Big Time 1958

According to Shelepin's recommendation, the first secretary of the Lenin Communist Youth League of the Soviet Union, Semichasny, took over as the chairman of the Soviet National Security Committee. Unlike Sherepin, Semichasny also accepted the military rank treatment that the KGB should have had. The KGB in Rushchev's period was characterized by low rank and great power. The chairman of the KGB was a general. Semichasne accepted this appointment in the Grand Kremlin, and changed from the first secretary of the Communist Youth League to the chairman of the KGB after Sherepin, and took the rank of general.

In this way, one of the only three departments in the Soviet Union responsible for the Central Presidium, and one of the only two powerful departments, the Soviet State Security Committee welcomed the thirty-seven-year-old after sending off Shelepin, who took office at the age of forty more than two years ago. of Semichasny as chairman. The new chairman of the KGB is younger than Sherepin, which has raised eyebrows among some. At the same time, it was also beyond the expectations of some people, because some people originally believed that Serov would become Shelepin's successor.

   The sleepy-eyed Serov returned to No. 11 Lubyanka Square. He immediately felt that the atmosphere here was a little strange, and secretly said something rare and strange, ready to welcome KGB Chairman Semychasny.

At ten o'clock in the morning, Semichasny took a special car to the KGB headquarters at No. 11 Lubyanka Square. After getting out of the car, Semichasny appeared in front of everyone wearing a general uniform. Salute in front of the bronze statue of Dzerzhinsky in the KGB headquarters building, and then strode to the front of the KGB officers who were greeted at the door.

   "Welcome, Volodya!" Shelov shouted the nickname of the person who came, and opened his arms to give Semichasny a huge hug.

"You too, Yura, we are working in a department again, I hope you will let me relax!" Semichasny said with the same enthusiasm, and what he meant was naturally that Serov should not always kill him as before. buried.

   The two of them seem to know each other without any scruples. Let all the senior KGB cadres present understand one thing, the relationship between the new KGB chairman and Serov. It was no different from when Shelepin was there. In the conversation, others quickly learned about the relationship between the two. As early as eight years ago, when they were in Azerbaijan, they were superiors and subordinates, and Shemichasny was the first person in charge of security work. The second secretary, Serov is the first secretary of the Azerbaijani Communist Youth League.

"Lieutenant General Sakhartowski, Director of the General Administration of Foreign Intelligence, Comrade Sakhartowski is an old security cadre. He has worked in our department for more than ten years. He established the Romanian Ministry of Internal Affairs!" After the conference room, Serov was not idle, but introduced the situation of the major KGB headquarters to Semichasny.

"Lieutenant General Serdyuko, First Deputy Director of the General Administration of Internal Defense Intelligence. The stability of the country is inseparable from the work of Comrade Serdyuko. Like Comrade Sakhartowski, Comrade Serdyuko is also an experienced anti-rebel worker. , by any measure, an important asset to the National Security Council..."

   "Lieutenant General Roman, the first deputy director of the General Administration of Military Administration, Comrade Roman is my old boss. His personal integrity and rich work experience have always been an example for me to learn from. Our Lieutenant General Roman has a strong scholarly demeanor..."

"Lieutenant General Kikonov, Director of the General Administration of Transportation, the entire transportation network of the Soviet Union is in Comrade Kikonov's mind. We can't go out without Comrade Kikonov's guidance!" Shelov laughed. .

   "Major General Kadypov, the chief of the secret police, Comrade Kadypov has just become the chief, but he has already proved his ability with his work achievements. All our security cadres take this kind of achievement in the eyes..."

   "Lieutenant General Valenjing, director of the General Administration of Defense Technology and Defense, is almost the comrade who has the most exposure to military technology among our comrades. Lieutenant General Valenjing itself is a huge asset. There is also the General Administration of Surveillance and Investigation, the General Administration of Communications Monitoring..."

   Shelov introduced the heads of the twenty-five general bureaus under the KGB one by one, and finally introduced Lieutenant General Alexey, the people's commissar of the General Bureau of Frontier Defense and the NKVD. Do your best for Semichasny to know these KGB directors.

Through the introduction of Serov, Semychasny had a certain understanding of the heads of the major bureaus of the KGB present, and then introduced himself, "Vladimir Yefimovich Semychasny, everyone can also Call me Volodya like Comrade Serov. Of course, don’t call me that in public. In private, I’m casual. Serov and I have known each other for a long time, so you don’t have to worry that the new chairman will make you feel at a loss. I personally believe that Comrade Serov is working safely. The above talents, and at the same time, I will make our department better and better like the former chairman Comrade Sherepin! By the way, I was born in Dnipropetrovsk!"

