USSR 1991

Vladimir spoke directly, with a serious tone, "I want to talk to everyone here about your colleagues, including old friends here. Comrade Yurkin was just brought to Yanayev this morning on charges of participating in a rebellion. Talk to the general secretary. Maybe everyone knows what will happen to Comrade Yurkin, so I don’t want to say more.”

"Oh, by the way, there is also Colonel Mitskoy, who has survived the war in Afghanistan. Maybe some people here don't know him, but it doesn't matter. He not only supported Yeltsin's counter-revolutionary regime in 1991, but even supported Lukyanov's transfer We will never forgive such a thing as a military coup. As for his fate... You may have learned about it through other channels."

Vladimir hesitated to speak, which was enough to deter all the officers present who were more or less closely related to "Lukyanov". Originally, Lukyanov had forced him to agree to the other party, and once the coup d'etat was successful, he would promise the most benefits .Now it seems that his expectation has become a dead letter.

Vladimir nodded, and the members of the Ministry of Internal Affairs behind him put up a tape. He looked around at the soldiers and said, "As you can see, all the secrets are in this tape. It is the evidence that Lukyanov confessed to the crime. And it may also involve everyone sitting here."

Some people closed their eyes in despair. They could already guess that the soldiers from the Ministry of Internal Affairs would take off their medals and military uniforms, and send them to court-martial for interrogation.

Even the script has already been guessed, what else can they expect?

Expect Vladimir to change his mind?It was harder than letting Germany take Moscow.

But obviously everyone else here guessed wrongly what Vladimir meant.He stretched out his hand to take back the tape on the desktop, and then began to tear the tape one by one. Under the stunned gaze of the others, he lifted the tape high, threw it on the ground, and stepped on it two more times. .

"You think I'm going to punish you? Oh no, that's my answer." Vladimir didn't care if they cared what he was thinking, "None of us knows whether this tape is Lukyanov trying to provoke The framing of the relationship between the general secretary and the army. After all, the general secretary has already taken away the people we found out. Everyone present, there is no direct evidence to prove that there was any other relationship between you and Comrade Lukyanov. Therefore, I destroy this tape in front of everyone today, just to tell you that you have nothing to do with Lukyanov’s betrayal. We have already decided to let the past go.”

let bygones be bygones

Some people here stared at Vladimir, who thought he was joking.The failure of the coup did not kill them all, and they let the past go. They couldn't understand what the other side was doing.

"Is there any problem?" Vladimir looked around. For him, letting go of the past is the best ending, and using the secret of forever shutting up in exchange for the uneasy support of the fence-sitting faction is a good move. No problem at all.

In addition to the support of Yanayev behind Vlakinir's daring to do this, there is also their ability to control the coup. The August 1991 coup in [-] almost plunged the entire country into a terrible crisis.If Yanayev compromises with Yeltsin, he will not be able to control the overall situation.

As for Lukyanov, who has no competitiveness at all, even if all the conservatives are dispatched at that time, they will not be able to shake the foundation of Yanayev.

At this time, the policy of carrots and sticks is particularly important.That is to say, it gained the original Lukyanov's internal power, digested the last batch of potential enemies, and allowed Comrade Vladimir to improve his internal control, completely deepening the internal prestige of the airborne troops, and getting the best of both worlds.

He should even thank General Secretary Yanayev for winning this excellent opportunity for himself.

"Everyone, everyone here, be quiet and finish listening."

Vladimir signaled the noisy conference room to calm down first, "If you have no objections, this meeting will come to an end. The secrets of the past will remain in the past forever, and no one else is allowed to mention it."

Vladimir's words gave everyone peace of mind.I breathed a sigh of relief.

Judging by the attitude of the Politburo of the CPSU, the rain is over now, and there is nothing else to do.

Of course, they will not know that Vladimir has decided to order early retirement and expulsion from the Airborne Forces one by one, within the scope of his tenure.

Before leaving, Vladimir seemed to remember something, reminding everyone present not to get too carried away.

"By the way, I also hope that everyone can support the Politburo in the future. If similar things happen, it is not simply forgiving. Those who betray their loyalty will be dealt with by General Secretary Yanayev himself. I hope you will not It will come to that point, I don’t think anyone will think about what kind of ending will happen to the people treated by General Secretary Yanayev.”

Vladimir spoke calmly, leaving a group of stunned people behind him in place.

Goodbye, everyone.

Chapter 984 What Are You?

In dealing with the rebel soldiers, Yanayev and Vladimir did cooperate very well. The general secretary was responsible for punishing the soldiers who participated in the rebellion, while Comrade Vladimir was responsible for appeasing those involved in the coup. With mutual cooperation, the uneasiness within the army soon subsided. Vladimir's attitude of letting go of the past was like a booster injected into the interior, which quickly stabilized the interior of the army. Breaking, the army regained its previous stability and unity.

A precarious follow-up earthquake was easily resolved, and both Vladimir and Yanayev breathed a sigh of relief.This matter was indeed well done, but when they hadn't calmed down, another force began to speak out again.

In an interview with the media recently, Raggergren, the wife of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, publicly criticized the coup d'etat in the Soviet Union. As the head of the UNHCR, Raggergren has been All shut up when it comes to taking untimely speeches.

"I believe that suppression is a violation of human rights. It is wrong to send troops to suppress dissidents because of their demands. Humanitarian act. The United Nations will keep an eye on what the Soviets are doing."

After the news media added fuel and vinegar, it became that the wife of the Secretary-General of the United Nations was very dissatisfied with the Soviet policy and criticized Yanayev's political behavior.

And this ulterior motive became a key tool for the United Nations to criticize the Soviet Union's internal affairs. In the eyes of others, Raggergren's speech may represent Annan's attitude on the Soviet Union's internal affairs.

