When the United States was about to make a statement, Eisenhower, who had less than half a year left in office, suddenly found that the countries that expressed their stance on the African independence year had been lined up, and the first to express their stance were all socialist countries, and the most surprising thing was that Italy was also crowded into a group of socialist countries, and the ranking was quite high!

Eisenhower knew that this matter had been preempted by the Soviet Union, so he could only congratulate the African independence movement in an indifferent tone, but immediately the effect of this matter began to appear, Niger declared independence on August 1, Burkina Faso declared independence on August 3, Ivory Coast declared independence on August 5, Chad declared independence on August 7, Central Africa declared independence on the same day, and a series of African countries declared independence, and then let the newspapers in the socialist camp pay attention. In the end, the Soviet newspapers attributed the independence of the five new countries in ten days to Khrushchev's statement on the independence of African countries, which caused such a shocking effect.

Journalism, you only need to focus on one thing, even if the matter itself is mediocre, reporters and the media can blow him out, not to mention that the independence of so many countries in a short period of time is a major event in itself, Meshatsev and Goryunov respectively in a short period of time, sorted out a complete set of propaganda system, analyzed the impact of Khrushchev's speech on the African independence movement, and focused on the analysis of the role played by the Soviet Union in the process of the collapse of the colonial system.

So a few days after the incident, Khrushchev once again expressed his stance on the African independence movement, and when the Rome Olympics ended, five new independent countries appeared, namely the People's Republic of the Congo, the Republic of Gabon, the Republic of Mali, Nigeria and Mauritania! In 196, the Soviet Union made more than a dozen African countries independent through Khrushchev's speech, and Meshatsev and Goryunov vigorously agitated propaganda in the Soviet Union to tout Khrushchev's influence. All this is a story for another time. At least for now, it is very much as if Khrushchev opened his mouth to exert pressure, and as a result, Africa became independent of several countries.

At the same time, Poland also jumped out to carry out propaganda, claiming that Poland had formed a military advisory group to help the African people become independent, and at the same time, the Polish Foreign Ministry also put pressure on France openly and secretly to let France give up its colonization in Algeria! It's funny, because many of the recently independent African countries are colonies of the French. De Gaulle's meaning is already obvious, shrink all forces, let other places become independent, Algeria does not have to think about it, France has concentrated all its forces in Africa in Algeria, and abandoned everything else that is not important. How could it be abandoned because of the appeal of Poland, all the more so that France considered itself Poland not yet to be its opponent.

At the same time, Serov was still in Rome preparing for the opening of the Rome Olympics, and the Soviet team had arrived! It's just that Serov has just met with these Soviet sports athletes. The Italian Communist Party was also busy, as it was in the Soviet Union at this time. The propaganda of the African independence movement was only transferred from Khrushchev to Paremi Rotoriatti, and Serov's words in the auditorium of the Communist Party headquarters also became a decision after consultation with Parimi Rotoriatti, building momentum for consolidating the ruling position of the Communist Party, and the effect was very good! Serov believes that if the Olympics and the propaganda of African independence are used now, the Communist Party will surely win if it dissolves the parliament and calls for an early election.

"Seems like I'm the advocate for the African Year of Independence, right?" Serov thought about it and forgot it. Khrushchev was obviously much stronger than his own, and the weight of his words could make the Soviet Union gain a great reputation in the international community. He, an agent chief, should focus on what he can manage! Leaders pick peaches.

The Soviet delegation to the Rome Olympics consisted of nearly 300 athletes, not counting the team leaders and medical personnel, and the Olympic Village was in the new district north of Rome, which was built by the Italian government after World War II, and most of the venues for the Olympics were located. Covering an area of 140,000 square kilometers, the Olympic Village was established by the Italian Communist Party in a very difficult financial situation while quelling pyramid schemes. The Rome Olympics were successfully held as scheduled.

The only thing that made Serov a little unhappy was that there were a little more churches in the Olympic Village, but considering that the participation in the Olympics was not just a socialist country, he didn't say anything! But in fact, what displeased Serov the most was why the American team lived next to him?

"Are these Italians doing it on purpose, is it because of the last confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union, and they Italy are addicted?" Serov kept thinking behind the Soviet Olympic leader, and finally Valya, who was walking side by side, couldn't bear to take a piece of candy from her handbag and stuffed it into her husband's mouth.

"It's sweet, it's nice!" Serov had a flattering smile on his face, forgetting that he basically didn't eat anything sweet, this problem was left over from his previous life to the present, a pound of candy was bought there at the beginning of the year, and most of the pound was thrown out at the end of the year!

