Chapter 353: Imperial Relatives

"Servanov, make a random combination of more than seven ciphers, let our comrades in England receive it, erase the traces and leave the letter at the predetermined place, someone will pick it up himself!" Serov brought Shevasov in and said solemnly.

The leakage of this kind of spy is a great loss, and the benefits they brought to the Soviet Union have long been beyond the measure of money, if these people want money, Serov is willing to give 100 million, and Burgess and McClay, who are currently in the Soviet Union, are two of the Cambridge Five, and under the care of the KGB, they have almost forgotten the concept of money, and all the needs of the two people are money, as long as the two people open their mouths, the KGB will do it for them.

The Cambridge Five Heroes does not refer to five people, the reason why there is this statement is because four of them were leaked out in the end, and no one knows who the fifth one is, in fact, the respective social circles of the Cambridge Five Heroes are strictly counted, and many people are considered spies in the service of the Soviet Union. There are also Keynes, Strats, Foster, Desmende in this circle? McCarthy, Saxon? Sdeney Turner et al. The motto of these people is "If I had to choose between betraying my country and betraying my friends, I wish I had the courage to betray my country"

Serov didn't want to use any of these people at all, but Anthony? Brandt's aristocratic status and influence in the field of art allowed Elizabeth Taylor to truly enter the upper class of London. The upper class is not just the status of the actress, and the United Kingdom is still more conservative than the United States in this regard.

Anthony at home after today? Brandt opened Serov's letter, although it didn't say anything specific, but Anthony? Brandt still understood what it meant.

"My friend, if you refuse my request for help, I will not force you to help me!" Anthony? Brant muttered to himself, Anthony? Brandt was also Queen Elizabeth's artistic advisor, and he had the most glorious background to do without continuing to work for the Soviet Union, and Serov made it clear many times after contacting him that the two sides were only friends, and that they could refuse any orders from the KGB if they felt that they were at risk.

Anthony? Brandt's situation at this time can't be said to be good, and he himself can feel the suspicion. However, it is not as serious as in history, because the work related to the removal of traces has been done by the First General Directorate, and I thought for a long time Anthony? Brandt stood up and took out a photo of himself from college, which had many of his friends, including Burgess and McClay, who had been exiled in the Soviet Union, and looked at the people on the photo fixedly, Anthony? Brandt caressed the photo affectionately with one hand, and whispered in the empty bedroom, "I can betray the motherland for my friends, and I will never look back for the ideals ......of our youth."

When Elizabeth Taylor was partying with her Hollywood friends who were returning to Europe, a beautiful carriage stopped at the door outside the apartment, and Anthony in a decent suit? Brandt knocked politely on the door with a civilized stick and entered the apartment.

Anthony? Brandt's arrival surprised Elizabeth Taylor, after returning to London, she invited many British film and art masters, but the latter rarely appeared, I didn't expect Anthony to be today? Brandt will come to the door.

"Miss Elizabeth Taylor, it's not easy to become an actress in the United States, you are already very successful, in fact, you don't have to come back to work hard!" Anthony? Brant sat down and said with a smile, Anthony, who is fifty years old? Brandt has one of his own uniquenesses in his gestures, and some of the traits of the British Empire are particularly evident in him, Elizabeth Taylor, who came from a modest background, used to hate this old-fashioned aristocratic temperament, but now it is different, and she wants to be one of them.

"I don't know what happened in the United States at the moment, but the repression of the cultural world has suddenly intensified, and I think that in fact, the freedom in art is far less open than in Europe!" Elizabeth Taylor took out the acting skills of the actress and talked about the recent situation in the United States. Completely invulnerable on the surface.

But Anthony? Who is Brandt? Where in the KGB Anthony? Brandt: The level of trust they received was far from that of Elizabeth Taylor, not to mention that he knew that this woman was also a spy. Elizabeth Taylor, in turn, did not know that the queen's art adviser in front of her also worked for the KGB. Because even the most brainy people can't imagine that the royal relatives are staunch communists, not to mention that Elizabeth Taylor has no concept of ideals in her head at all.

"Oh, it seems that Britain can actually give full play to our advantages in culture, so it is also a good thing to establish our own cultural industry and maintain the influence of our British Empire!" Anthony? Brandt ignored the acting of the woman in front of him and did not say anything, and continued to say, "Maintaining influence does not have to be carried out by force, but can also be carried out through other aspects of work, which is called soft power!" ”

In order for Anthony? Brandt was secretly suspicious, and Serov thought about countermeasures for a long time, and finally came up with the soft power argument that he had always disdained, and the soft power argument in this era was simply tailor-made for Britain, the former world hegemon in continuous decline.