Surkov put the newspaper in front of Yanayev. This kind of criticism is not painful to Yanayev. What's more, the so-called United Nations human rights organization has always had double standards. On the one hand, it is worrying to criticize the human rights issues in communist countries. , On the other hand, he lavishly praised the achievements of the United States in suppressing the rebellion.

Yanayev's expression was silent. In his eyes, the so-called accusations and reprimands were nothing more than painless itching. After all, the United Nations was just a means for the United States and the Soviet Union to maintain the balance of interests. No matter how angry he was, he could not control the situation in the end. development of.

However, inside the Kremlin, some people saw an opportunity to attack the United Nations.

As the master of Soviet ideology, Comrade Surkov believes that this will open up a series of contradictions between the Soviet Union and the United Nations.

"General Secretary Yanayev, in terms of this matter, I think the United Nations needs to be carefully beaten." Surkov said, "Many idiots in human rights organizations in the United Nations are criticizing our policies. I think This has interfered with the image at some national level."

The gray cardinal of the Kremlin, who has always been uncomfortable with the hypocritical image of the West's inconsistency, now shows a keener sense of devotion than anyone else, and believes that the article should be made bigger on this issue.

Yanayev put the newspaper on, resting his chin with his hands, with a calm expression.And Ragelgren doesn't seem to realize that her smug remarks are bringing disaster to her husband and the United Nations as a whole.

"Oh, it's okay, I'll take care of this matter. Don't the idiots in the Western world, including the United Nations, like double standards? On the one hand, they think that Soviet policies violate what they call human rights, and on the other hand, they think that we They should pay for the crimes committed by the Western world in the Middle East. They are just a bunch of shameless parasites. When the butcher knife hangs around their necks, they will kneel down and prostrate themselves in front of their new masters again, continuing to kneel and lick what they are best at cause."

Yanayev doesn't have a good impression of human rights organizations that like to turn right and wrong, and are committed to discrediting the communist world. If one day the red flags are all over the world, these guys will all have to go to Siberia to dig coal.

"I will ask the chief of staff to book a press interview at that time, and I will raise this issue at the interview meeting. Oh, by the way, I also hope that Surkov will reveal a little bit to Western journalists on the issue of the interview meeting. It is said that General Secretary Yanayev will give a detailed answer on human rights issues on this issue. I think those journalists who flock like flies will definitely not miss this opportunity.”

Western journalists, human rights organizations, and Yanayev’s dislike for this group of people is like a fly on a cake. A fighter with flaws is a noble fighter after all, and a perfect fly is nothing but a dirty fly.

After two days of dialogue between Surkov and Yanayev, a silent Moscow finally responded to Ragelgren's remarks.It is not the accountability of the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, but the direct accountability of General Secretary Yanayev.

When the reporter asked a well-prepared question about General Secretary Yanayev's opinion on the accusations against Moscow by Mrs. Kofi Annan, the Secretary-General of the United Nations, he held out a finger and waved it.

Yanayev said unhurriedly, "I understand and sympathize with people in certain Western countries, especially those foreigners who are full and have nothing to do, have been dictating our cause. The Soviet Union is now If you don't export revolution to you, don't export hunger and poverty to you, and don't torment you, what else can you people say? On the contrary, a series of shocking crimes in the Middle East and Syria recently, all It was an atrocity committed in the name of the United Nations. You chose to shut up when the refugees needed you the most. When something happened in the Soviet Union, you stood up and jumped up and down like an ugly clown. disgust."

The reporter who asked the question was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect Yanayev to make such a fierce rebuttal.

"I am here, and I hope that those human rights and freedom activists in the West will open their eyes and see clearly who is the culprit of local conflicts."

"Even if you don't want to admit it, the culprit of everything has long been the human rights activists you call!"

"A group of disgusting and dirty guys, what are they?"

Yanayev's rebuttal made the entire meeting room silent. He looked up and looked around, and asked, "Do you have any questions to say?"

Chapter 985 Don't accept an apology

Annan finally realized what stupid thing his wife had done. What his wife had provoked was the leader of a big country who had the most powerful missile force, the most powerful army force, and even the most powerful naval force on the entire European continent. The frightening thing is not this, but the fact that the daily operating expenses of the United Nations are provided by members of the Security Council, which offends a big country, and he has plenty of ways to feel sorry for the United Nations.

In Annan's view, Yanayev's sudden and strong speech was more like a hinted signal, warning the United Nations to shut up on the issue of the 1998 coup.The Western free world seems to choose a collective silence on this disgraceful coup, as if it never happened at all.

"Ragelgren, dear, why don't you answer this question to a reporter after consulting with me?"

At this moment, Annan was already holding the phone, pacing back and forth in the office restlessly.He racked his brains thinking about how this farce should end.No one wants to experience Yanayev's wrath of the Soviet bear. Compared with the entire United Nations, it is self-evident who is more important.He was even ready to humbly apologize to the Soviet representative to the United Nations, only to ask the other party to show respect and let the United Nations agencies go.

"Why?" Raggergren's political ignorance to the point that Annan pointed out, "I just told the truth, I appeal to the people of the world, human rights organizations to pay attention to the issues of freedom and human rights in the Soviet Union, Is this sentence wrong?"

"Of course, of course you are right." Annan said with a wry smile. "On the issue of political correctness, you have performed very well. But have you ever considered that your remarks may cause your husband to lose his job? ?”

"No way?"

A sharp voice came from the other end of the phone, and Annan reluctantly moved the microphone away from his ear, waiting for his wife on the other side to calm down before continuing to explain the ins and outs to her.