There is no shortage of a sense of honor in socialist countries, and the Soviet Union in this era can feel the high-spirited atmosphere of the whole country, unlike after the mid-seventies, when it completely became a twilight country. After a few words of encouragement, Serov called aside the leader of the Soviet Olympic Games and said, "I have already told the American ambassador Rach Thomas that the Soviet Union must defeat the United States in the gold medal table in this Olympic Games, do you understand?" My comrade? ”

The team leader, who was less than 50 years old, was taken aback, but he did not expect that the vice president of the KGB would use the Olympics as a platform for the competition between the United States and the Soviet Union, and hurriedly said, "Then I will immediately convene a mobilization meeting to let all comrades clarify the purpose of this time!" ”

"No, there is no need to tell the comrades athletes about this matter to increase their psychological burden, those who know, you are the only one in the entire Olympic delegation! Rest assured, you just need to encourage our exercise normally! Serov stopped the leader's impulse and said, "The challenge was given by me, and if I fail, I will carry it myself, so it will be decided!" ”

In Bonn, Paris, London, Madrid and other European metropolises, of course, including Rome, Serov commanded the agents of the First Directorate to call on the people of many countries to buy whether the United States won or the Soviet Union won in the name of gambling, of course, this amount is not large, because it is the first time to do it, Serov only hopes to make a little money, just earn back the 350,000 tickets to the Rome Olympics, after the first test of the waters, a few years later, he will start to organize the international gaming industry, and now is not the time. Because some things are not very proficient in the first test, you need to test the water in some competitions to ensure that this is a long-term path.

The Soviet Union had no reason to lose, Serov thought for a long time and didn't think of a reason to lose, but in order to ensure a long-term victory, he was ready to use this little money to renovate the sports equipment in some cities after he went back and promote the establishment of a national system! He is full of good feelings about this kind of winning system, as long as he can win! If you don't take medicine and don't take injections, can't you still select outstanding athletes to compete? The national system is not good, is it better to participate in an Olympic Games from the beginning to the end? The United States does not have a national system, so why doesn't it send white people to participate in track and field events to play the game of friendship first and competition second? Back to the capital, black athletes came up to grab gold medals, and then said that other countries are national systems.

"The expenses of the athletes of the entire Rome Olympics are borne by our KGB, and you can rest assured that you can tell the athletes!" As soon as Serov opened his mouth, he gave the Soviet Olympic team a benefit, 350,000 tickets were bought, and the cost of a few hundred people was a drizzle for him.

The streets of Rome were already filled with foreign tourists, and many people who came to Italy from the Soviet Union carried the Soviet flag, which looked like the flag of the Communist Party, as a sign of their nationality! To say that the appearance of these Soviets is easy to recognize, probably because of the reason for going abroad, the appearance of the Soviets is very contrived, meticulous and serious, which may be related to the fact that they held a meeting to study before leaving the unit, and at the same time, in terms of dress, the style of the Soviet Union is also a little different from that of Italy, which can be seen at a glance! Every Soviet who went abroad received an allowance from several dozen to two hundred rubles from the unit as a cost on the road! These rubles are good in the whole socialist camp, and even in Italy they are not without any value.

Now Italy is a country that Western Europe does business with the USSR alone, and it has also accepted the existence of the ruble, after all, the ruble is very stable, and there are dozens of countries that recognize the value of the ruble! Italy is not at all worried about spending the rubles it earns! Some of the characteristic products of Eastern Europe are also resold only by Italian merchants in Western Europe, and in general, these Italians must thank Serov, a friend of Italy.

"A total of 145,000 people received tickets for the Rome Olympics, and of course many people couldn't come, so they transferred their ticket qualifications to others!" Isemimutny honestly fulfilled her duties as a secretary in front of Serov and his wife, and seemed to be a lot more restrained, after all, Serov's official wife was also here this time, which made Lukani and his two personal secretaries very cramped.

"Maybe it's a monopoly on someone else, after all, our rubles are rarely used! Every family has some savings! Serov asked in a long voice, "How many people from our department have come to Italy?" ”

"More than 4,200 people!" Isemotny replied quickly, knowing that Serov was asking how many KGB agents had come to Italy, adding, "Minister Andropov of the Central Liaison Department has called that on the opening day ......of the Olympic Games, he and Vice President Mikoyan will come to Rome to attend the opening ceremony, and that the first secretary, Comrade Khrushchev, will attend the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games if time permits, because he is preparing to attend a United Nations conference, and if he does not have time, his plans to come to Italy will be put on hold." )