"I only knew about Chile's problems at the moment, but I didn't expect them to be a bit serious. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 infoIf it weren't for the fact that the conference was held in Santiago, probably none of us knew much about the situation in Chile. Brezhnev first indicated that he had just learned the news, and then changed the subject: "Comrade Allende, why don't you tell us about the difficulties?" Earlier, the Soviet Union's assistance to Chile, you also indicated that it was not needed, and if it was for the sake of national pride, I personally think that it was not necessary, and the Soviet Union's assistance to Chile and other fraternal countries was not to blackmail Chile, nor would it use such assistance to change Chile's policy. ”

For Brezhnev and the Soviet Union, the emergence of a communist president in Chile was a surprise in itself, and the Soviet Union would not ask for more anytime soon, and it would be a great victory to prove that a country could use the Soviet system and become better.

"My rhetoric was a bit fierce just now, but after the general secretary's prompting, I feel that I can say a few more words now." Serov took the microphone in front of him and said, "Chile is currently in a stage of transition to socialism, in this stage, Chile's own market economy still exists, and a country cannot be separated from the whole world. ”

"What Comrade Serov said is very reasonable, Chile needs hundreds of millions of dollars to import grain, and this loophole will be very difficult to solve by relying on your own country, and if you want to overcome it at this stage, it will cause negative effects in other aspects, and some waves of demonstrations will arise." Andropov groaned for a moment and said very sincerely, "In this case, do you still want the Chilean people to endure inflation and help the government overcome difficulties?" ”

"The USSR can guarantee that all aid is free of political strings attached." Brezhnev suddenly spoke, and this statement was broadcast all over the world by televised, saying in a firm but unquestionable tone, "We want to see a country prove that socialism can be slow and excessive, and that it can radically improve the lives of its people." ”

"We can actually solve the temporary difficulties." President Allende's expression was still hesitant, but immediately Ceausescu spoke, "Comrade Allende, we believe in the power of the people, the strength of the collective is certainly greater than the efforts of individuals, and when the country encounters difficulties, there is no shame in the help of others, which country will not encounter difficulties??" The help we have made in good faith, I think a true socialist, should not refuse. ”

"Comrade Ceausescu is right, we are ready to help Chile through this difficult time." Zhivkov's statement was already angry with Brezhnev, and the relations between the Soviet Union and Bulgaria were the closest in the Warsaw Pact. Subsequently, the GDR, Yugoslavia, Iraq, Sudan, Hungary, and other countries expressed their positions, and these statements were broadcast throughout Chile through television.

The next day, those who did not see the live television broadcast saw in the newspapers the statements of the countries at the conference, and people discussed these issues one after another, believing that the Soviet Union had bad intentions, but many more expressed their willingness to accept the help of the Soviet bloc. People with strong national self-confidence are in the minority after all, and ordinary people still think that many friends have many paths, and Chileans are no exception.

It was through this congress that the real situation in Chile became known to everyone, and even those who were dissatisfied with Allende and neutrals calmed down and talked calmly about this issue with the supporters of President Allende. Instead of taking to the streets to protest at every turn, ordinary people have never been more concerned about society.

The congress of the Communist Party and the Workers' Party ended a few days later, and more than a dozen countries, including the Soviet Union, issued a statement that they would provide Chile with economic and daily necessities to help Chile through the difficult period at this stage, and at the same time stated that there were no strings attached to this aid, no interest charged, and Chile could repay it after the economy improved, but they would not rush.

At the end of the congress, Andropov and Serov, who were the first to criticize Chile at the congress, were interviewed by Chilean newspapers and shared their views on Chile.

"From a national security point of view, if social instability in Chile continues, there is an easy outcome, and that is a military junta. And the supporters are the United States. If you haven't forgotten about Cuba, you should know that after the success of the revolution, there was an operation called the Bay of Pigs landing. The environment in Chile is different, and if I were the CIA, it would have been easier to carry out a coup d'état in Chile. There is no need for mercenaries, just buy the generals in Chile with money. Serov spoke to the Chilean newspaper with an alarmist emphasis, "I'm talking about no one else, the United States, maybe the plan has already been made, but it is just waiting for the time to implement it." ”

"As a colleague, I can clearly see the intentions of my peers, and twenty years ago, all the countries of Eastern Europe encountered this threat, but in the end they all successfully overcame the difficulties with the help of the Soviet Union." Serov ended with this sentence.

