514 Confrontation (I)
Sverdlov was by no means a political idiot, and his actions were meaningful. So why did he dismantle Li Xiaofeng's platform on the Paris issue and instruct Garrahan to make trouble? There is only one reason for this - political interests.
Sverdlov is well aware that even if he is about to come to power, his political position is awkward. He can only do it for one term, and after five years, he will be in charge of a certain immortal. To put it mildly, Sverdlov is a post-Lenin and Trotsky transitioner, just a spectator.
Will such a status please Sverdlov? Why was it that Lenin and Trotsky could do two or three worlds, and when he came to him, he could only do one very tragic term? Just because Lenin and Trotsky were the first and second teachers, and Sverdlov was also the father of the October Revolution and the top-level existence of the old revolution, why should he only serve one term, it is too bullying!
Sverdlov not only has a big opinion about his tenure, but he is also extremely dissatisfied with the power he has in the future. When Lenin was there, he was a man of his word, and the big guys had to listen to his old man, and if he dared to blow up the thorns, he would be cleaned up. Of course, Sverdlov also knew that he could not compare with Lenin, but he could not compare with Lenin's royal spirit, and he could not be too far behind Trotsky.
Although Lao Tuo has been trying to do something in the past ten years, he can still do it, and everyone has to give him some face. Although life is not comfortable, there is still a number one in the end.
But when it came to Sverdlov, he couldn't bear it anymore, judging from the current situation, he will be the chairman of the Council of People's Commissars next year at most, although the chairman of the Council of People's Commissars is the boss of the Soviet Union, but not all councils of the council of people's commissars can ignore the party. He who does not care about the military but subdues the mountains. Even Trotsky could not do it except that Lenin had such great authority.
In the future, it is clear that the chairman of the Supreme Presidium of the Soviet Union will be from Lao Tuo's side, the general secretary of the party will probably be Ruzutak, and the ******** will be Li Xiaofeng. In this way, he, the chairman of the People's Committee, really looks very pitiful. If you can't manage the military, let's not talk about it, the power of a certain immortal on that mountain is too great, even Trotsky can't even take someone. It is not very important not to be able to control the Soviets, after all, the Supreme Presidium of the Soviets is just a showmanship, only the supreme authority of the Soviet Union in name, but everyone knows that it is a formality. To give the Trotskyists is also to give Trotsky face, so as not to embarrass the Trotskyists too much. The most unbearable thing for Sverdlov was that he, the chairman of the Council of People's Commissars, could not manage the party. Business!
It's quite infuriating and disgusting. If you control the party, you will control the official hat, and only by seizing the power of personnel can you have the confidence to speak and do things. But this piece actually belonged to Ruzutak, if Ruzutak had the same heart as him, it would be okay, the problem was that Ruzutak obviously did not tend to him, but hooked up with a certain immortal. In this way, it is equivalent to a certain immortal who has seized both the military and the party. On the contrary, he, the chairman of the Council of People's Commissars, has become a part-time worker for someone, how can you say that makes Sverdlov bear?
But what made Sverdlov depressed was that he couldn't bear it and couldn't do anything, this was determined by the current general situation, and not to mention him, even Trotsky couldn't break the game. Think about it, if Lao Tuo had a way, why would he let his little brother be driven to the Soviets.
Anyway, when he thought of this situation, Sverdlov felt uncomfortable, just like his aunt had come. If he is Kalinin's kind of person who is "happy to be poor", he will retract his head into the turtle shell and endure it, the problem is that Xiao Si is also a person who wants to do things, and he also wants to do a career, not to mention that Li Xiaofeng has been his little brother for a long time, and he was ridden on the head by his younger brother, which makes him, the big brother, put his face down?
Anyway, Sverdlov thought about this question for a long time, and consulted many party members, but in the end there was only one thing - something must be done, and the whole Soviet Union must see that he is the boss.
Obviously, in order to do this, Xiao Si must do a shocking thing, just like Lenin made a riot in the October Revolution back then, did Lenin have the right to speak at the beginning? But in the end, he succeeded in advocating the transformation of the Russian proletariat into the mastery of the country.
Of course, Sverdlov also knew that he did not have Lenin's conditions now, that the proletariat in the Soviet Union was already in charge, and that it was not his turn to help turn over, so he could not engage in capitalist restoration again, right?
