Chapter 1128: The Czar Has a Son Too

Semichasne’s visit still made Foltseva very surprised, but immediately the culture tsar warmly let one of the current Soviet Union’s most powerful few people in, at the same time asked the intention of the visit.

KGB nature is special, internal departments are extremely many, not only the intelligence department, internal also divided into military, transportation, defense industry, scientific research and technology, communication facilities, and even the defense of the Kremlin, as well as up to hundreds of thousands of border guards military personnel.

For a member of the Central Committee at the same level, Semichasne was almost a transcendent presence.

Not to mention the fact that behind Semichasne there was Sergei Lepin, and a series of powerful friends, including Egorechev, the first secretary of the Moscow City Council, Kharazov, the second secretary of the Lithuanian City Council, Tikunov, the minister of oil industry, Meshchatsev, the director of the Tass news agency, Kochemashov, the first secretary of the Azerbaijani news agency, Golunov, the chairman of the USSR radio station, and Tolstkykov, the first secretary of the Leningrad City Council.

These powerhouses, promoted by Sherepine, formed a powerful bloc with him at the center.

“Comrade Foltseva, this visit as a guest may be a bit sudden.” Semichasne’s attitude was mild, he was not afraid of some catchy rumors from the Culture Tsar, but respected the position of the Central Presidium of the USSR, the Secretary of the Central Committee.

“Look at you, what a thing to say.” Foltseva inquired very gently, “We’re all comrades, so let’s get to the point of what’s wrong, I’ve actually heard some of it.”

After all, it was her own son who did the deed, Foltseva could not possibly claim ignorance, “Alyosha got into trouble?”

“On the contrary, he has a huge credit.” Semichasne shook his head, “I’m sure he’ll be a very distinguished purge worker in the future, and maybe Lubyanka will even award him a medal after a while.”

“I hadn’t thought of that then, he’s only just started working, and he’s still so young. Just keep himself safe. As a matter of fact, I’ve always been against him going into the security services, but he’s interested in it himself. I, the Minister of Education, can’t even educate my own son.”

Although serving as the Minister of Education was many years ago, Foltseva was still quite sentimental when she thought about it.

Part of the meaning of Foltseva’s words was a concern about the nature of the KGB’s work, which Semichasne fully understood, but the other part about age, he couldn’t agree with, and directly opened his mouth to express his disagreement, “The age issue isn’t a big problem in our country, and a lot of young cadres are contributing to the country. When I was twenty-four years old, I was already in Ukraine as the first secretary of the state party committee.”

Ukraine was the most important republic of the Soviet Union, both as an agricultural and also as an industrial base. Its importance in the Soviet Union was second only to that of Russia, and even surpassed in some respects.

Ukraine was the largest of the Soviet Union’s constituent republics outside of Russia, which had no party organization of its own. The leaders of the USSR generally did not forget to keep an eye on Russia while being wary of getting bigger locally.

Because of Khrushchev, a huge political group has formed in Ukraine, of which Podgorny and Brezhnev are considered important.

Semichasne had a glittering resume, and later became the second secretary of the Republic of Azerbaijan, because Azerbaijan is on the border, and much of the work against Iran was carried out by him personally.

At the age of thirty-six, Semichasne became chairman of the KGB and head of the Soviet Union’s most powerful department, and along the way, his strides were inimitable, more so than those of Slepian.

For someone as young, yet as powerful as Semichasne, it was obviously inappropriate for Foltseva to speak of age.

However, the culture tsar is talking about his own son, Semichasne is not good to argue about this issue, but he is still optimistic about this just entered the KGB, solved a big case, the roots of the child, and expect the other party to shine.

Foltseva can also be described as a smooth sailing cadre, but than Shemicha Sneh still has a lot more administrative experience, in the face of Shemicha Sneh’s questioning, Foltseva answered watertight.

That man once told himself to follow Brezhnev closely, Foltseva in this work can not dare to deviate from the track, and he can see that Brezhnev in fact, these people of Xie Leiping is not cold.

Brezhnev thought that most of Sherepin’s group were low-eyed cadres, not enough to worry about.

What a coincidence that Sherepine’s friends thought the same thing, Egorechev, who succeeded Foltseva as the first secretary of the Moscow City Council, thought that most of the people who followed Brezhnev’s group were muckraking vegetarians, and both sides had a mediocre opinion of the other.

Semichasne personally came over and expressed a favorable opinion of Foltseva’s son, it would make Alexeyev’s future path unknown how many times smoother, which Foltseva still knew, and he didn’t slow down this door-to-door KGB chairman, and wouldn’t deal with the other party coldly just because they hadn’t entered the Central Presidium.

If it was an ordinary member of the Central Committee, even if Foltseva did not have the initial intention of the official level, the other party would not be like Semichasne so directly on the door.

