Chapter 324
Yuri didn't understand science. He didn't know much about genetics, agronomy, physics, biology, etc. At best, he learned the little things in school in his previous life, which he had already returned to his teachers.
However, even if he didn't understand these, he knew that it was unreliable to divide science into Eastern and Western, revolutionary and counter-revolutionary, and it could even be said to be nonsense. So-called science is obviously based on facts, but it is necessary to define a political attribute for them according to human ideas. Isn't this the greatest idealism? Yuri really couldn't understand such a simple truth, couldn't these people in the core leadership of Moscow understand it?
No, of course it’s not that they don’t understand, but they think that this is what ideological work needs to do, which is the same principle as “it is better to kill a thousand people by mistake than to let one go.”
Yuri couldn't comment on these things, he could only try to see if he could rescue Angelica's cousin.
A night passed, and in the early morning, before Yuri left the villa, he did not tell Angelica his thoughts.
He had his own considerations on this matter. Although he was very fickle, even to the point of being a scumbag, since they were already married and this woman had become his wife, her family affairs were naturally his own. In any case, he didn't want to live like a man like Kaganovich.
As usual, Yuri first sent Angelica to her unit. Afterwards, he did not go directly to his workplace or the Kremlin. An idea suddenly came to his mind. He wanted to ask Comrade Khrushchev for his opinion and see what this old fox thought about this matter.
Yuri knew that Khrushchev would not go to work today. After all, his excuse for returning to Moscow from Warsaw was that he was not feeling well and needed to rest for a while, so he would most likely stay at home.
The driver was asked to drive directly to the villa where Khrushchev was living. When Yuri got off the car, he saw Nina carrying a handbag and going out. Yuri was very respectful to this old lady. He greeted Nina at the door and chatted with her briefly. The door of the villa was already open, and Khrushchev, wearing pajamas, appeared at the door.
"Why did you come to my place today?" Khrushchev asked with a smile as he watched Yuri say goodbye to his wife and walk up to him.
"Let's see how your condition is." Yuri took off his military cap and smiled. "Well, you look good. You don't look like a patient."
"And it's in your heart, how can you show it on your face?" Khrushchev laughed and invited Yuri to come in and talk.
In front of Khrushchev, Yuri would not beat around the bush. He sat on the sofa in the living room, waiting for the waiter to serve tea, then directly stated the troubles he was facing and told Khrushchev the purpose of his visit, hoping that he could give him some advice.
"Yuri," Khrushchev was silent for a moment after listening to Yuri's statement, and then waved to the waiter standing in the living room, signaling her to leave. After she left the door, Khrushchev continued, "Do you know what I would think of first if I encountered such a thing?"
Yuri didn't say anything, just shrugged. How could he guess?
Fortunately, Khrushchev did not expect to hear an answer from him. The old man continued to speak to himself: "If it were me, the first thing I would think of is whether someone is planning a conspiracy against me. Then I would fight back without hesitation to find out whether this is a conspiracy, what the conspiracy is, and who is involved in it."
Yuri's eyebrows raised, then frowned again.
"This is a struggle, Yuri, yes, this is a struggle," Khrushchev seemed a little excited, his voice obviously raised, "You should regard every hand reaching out to you as a signal to provoke a struggle, and you must fight back without hesitation."
Seeing Yuri remained silent, he actually stood up, walked to Yuri, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Come on, let's go outside. I think your mind must be a bit confused right now. Let's go get some fresh air. It will help you think about the problem."
After saying this, he walked towards the door on his own.
Yuri's heart moved, and he quickly stood up and followed him out of the villa.
There is a long path outside the villa, with lush and green pine trees planted on both sides. Perhaps it is because of the trees, or perhaps it is because it is early morning, and of course, it may also be a psychological effect. Anyway, walking on this path, Yuri feels that his breathing is very smooth and his mind seems to be much clearer.