So at the beginning, Sverdlov was very hesitant and confused, not knowing where the future would be. However, as the world anti-fascist war is about to be won, the focus of the world contradiction has gradually changed from the contradiction between the people of the world and the fascists to the contradiction between the world proletariat and imperialism. Sverdlov saw a possibility.
What is possible?
There seems to be hope for the world revolution initiated by Trotsky, and the conditions are much better now than in 1919, when most of Europe has been liberated by the Soviet Red Army, and in the future this region must be under the control of the Communist Party. It can be said that overnight, Europe is the banner of the changing kings. Capitalism has been defeated in most of Europe, and communism has begun to take control!
And as the war progressed, the future Germany would also be included in the communist sphere of influence, and even the French Communist Party unexpectedly grew stronger in this war, which gave Sverdlov the hope of the victory of the European revolution. If the victory of Germany and France can be ensured, how much capitalism will be left in Europe? England, Italy, Portugal, it's not worth mentioning!
Not only in Europe, but also in Asia, Sverdlov can see the hope of the victory of the revolution, and as long as the Chinese revolution is victorious, the flames of revolution will inevitably cover the Korean Peninsula and the Indochina Peninsula. If the revolution in Asia also enters a climax, is the world revolution still far away?
Thinking of this, how could Sverdlov not be excited and not excited? If he could promote the victory of the revolution in these regions, then the honor of the victory of the future world revolution would mostly fall into his pocket. Was he still far from Lenin and Trotsky at that time?
Sverdlov could well imagine the beauty of his time when he became the Great Mentor of the World Revolution, and who could not give him face at that time? Who would dare to let him out of class? Five-year term, I phew!
Sverdlov's heart instantly became hot, and he immediately set himself the goal of becoming the great teacher of the world revolution. With a goal in mind, he was bound to take action to promote the world revolution.
And the Galahan artillery incident is his stepping stone. Sverdlov looked down on De Gaulle, thinking that how could this defeated capitalist remnant lead France? What's more, France could have had better leaders! Isn't the French Communist Party doing a good job now? If we can help the Communists in Romania, Czechoslovakia, and Hungary to gain power, why can't we help the French Communists to gain power?
If the French Communist Party succeeds, then the picture of Europe must not be too beautiful!
Anyway, Sverdlov was excited, and he was quite dissatisfied with the resolution made by the previous ****** to hand over France to de Gaulle. So he had to find a way to subvert this resolution, and wouldn't the best thing to do was to break the tacit understanding between de Gaulle and the Soviet Union?
Isn't it just a pig teammate who pulls back his legs, who wouldn't?
That's why Sverdlov instructed Garrahan to fire the cannon, and now the effect is still very good!
Of course, now Li Xiaofeng wants to hold Garrahan responsible, and Sverdlov has to stand up for his little brother no matter what, and he wants to take this opportunity to establish his prestige.
Sverdlov immediately stood up: "I think there is absolutely no problem with Comrade Galahan's statement, isn't the self-liberation of the people of Paris a great victory against fascism? If more and more awakened people, like the people of Paris, stand up against the fascists, then I can assert that victory will come sooner! Isn't it good that Comrade Galahan's speech gave the people who were oppressed by fascism the direction of the struggle? ”
Not to mention, Xiao Si is also quite smart, he knows that if he goes to oppose ****** previous resolution, he will definitely hit the nail, so he can only come around the bush, and the breakthrough he chose is really good, completely occupying the height of morality, anyway, in his opinion, someone has no way to refute it.
Is that really the case?
Sverdlov does not lack political acumen, does Li Xiaofeng lack political acumen? What was Sverdlov thinking, what ideas did he have, didn't he, the head of the KGB, know?
In fact, since entering 1944, he has been closely following Sverdlov's movements, and he knows very well what he met and what he talked about. He knew that Xiao Si was planning for the future, and that he wanted to stabilize his political position under the pretext of promoting the world revolution.
Li Xiaofeng is quite dissatisfied with Xiao Si's approach, it seems that the time is ripe for the world revolution, and the situation seems to be very good, but Li Xiaofeng knows that it is not the case in fact. The European Cup overturned are just small fish, they used to be just British and French followers, these goods do not represent anything, today they can be pro-Britain and the United States, tomorrow they can be eye-to-eye with the Soviet Union, not to mention that the reason why they are pro-Soviet at this time is very important is to succumb to the guns of the Soviet Union.
The real stronghold of imperialism in Europe has not fallen, Britain is still the leading big brother among the great powers, and there is even an even stronger United States standing behind Britain. Let's put it this way, who else has the imperialist powers lost on the side of the imperialist powers, except for a half-crippled Germany? Italy is under the control of the Anglo-Americans, oh, you say France? Was the USSR really advantageous on the side of France?