   The last sentence made the smile on Serov's face stiff for a moment, but Semichasny, who was greeting his new colleagues, didn't notice it. Selov, who was smiling, seemed to block Semichasny's speech.

   Dnipropetrovsk? Semichasny was actually born there. It seems that an answer that has always troubled Serov has come to fruition today. Serov has always believed that the close relationship between Shelepin and Semichasne should not be in history. There were obvious loopholes that were broken down. Today, it seems that the answer has been revealed. Later, Brezhnev must have used this relationship to persuade Semichasny. But because Semichasny was only born in Dnipropetrovsk, but had nothing to do with the Dnipropet gang, on the contrary, he had a good relationship with Shelepin, so he was finally abandoned by Brezhnev, and together with Shelepin was eliminated. Lose.

"Yuri, what's the matter with you?" Semichasny's demeanor was the same as when he was in Azerbaijan. In fact, he did not change. At least he was between Sherepin and Brezhnev, not because of his own birth. The relationship is to choose Brezhnev.

   "It's nothing, maybe it's just a little tired from getting off the train!" Shelov's face was covered up as usual, and it looked like it was real. Shelov, who had been messing with Yelena for several days, did not seem to be in a good state of mind.

It's a bit funny to say that Serov and Semichasny have known each other for eight years, but they never knew that he was born in Dnipropetrovsk. If he had known the birthplace of Semichasny, he would have known that Semichasny. Why did Chasny and Sherepin deal with Brezhnev for a period of time in a situation of incongruity.

"It's a miscalculation, and I have been unprepared for an important member of my side!" Serov, who returned home and rested in bed, recalled the historical records carefully. It is not normal for him to dismiss Shelepin, Semichasny, and Yegolychev from their positions in one year, and to overthrow the powerful Komsomol in one year.

No wonder Shelepin will lose, his biggest assistant is a fellow countryman with the enemy, and it is very likely that Semichasny did not betray Shelepin, but because the relationship with the fellow countryman was paralyzed by Brezhnev, it caused the passiveness of the entire Shelepin group. .

   Serov, who was lying facing the ceiling, suddenly sat up. The problem was Semichasny. He must have been paralyzed by Brezhnev by using his identity as a fellow countryman. It's a bit strange to say, because of the birthplace of Semichasny, the question that Serov was thinking about at this time was how to get rid of his friend who just became the chairman of the day. This is something Semichasne would never have thought of.

   At this moment, the phone rang. Shelov picked up the phone and heard Sherepin's voice. Sherepin asked a few friends to come to his house for a party at night. Shelov agreed and hung up the phone.

   There is one more person than at the last meeting, and that is Tikunov, who has made great achievements in the Ministry of Petroleum Industry. Tikunov soon gained a firm foothold from the Ministry of Petroleum Industry because of his discovery of the Tyumen Oilfield. After Shelepin's voice increased, Tikunov might become the leader of the Ministry of Petroleum Industry in two or three years. Shelepin also congratulated his friends.

Everyone was eating and chatting, and Shelepin asked Semichasny: "Volodya, I just went to the KGB today to take office, how is it, and if you don't understand something, you can tell Yuri that he is already working in the security department. For eight years, I know the safety work very well!"

"Shurik, no problem! Many of your cadres in the KGB are the airborne cadres of our Communist Youth League. I know many of them, and there is no need to change them!" Shemichasny said very confidently, "Besides, there is Shelov. Help me, the entire National Security Council will remain firmly in our hands and there will be no problem..."

"With the KGB in our hands, we have a huge advantage. The movement of the entire country is under our noses, and many things are very convenient!" Yegolychev shook his head with a smile and said, "This The advantage can't be replaced by anything!"

"Our biggest advantage is that we are younger than those old men. The first secretary trusts us. As long as we give us time to make up for the deficiencies in our resume, we can say that we have no shortcomings!" Shelov looked at a few friends around Say so.

The original confidence in Brezhnev dropped to the bottom in an instant with the discovery of Semichasny's birthplace. I hope that Semichasny has gone to work in other departments by then, otherwise, Serov, the second-in-command, is really good. The lack of confidence to fill the hole that the leader turned out to be the surrender faction.

"Yes, Shurik, the highest-ranking among us, especially faced with this problem, should find an opportunity to make up for the lack of his resume, otherwise there is still some deficiencies in wanting to develop further!" Yegolychev is the supervisor The Moscow First Secretary of Party Affairs has a higher understanding of this aspect than everyone here, even more than Sherepin. (To be continued~^~)