For this reason, he also wrote out what soft power is, to Anthony? Brant for reference. There are also a lot of notes, such as the advantages of the English-speaking cultural circle, the special relationship with Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and so on.

As an important part of a country's comprehensive national strength, "soft power" refers to the intangible influence released by a country by relying on the attractiveness of its political system, the appeal of its cultural values and the affinity of its national image. It has profoundly influenced the perception of international relations. "Soft power" mainly includes the following contents: First, the attractiveness and appeal of culture. The second is the attractiveness of ******** and political values. The third is the morality and legitimacy of foreign policy. Fourth, affinity in dealing with inter-state relations. Fifth, the attractiveness of the development path and institutional model. Sixth, it is the ability to guide, formulate and control international norms, international standards and international mechanisms. Seventh, the degree of appreciation and recognition of a country's international image by international public opinion.

Serov doesn't believe in this kind of thing at all, he still attaches more importance to hard power such as military and economic, and soft power is actually a consolation argument that appears because of the lack of hard power, which is essentially no strength. If the chairman of the KGB had been completely considerate of the Soviet Union, he would never have allowed this argument to circulate in the Soviet Union, but Britain was different, and Britain in decline needed chicken soup for the soul, and Serov knew the deceptiveness of the argument of soft power, so in the spirit of internationalism, he took it out to Anthony? Brandt, let him comfort and comfort the British people.

Anthony? Almost at the same time, Brandt received an introduction to the idea of soft power, and after reading it, he thought it was very good, and once he made a sensation, he could easily get rid of the current suspicion, and maybe he could become a cultural master in the field.

Soft power and Elizabeth Taylor seem to be two different things, but Anthony? After thinking about it carefully, Brandt admired the new KGB chairman in Moscow very much, yes, it was admiration rather than admiration, because his relationship with Serov was that of equal friends. The theory of soft power will be the supporting theory of Elizabeth Taylor's movements, plus Anthony? Brandt's flag-waving cry is a perfect theoretical support. In Europe, there was a common understanding that both the United States and the Soviet Union suppressed culture, and Hollywood was no longer attractive, and according to Serov, Hollywood was only American's own film at that time, and it was no longer culturally aggressive.

In this apartment Anthony? Brant and Elizabeth Taylor had a detailed discussion, and in the end they were very satisfied with each other's ideas, but compared to Anthony? Brandt's know-how, Elizabeth Taylor was completely kept in the dark, and she thought she was lucky.

"That stupid woman still thinks she's hiding it tightly? Hum! Serov, who was in the car, looked straight at the regressing scenery outside, and after a short time the car stopped, got off the station and stopped in front of a school.

Then another car stopped, and Serov was full of greasy, and he saw the dog-like Tikunov Shiran get out of the car, walked to Serov's side and said, "Yuri, it seems that you are not very happy about my arrival!" ”

"What are you doing here, you oil tiger? It's all some third-world students, what does it have to do with you? Serov complained helplessly as he walked along, originally he had come in to see how about the Lumumba Peoples' Friendship University, which trains young Communist Party members from third world countries, most of whom are from African countries.

Lumumba was the leader of the Congolese National Independence Movement (MOUC), and after the Congo declared independence, he served as Prime Minister and Minister of Defence of the Republic. He advocated national independence and reunification, and pursued an anti-imperialist, anti-colonial, and non-aligned policy. He was later killed in a CIA-backed coup d'Γ©tat by Mobutu, one of the three African tyrants of later generations.

"It's been a quiet few days, and I just learned that you were going to come over to visit Friendship University!" Tikunov and Serov walked side by side and said their purpose lightly.

"Our power in Africa is not stable, you still have to wait!" Serov snorted, didn't he know what Tikunov meant? Obviously, he was going to organize people to go to Africa to explore, so he came over to have a relationship with himself.

However, Tikunov is destined to be disappointed, Africa's resources are far less than estimated, this refers to oil resources, and it is also the place that Tikunov, the minister of oil industry, is most concerned about, Africa's oil seems to be concentrated in Algeria, Sudan and Nigeria, Algeria is controlled by France, Nigeria is too far, and the Soviet Union can only get Sudan. (To be continued.) )