After walking along the corridor for more than ten steps, Khrushchev continued the previous topic and said: "I know what your concerns are, but you should learn to look at some issues from a different perspective. You should look at these issues from Comrade Stalin's perspective."
"What do you think of this noisy tragicomedy?" Khrushchev slowed down, turned his head, looked at Yuri and asked.
"Tragicomedy?" Yuri felt amused. Is this Khrushchev's evaluation of the great criticism movement in the literary and scientific circles? It seems that he does not support such a movement.
"I can't say I have an opinion, but it just feels a little sudden." After thinking for a moment, he said, "Besides, it doesn't seem necessary."
"No, no, no, it is necessary," Khrushchev shook his head and said seriously, "What you don't understand is that around the Russian New Year, George Kennan, the American chargé d'affaires stationed in Moscow, sent an important secret telegram to Washington, which was intercepted and deciphered by Beria's people. It was in this secret telegram that Mr. Kennan proposed a strategic concept aimed at containing and destroying the Soviet Union, which involved the concept of firmly containing us and pushing us towards division by promoting the liberalization movement in the academic and literary circles. Similarly, it also mentioned that the Americans have absorbed a group of people in our literary and academic circles through past exchange activities."
Yuri blinked. He really didn't know about this. At his level, he couldn't access these things yet.
"Comrade Stalin was very angry about this secret telegram. He felt that he had been betrayed, not only by his former allies, but also by the literary and academic circles in his country," Khrushchev continued. "This is why there is such a large-scale criticism today."
Khrushchev obviously didn't want to talk more about this issue. In fact, he had already violated the rules by saying so much, so he turned the topic to Yuri's question and said, "But the problem now is that Comrade Stalin is concerned about the criticism itself. This is a very broad issue, and it involves many people, isn't it? Anjelia's cousin is just a very insignificant point in this broad issue. Comrade Stalin is unlikely to pay attention to him, and he is even unlikely to know of his existence."
"But," Khrushchev said with a serious expression, "you know about this person's existence, and so do Anjelia and the people who took him away. Since those people know about his existence, they should know about Anjelia and, of course, you."
After hearing what Khrushchev said, Yuri immediately understood what he meant. That's right, Comrade Stalin just needs to launch a criticism campaign in the literary and art circles and the academic circles to find out those guys with ulterior motives , and at the same time, to take precautions. This criticism campaign will inevitably involve many people, some of whom will be wronged, and some will deserve it. Among them, Comrade Stalin may get a list of those who deserve it, but Comrade Stalin will not know those who have been wronged, or even the vast majority of them.
It's just like it's impossible for a principal to know the name of every student in the school. After all, manpower is limited.
Comrade Stalin did not know about Igor's existence because his position was too high, while Igor's position was too low. However, those who were in charge of Igor's case were different. They could not fail to investigate Igor's situation. In other words, they must have known about Igor's relationship with Anjelia, and they must have known about Anjelia's relationship with themselves.
It's not that Yuri is conceited. He is currently a big shot in the Soviet Union and in the power circle in Moscow. Not to mention some ordinary case handlers, even the secretaries of a certain state or even the republics may not be willing to provoke him.
This is where the problem arises. If Igor really has a problem, then there is no need to say anything. What Yuri should think about now is to take the initiative to explain this issue to Comrade Stalin and draw a clear line with Igor.
But if Igor is not in trouble and he was just implicated, then Yuri has to think carefully about where those guys who are handling the case got the courage from, or in other words, who is backing them and what is the purpose of those who are backing them.
After thinking about it this way, Yuri felt that what Comrade Khrushchev said was absolutely correct. This was a struggle, and from the moment it appeared, this result was destined. At the same time, it was also destined that he must fight back without hesitation - whether it was to resolve the issue with Comrade Stalin or to respond to Igor's affairs, it was a means of counterattack.
It's like a lion marking its own territory. Everything within this territory is protected by the lion, and any behavior that crosses the line will be regarded as a provocation.