Perhaps in Sverdlov's opinion, the French Communist Party was very good and strong, but Li Xiaofeng knew that the French Communist Party was neither strong enough nor reliable enough. It seems that the French Communist Party has a strong presence in France, but this is only an illusion, and the existence of the French Communist Party is based on the fact that there are no tigers in the French mountains. Vichy France was unpopular, and de Gaulle and Girard were abroad, which showed the strength of the French Communist Party.
But the question is, once de Gaulle and others returned home, especially when the million-strong army of the Anglo-American Allies crossed from France, would the French Communist Party still appear so strong?
It's a very simple truth, why didn't the Soviet Union bird the British on the Polish issue? Not yet the millions of troops of the Red Army have already entered Poland, and where are the British? If you don't have a sense of existence, you don't have a voice, how can you make others be in awe if you don't show your strength?
So how many cards did the USSR have to play in the French question? What presence could the USSR show? To put it mildly, when it really turns the other cheek, Britain and the United States will tear off the fig leaf, what can you do with the Soviet Union?
It is clear that Sverdlov is taking risks and speculating on the French question. And the success of political speculation is not enough, and the failure to succeed will inevitably pay a heavy price. It is conceivable that once Sverdlov's speculation fails, the French Communist Party will definitely be finished, and the only influence of the Soviet Union in France will be swept away, which will really push France into the arms of Britain and the United States!
And this is also the most unbearable thing for Li Xiaofeng, how much effort did he take to hold De Gaulle and keep him neutral, you Sverdlov is good, these efforts will be ruined in one sentence, is it unbearable!
Naturally, Li Xiaofeng would not let Sverdlov go easily, and soon he asked-for-tat: "This kind of quibbly sounds really ridiculous and stupid. The French people have, of course, the right to self-emancipation, and we welcome them to stand up and fight the fascist forces within their means. But there is a premise for this, and there must be a comprehensive plan. The current situation in France is extremely complicated, how can it be rash to make irresponsible remarks. The French Communist Party is still very weak, and this is what ****** has come to a clear conclusion, and at present there is no way to completely rely on the French Communist Party to promote the national liberation and proletarian revolution in France, so we can only unite the majority to resist the British and American control of France, and de Gaulle is the object of unity. We worked together quite well in the Paris uprising, and that was a good start. But Comrade Garahan's irresponsible remarks could directly push de Gaulle to the side of Britain and the United States, so I would like to ask Comrade Sverdlov, what will you do to influence France at that time? ”
Sverdlov said nonchalantly: "The French Communist Party ......"
Li Xiaofeng yelled back at him with a word: "The strength of the French Communist Party is very weak, can't you see it or understand it?" Or are you unhappy with ****** previous conclusions? ”
Li Xiaofeng's attitude shocked Sverdlov, he had not had a conflict with someone before, but every time even if the argument was fierce, someone was not as angry as today, and someone today had almost pointed to his nose and questioned, leaving no room at all.
This made Sverdlov both shameless and surprised, and of course more of a swing. Yes, Xiao Si never possessed the tenacious will of Lenin, and was able to carry out his will in the face of the opposition of the whole party. Sverdlov lacked that kind of courage, so he was almost speechless in the face of Li Xiaofeng's strong rebound.
After a while, he replied: "I think the French Communist Party still has a lot to do, and relying on the strength of the people to achieve victory is the right way!" ”
Probably, Sverdlov has not yet realized that he has already lost when he begins the sentence with what I think. Because a truly courageous politician will never use "I think" on such occasions, but will definitely use "I think", "I think" is too weak and too riding the wall, which seems to leave room for his own speech, but it is actually a signal to retreat!
So he was met with a head-on attack from Li Xiaofeng: "Comrade Sverdlov, you are trying to tell us that because of a very immature personal idea, you agreed to throw aside the collective resolution of the ****** like Comrade Galahan, and then expressed your private opinion on a formal occasion without reacting to the organization or informing the organization...... Where do you put the discipline and principles of the organization? I see you are Zinoviev and Kamenev of the new era! ”
Zinoviev and Kamenev were nailed to the stake of shame by Lenin because of leaks on the eve of the October Revolution. Now that Li Xiaofeng has equated Sverdlov with them, one can imagine how strong this accusation is.
