "A self-sufficient country can resist in the face of a blockade, and Serov regretfully abandoned his plan to starve the Turks, and finally ordered the KGB to investigate where Turkey's grain producing areas are, and in the future they can annex or give this land to the Kurds.
Rather than say that the Americans are indeed a good teacher. It was a good move to ban the country's imports and exports through an economic blockade. Later, the Americans used this method to blockade Iraq and North Korea one after another, and as for how many people starved to death in these two countries because they were not self-sufficient in food, how can this have anything to do with the beacon of human hope for freedom? Obviously, because of the dictatorship between the two countries, mankind wants to blockade your country and let your people starve to death, but it is for your good, if you don't starve your people, what should you do if you endanger world peace?
"Well, today's trip is the Soviet Cosmonaut Training Center! Come on, let's visit the astronauts of the future! "Putting aside the Armenian affair first, Serov asked Lukani to prepare the car, and after a short time left Lubyanka Square 11 and went to the Soviet cosmonaut training center, which is currently in top secret. Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
In this star city, which is currently in top secret, Serov met Sergei, the most outstanding aerospace expert of the Soviet Union? Pavlovich? Korolev, Korolev is Ukrainian, it doesn't matter, it's important that the first lunar probe, the first Venus probe, the first Martian probe, the first spacewalk, the first female cosmonaut went into space. It can be said that during the Cold War, the Soviet Union won the United States in every aspect except losing to the United States on the moon.
But when it comes to aerospace engineering in later generations, people can always think of landing on the moon, so the United States is a little more well-known, which is also normal, the Soviet Union collapsed, and even the country is gone, so naturally all the achievements will not be publicized. But in Serov's time, Soviet astronautics was the presence that could scare Americans out of urine. Korolev's only minor flaw may be that he has little interest in ICBMs, which is far less than the contribution of his successor to Soviet ICBMs.
"Comrade Korolev, it looks pretty good, did our first cosmonaut choose?" Serov looked at the busy Korolev and asked, in fact, he wanted to see if the candidate was Gagarin in the future.
"Picked, a nice lad. He cherishes our spacecraft and at the same time has a good rigor and professionalism, and believes that he will be able to fulfill our Soviet ideals! Korolev was obviously very excited at the mention of this question, and seemed very satisfied with his choice, "First Deputy Serov, would you like to meet this young man?" ”
"Oh, why not? In the future, maybe I will have to queue up if I want to see this person? Serov teased with a smile, and then his face turned straight, "We all understand that this manned space trip is very important, and it is always a little uneasy not to look at our astronauts!" ”
"Okay, go and call Gagarin......" Korolev shouted through the microphone into the centrifuge downstairs. Serov's eyebrows jumped, and sure enough, it was this familiar name that was finally chosen by Korolev.
In less than five minutes, Gagarin, who was wearing dark blue overalls, came to the control room, which made Serov feel good, because in his previous life when he worked in the factory, he was also dressed like this, but he was just a blue ant, and the other party was the first human cosmonaut, although this outfit was the same soil.
"Serov!" Serov waited for Gagarin to salute and first stretched out his hand, there is no manned space flight project in the world at present, in other words, Gagarin's ascension to the sky is very risky, even if he has succeeded in real history, it cannot be the criterion for judging the success of this time.
"Hello Gagarin, Comrade Serov!" Gagarin's gaze swept over Serov's shoulder, today he was not wearing a gown, and there were no epaulettes on his shoulders symbolizing military ranks, but instead the Russian alphabet abbreviation of the KGB.
"Oh, I'm a KGB security cadre, you may understand another meaning, I'm a counter-terrorism worker!" Serov smiled and did not dwell on this issue, seeing Gagarin, he had a feeling that he was old. Gagarin in front of him is undoubtedly a young man, twenty-six or seventeen years old, because of the strong body and high fighting spirit of cosmonaut training, there is a sense of rejection for a guy like Serov who has been doing shady things all year round.
Beckoning Gagarin over, the two sat on a chair in the corner and chatted face to face, it seemed that Gagarin was full of longing for the upcoming manned space flight, Serov suddenly said, "You may succeed or fail, I believe you also know the risks, I mean if, are you ready to sacrifice your life for the country?" ”
"Yes, I have made all the preparations, even if it is to sacrifice my life for the country!" Gagarin said he was well aware of the risks.
"You will succeed, you are the hero of our country!" Serov gave the other a deep look and gave a heavy military salute. This is to express sufficient respect for the space heroes who really forgot their lives, this is the world's first manned space flight, judging from the current test results, the Soviet Union is not 100% sure that it will succeed. Gagarin's ability to take risks and die to heaven is enough to be respected by all. (To be continued.) )