Chapter 612: Spokesperson for the Hardliners
Fueled by some reports, this kind of rhetoric was seen as a force within the Soviet Union that was dissatisfied with Brezhnev's policy of détente, and Serov, the chairman of the KGB and the chief political commissar for national security in the Soviet Union, was considered by many Western European analysts to be the spokesman for this force. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
According to the United States, Serov is the spokesman of the hawks, while Brezhnev and Kosygin are the leaders of the ****, in fact, the two are just hawks disguised as ****, and the policy of détente from the meeting of the Central Presidium is clearly aimed at the policy of Western Europe, which is used to disintegrate the relations between Western Europe and the Americans, and the strategic offensive in other directions is carried out at the same time.
What many observers mean is that since the plenum of the Central Committee of the Soviet Union is about to take place, it will be interesting to see how Brezhnev responds to this voice, and the Federal Republic of Germany is the most proactive state to moderate with the Soviet Union. From the standpoint of the Federal Republic of Germany, the existence of the Soviet Union has advantages and disadvantages, the disadvantage is that its own country may become cannon fodder at any time, and the advantage is that even if the Soviet Union is the final victor, considering Germany's population base and technology, Germany will still be important at that time.
Moreover, if the victory of the Soviet Union showed that the other side was stronger, then as the loser of the two world wars, the Germans would have been able to accept the outcome of being willing to gamble and lose, and that would be nothing. At this stage, of course, Germany hopes that the two blocs will not engage in a military race, which should be too dangerous, and if the Soviet Union wants to get some technical and technological support to carry out an economic competition, the Federal Republic of Germany will welcome it very much, and the countries of Western Europe will also welcome it, except for the United Kingdom......
Then the plenary session of the Central Committee was held, and this time because of the National Security Conference a week earlier, many countries were concerned about it, and many countries wanted to know how Brezhnev was dealing with this argument.
"I nominate Comrade Sherepin as Chairman of the Supreme Soviet, and everyone knows that Comrade Sherepin is an outstanding cadre of our Party and state, who has demonstrated in all kinds of posts what can be said to be a strong ability to work, and it is necessary to concentrate one's mind on real work. Leading cadres should correct their work attitudes, change their work style, improve work efficiency, consolidate work results, work hard to improve their ability to carry out, execute, implement, and be creative, concentrate their minds on doing business, concentrate their energy on promoting development, devote their strength to implementation, dare to grasp and manage, dare to act, be loyal to their duties, perform their duties with due diligence, and ensure that all work is carried out in an efficient and orderly manner. Comrade Sherepin possessed these necessary qualities, and I believe that Comrade Sherepin, in the post of chairman of the Supreme Soviet, is the most suitable comrade to represent the image of our country. Brezhnev took the speech and said word by word, "So I and many comrades believe that this is the right decision." ”
"The Communist Party takes Marxism-Leninism as its theoretical foundation and guiding ideology, and the realization of communism as its lofty ideal and ultimate goal, which is the true meaning that every Communist Party member must deeply imprint in our hearts. We must not lose our ideals at any time, we must not forget the solemn promise of swearing to fight for communism for the rest of our lives in front of the party flag at the moment we joined the party, and we must not mix ourselves with ordinary people; this is the most basic political requirement of a Communist Party member. Serov looked at Brezhnev's back in the second row, and had to admit that this was a trick, and Serepin had more and more positions, in a sense, it became more and more eye-catching, and this decision was to take a fancy to Sherepin or put Sherepin on the fire to roast, and it would depend on the future situation to draw conclusions.
"But how can I be the head of state, many comrades are more experienced than me." "Comrade Brezhnev seems to think too highly of my abilities, and I have no experience in dealing with other countries. ”
"How is it possible, our country needs a young man with a very good image to embody, Shurik, you are the most suitable comrade." Brezhnev preached in his usual moderation and then asked the opinion of the Central Committee members below. Not surprisingly, it was approved.
Since Mikoyan stepped down from the post of chairman of the Supreme Soviet, the post of chairman of the Supreme Soviet has been vacant, and this situation has been in place for several months, and Serov remembered Brezhnev's means of squeezing out Podgorny and reminded Sherepin of the possible election, but in fact Sherepin and Serov still had no way to deal with this situation, because there was no reason to refuse. After all, the chairman of the Supreme Soviet was the nominal head of the USSR and had a very high status. Besides, Shelepin himself held several important positions, and he was certainly not the rubber stamp that did not even enter the presidium in the past. How to refuse in this case?
After the adoption of this resolution, Brezhnev began to talk about the second thing, saying, "I personally think that some of the statements of some comrades are normal, and it is permissible for some comrades to have some different opinions, for example, some comrades believe that in the Motherland, which has become strong enough to the present level, we can completely start to end capitalism ahead of schedule through competition." I am reluctant to criticize this kind of remarks, but comrades should also know that peace is the mainstream of the world, and we should coexist peacefully with the countries of Western Europe. ”
Brezhnev's gesture of raising it high and gently lowering it was a response to Serov's theory of limited sovereignty. This reaction made Serov find it very interesting, the theory of limited sovereignty was originally proposed by you, and now Brezhnev has become the peace-loving leader of the Soviet Union, and it is so interesting that he has become himself who aggressively exacerbated the Cold War.
At this plenum of the Central Committee, Brezhnev responded lightly to Serov's speech at the Security Conference, and immediately made Western observers who wanted to smell the analysis and analysis of the Soviet farts to begin the analysis. As the new first secretary of the Soviet Union, Brezhnev should be regarded as a relatively moderate leader, but at present he is under pressure from the hardliners, and it can be seen that the hardliners in the Soviet Union are still quite powerful without giving a warning to Serov.
"Such a détente should get a quicker response." In Brezhnev's home, Serov did not regard himself as an outsider at all, in fact, it was beneficial to come here more. At least Brezhnev is more relieved to see himself often. Most of the time Brezhnev lived in the Kremlin, but this house was not taken back, knowing that Brezhnev's children are adults and cannot always live in the Kremlin.
Before coming, Serov had already met with Sherepin and Egorechev to remind him of the rights of the Supreme Soviet, knowing that many cadres were part-time, and the Supreme Soviet was not a useless institution, and the department depended entirely on who the leader was, for example, Stalin was the chairman of the Council of Ministers after the forties, that is, Kosygin's role. Still the supreme leader of the Soviet Union.
Stalin's later tenure as chairman of the Council of Ministers led to a rather serious consequence, that is, after his death, both Malenkov and Beria seized government positions, and finally Khrushchev, who served as secretary, turned defeat into victory.
"The Federal Republic of Germany has already responded to us and will meet with us in January next year. Listen to Zinev and Zvigon that the relevant preparations are already in place, and when are they ready to do it. Brezhnev welcomed Serov's visit, and he wished that the chairman of the KGB would often appear in his sight. Coincidentally, Serov also thought so, and he wanted to have more contact with Brezhnev.
"Then I, as the spokesman for the part of the anti-détente that does not know whether there is a presence or not, then of course I am looking for a good opportunity to show my presence, according to the preparation time, just before Nixon officially announced his inauguration." Serov smiled lightly and said, "I'm going to give the anti-Soviet president a big gift package when he comes to power and start the offensive plan." In fact, it was just over a month since Nixon was sworn in. (To be continued.) )