"However, as long as capitalism develops, the proletariat will inevitably rise. As many of us know, Chile's main international export is copper, and the copper miners who work in the lifeblood of Chile's economy have become a major force in the Chilean labour movement. A strong community of workers has been built, thus providing strong support for the continued development of the workers' movement. The further development of the workers' movement also led to the creation of socialist parties, namely the Communist Party of Chile and the Socialist Party of Chile, which in turn provided substantial support for the further development of the Chilean workers' movement. There is no doubt that the capitalists in Chile will not welcome the workers' movement, and I would like to remind Chileans that they should be careful about your class, depending on whether you want to support President Allende or not. ”

Andropov's remarks were also direct, pointing to the fact that the people of Chile should support the country in need. But then both men's remarks were refuted by Brezhnev, who said that the two men's criticism of Chile was too fierce and that things were not so bad.

After the conference, the Soviet Union and Chile also signed a fishing cooperation and replenishment agreement, under which the Soviet Union could use Chilean ports for resupply in the South Pacific. The United States reacted violently, saying that Chile should not learn from Cuba and should know what kind of country it is friends with, and at the same time refuted Serov's accusations, saying that the United States never wanted to overthrow Chile's democratically elected president.

"What the Americans say is not trustworthy at all, they have done it so many times, and there are countries such as Indonesia, Cuba, and Iran that are relatively close, that is, Europe is relatively close to the Soviet Union, otherwise Italy was also very dangerous at the beginning." Serov has spent a lot of time in two things in his life, sleeping with hairy girls and scolding the United States. When it comes to verbal battles, he is absolutely unambiguous.

After the congress, Brezhnev first returned home, where Andropov handled the Soviet Union and Allied aid programs for Chile, communicated with the ministers in President Allende's government, and Serov protected him. It was then that he found the partisanship in Chile interesting, as for Allende's supporters, the Socialist Party in Western Europe usually belonged to the Second International, which advocated reformist to socialism, while the Communist Party was more radical.

The Communist Party of Chile de facto abandoned the socialist revolution and was content to carry out reforms, playing the role of the social democratic parties of Western Europe. Interestingly, the Chilean Socialist Party is much more radical than its European counterparts, and its theories and lines are more inclined to socialist revolution than the Chilean Communist Party most of the time, which is very interesting.

"Stabilizing the situation in Chile believes that it will make it easier for the Soviet Union to intervene in Latin America, but the Americans will not watch it, there should be no other way, let's see." Andropov is not a child, of course, he does not think how generous the United States is, but he can't figure out how to deal with it, so he asked Serov next to him this question.

"Finding a way to cut off the power of the people and politics at the bottom requires reforming the political system. I can't figure out how to do it, though. Serov had heard such rumors in Latin America in his previous life, but he didn't know exactly what was going on.

Divide and weaken the Chilean trade unions and the working class by strictly restricting collective bargaining, giving employers the right to hire substitutes when workers go on strike, setting up so-called bargaining groups other than trade unions, etc., and deorganizing and declassifying the Chilean working class through the job insecurity caused by market-oriented reforms, thus losing the ability to influence politics and improve their own situation through collective action; Cutting off Chile's main political parties from the grassroots of society, and by centralizing financial power at the center, imposing segregation of the poor, and setting up multiple "competing" representative bodies in a region. and market-oriented reforms of Chile's existing social welfare system to fragment the masses at the bottom as much as possible, depriving them of the ability to take strong collective action.

After the overthrow of President Allende, military junta in Latin America generally adopted this approach, dismantling the soil for the emergence of a second Allende, but if the Soviet Union kept Allende and kept the base in Latin America, it could defuse this malicious political reform. Immediately after Brezhnev returned to the Soviet Union, Kosygin, chairman of the Council of Ministers, drew up a plan to aid Chile, and the first ships had already set off from Soviet ports. At the same time, the Red Navy has also been dispatched to Chile to establish supply sites. (To be continued.) )