Of course, this is not the most important thing, more importantly****** what was discussed before the enlarged meeting was the responsibility of Garahan, because it was he who fired the cannon and did not implicate Sverdlov. And just now, Li Xiaofeng put Garrahan and Sverdlov alongside him. That is to say, before he knew it, Sverdlov was involved, and he went bankrupt using Garahan's strategy of throwing stones to ask for directions.
In fact, Sverdlov's face was also pale, and he also realized that something was wrong, he just said good things to Galahan, why in an instant he became a judge with Galahan. This script is wrong!
Sverdlov hastened to explain: "I do not agree with Comrade Garahan's approach, I mean that his approach is understandable for a reason......"
Li Xiaofeng interrupted him again and said unceremoniously: "I don't see any difference here. Anyway, I can't understand Comrade Garrahand's nonsense behind his back on ******, which is completely incomprehensible and unacceptable! Comrade Garrahan must be held accountable for this! ”
Sverdlov's face became more and more ugly, because someone was biting on him, not only trying to give Garrahan to death, but also criticizing him. How should he react next? It doesn't seem like it's easy to do anything!
Xiao Si's situation suddenly became very painful, that is, sitting on wax. If you think about it, if he continues to speak for Garahan, Li Xiaofeng will put him alongside Garahan and severely hold him accountable for violating ****** resolutions and talking nonsense behind his ******'s back, and he really doesn't want to carry this pot. But if he doesn't say good things about Garahan, then what should the ********** below think of him, everyone knows that Garrahan is his glove, helping him Sverdlov to throw stones and ask for directions. It's good now, the road hasn't been asked, and the stones have to be crushed, and you Sverdlov just watched, it was too ruthless. Who will dare to be your glove to work for you in the future!
Anyway, this scene made Trotsky shake his head in his heart, and he naturally saw Sverdlov's thoughts. This is normal, and if he is in Sverdlov's position, he will try his best to fight for power, otherwise he will really be squeezed into a corner by someone. Even he thought that Sverdlov's choice of the big topic was good, and that the world revolution was inherently politically correct in the Communist Party, and no one dared to deny it. It's a good idea to wrestle someone's wrist under the guise of that.
However, Trotsky was quite dismissive of Sverdlov's political skills, and you broke the cards when he was obviously a good card, no wonder Lenin did not dare to hand over power directly to you back then. In Trotsky's view, Sverdlov chose the wrong point of force, and he could not choose France.
First of all, the French issue has ****** been resolved, and you didn't oppose it at the beginning, but when things were almost done, you jumped out to oppose it, and the way of opposition was still so conspiratorial and intriguing, and there was no positive energy at all. What does this make ********** and the rest of ****** think of you? Will you think that you are very two-faced, will you think that you say one thing and do another?
This was not a good impression, and even Trotsky, who could see through the essence, was annoyed by Sverdlov's approach. Things in France were originally done quite beautifully, and suddenly you jumped out to stir up the situation, is this a stick or a stick!
Anyway, Lao Tuo is quite disgusted with this approach, and you can raise different opinions before the resolution is formed, and then everyone will discuss it. If you don't talk at the meeting, you will make small moves, if everyone follows your example, what will you do in the future? How is the authority reflected?
On the one hand, Trotsky felt that Sverdlov's choice to let Garrahan come out and say this was also a failure. It may seem like a stone-throwing to ask for directions, and it seems to ensure that you Sverdlov has a basis for advancing and retreating, but in fact? You're in a hurry!
Li Xiaofeng's status is a cut above Garahan, he grabbed Garrahan to the death to hold him accountable, what should you Sverdlov do? As long as you stand up and help talk, you will definitely fall into the pit, and the so-called strategy of throwing stones to ask for directions has completely become a joke, you Sverdlov has already put it on the surface, and at this time who does not know that Garrahan fired the cannon at your behest to be?
Even the road behind you Sverdlov will be completely unable to walk, if you die to fight Garahan, Li Xiaofeng will even take you Sverdlov to hold you accountable, at that time do you have face? If you don't stand up to Garahan, then Li Xiaofeng can naturally make an example of the monkey and deter your little brother Sverdlov.
Anyway, it's a loss, in Trotsky's opinion, Sverdlov should come out in person to make a statement, so that everyone still thinks that you are above board, at least you will not lose a Gallahan, even if Li Xiaofeng wants to hold you accountable Sverdlov, where can you be held responsible? Can he expel you from the party and remove you from ****** committee member? (To be continued.) )