Soon Semichasne left, no matter how Foltseva’s son caught such a big spy, this credit is inestimable, he personally door to door is also should be, now to continue to pay attention to the progress of the Pinkovsky case.

People who become defectors for reasons of ideological disillusionment – or trauma due to ideological disorientation – may have to develop slowly, sometimes taking years. Such intelligence agents serving their own country no longer trust their own government.

Believing they have been victimized by the system in which they work, they hate their superiors who have ruined their careers. Such was the case with Pinkovsky, and most of the traitors that arose in the Soviet Union were often lured not by money or threats, but by the fact that the country did not live up to the expectations they had in mind, and turned to begin serving the United States without asking for anything in return.

Such spies tend to be particularly rare, but the damage caused by each one that emerges is particularly great.

Semichasne just couldn’t fathom how much Pinkovsky wanted to be a spy for the British and Americans, something he couldn’t get his head around.

As a GRU colonel, for the Soviet Union in the West, even if the spying activities, should not know much, but he almost all the circumstances to know, to provide the Soviet Union’s most sophisticated core materials, are the original, not a copy of the visible Pinkovsky how much effort.

But one thing is already certain, Pinkowski treason case has been the nail in the coffin, commendation and treatment are to be synchronized, in the first secretary of Khrushchev’s personal attention, Pinkowski life in the VIP, the case is directly responsible for the deputy chief of the General Staff of Valentsov was deprived of the rank of Field Marshal, Serov was deprived of the Soviet General Staff of the General Bureau of Reconnaissance Directorate, General Pusovny was ordered to directly retired.

The case of Pinkovsky’s treason caused a huge earthquake among the military and intelligence services.

Punishment was completed, and commendations were to be issued. As the department that caught the traitor, the KGB rightly deserved to receive commendations, especially Lieutenant General Serdyuk, the head of the General Directorate of Domestic Defense Intelligence, who was awarded a medal.

And the person who honored this case of treason was the current Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet, Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, and if Allen Wilson was here, he had no hesitation in thinking that Brezhnev hated to give himself a medal.

Serdyuk was thrilled to receive a great credit, naturally refreshed, and after returning to the headquarters of the General Directorate of Domestic Defense Intelligence, he immediately picked up the phone and called Alexeyev over.

The Director of the General Directorate accepted the commendation, and naturally did not take all the credit, and it was still the son of the Culture Tsar, who would not and could not afford to take the credit for himself, and was glad to recognize this veritable credit.

“With this kind of work ethic right out of school, both I and Lubyanka are very excited about your future.” Lieutenant General Serdyuko inquired as he held out a bottle of vodka along with the compliment, “Already a man, you should be able to drink, right?”

“Of course there’s no problem, Chief!” Alexeyev’s eyebrows twitched and his face became solemn.

Lieutenant General Serdyuko took out a glass, poured it full of vodka, and then placed the awarded Red Banner Medal in the glass and handed it to the other man, “Should I drink it first, or should I read the commendation first?”

Alexeyev shook the Red Banner Medal in the glass inside before taking it out and wearing it, then drank the vodka in one gulp, then hit a wine barrier.

This is the unwritten rule of accepting the Order of the Red Banner, originated from the first recipient of the Order of the Red Banner, Marshal Gallant, in the awarding of the Order of the Red Banner, due to the unintentional fall of the Order of the Red Banner into the wine glass, he took out the medal and then the cup of vodka a drink, but did not want to be this accidental incident into a rule, anyone who receives a medal of the Order of the Red Banner will be dipped in the medal in the wine glass full of vodka, and then will be the inside of the wine a drink.

Alexeyev was very excited at this point, and his face was flushed from the vodka; clearly for his age, national honors meant a great deal.

It was not as much as Alan Wilson, who, although a Briton and a spokesman for imperialism, even had the Victory Medal, purchased from the last king of Romania, Mihai I, which was counted all over the world, and in this respect he was on a par with Zhukov.

Lt. Gen. Serdyuko handed the certificate directly to Alexeyev and spoke, “I am proud of the Dzerzhinsky Higher Military Academy, to have such an outstanding cadet as you.”

Along with it was a certificate of rank, conferring the rank of captain on a member who had just graduated. It could have been higher if not for Alexeyev’s age.

These days Foltseva walked with the wind in her sails, smiling at everyone she looked at, and the sound of her heels briskly clicking on the soles of her feet let everyone in the Kremlin know that the Culture Tsar had been in a good mood lately.

Kozlov and others also know that Foltseva’s good mood comes from her son’s meritorious performance, treating her as the only female member of the Central Presidium, everyone is also very tolerant, and some words of praise, but also let Foltseva’s scenery glow.