Chapter 1652 – Taman Division
In the original, Mrs. Thatcher could not have been welcomed in such a way, the level of welcome in front of them could only be enjoyed by the brotherly countries in the same camp, as for Mrs. Thatcher, such an imperialist spokesperson, there is certainly no such treatment.
It can be seen that the Kremlin does attach immense importance to this visit.
I believe that this five-day visit, Mrs. Thatcher must have gained a great deal, so think, Alan Wilson mixed in the walk off the plane among the crowd looking around, but this is not good for the Soviet Union just.
The map head couple in the Kremlin’s splendid St. George’s Hall received Mrs. Thatcher, as for Alan Wilson has begun a shopping trip in Moscow, but also with a group of British officials to go along, the name of the Soviet Union to investigate the domestic market economy of the purchasing power.
This move has been British officials are not surprised, the Cabinet Secretary, looking at the retirement age is approaching, has not cared about other people’s views, just do not know why the Prime Minister so indulgent.
Anyway, it is indulgent, this is a fact, so there is a scene of the Prime Minister and the Cabinet Secretary has a different itinerary, the Prime Minister to go to the Kremlin, the Cabinet Secretary to visit the Soviet Union prices.
In fact, most of the British officials accompanying, want to follow the Cabinet Secretary to examine prices, the Prime Minister’s conversation that is for the country, examine prices may benefit themselves.
Of course, at the official dinner, the British officials who came over to examine the prices or to come back, otherwise the prime minister to make a speech, the whole British team are not there, this is not to make the prime minister embarrassed.
At this grand feast, Mrs. Thatcher made an important speech to senior Soviet officials and celebrities from all walks of life: “My visit to the Soviet Union comes at a time when your country is in the midst of what is clearly an exceptionally exciting and stimulating period. Indeed, Maphead himself called it a revolution.
“We read your speech with the utmost care. We have heard you refer to openness, new thinking, an independent judiciary and economic stimulus. We have also talked about your references to freedom of labor and freedom of thought in a free country.
“In this context, we welcome the opportunities that the changes you are making are about to bring for the prosperity and happiness of your own people, and the prospect of your country engaging more and more openly with other countries and peoples.”
“I wonder if there’s been any talk of the Iran-Iraq war.” Alan Wilson was holding whisky, and make no mistake about it, Prohibition had begun in the Soviet Union, and the whisky in the hands of the peerless authority was brought on its own, and it was clear that the Soviets had no experience in dealing with the British who brought their own booze.
This also led to the fact that around the British officials, there seemed to be a lively atmosphere, not only clouded with visiting British officials, but also expectant Soviet alcoholics, and under the hint of Alan Wilson, the casual British officials very warmly invited the Soviet officials to have a drink so that the friendship between the two countries could be deepened.
The British and do not know the Soviet Union ban on alcohol, or just know but do not take it seriously, after all, the diplomatic field is still the existence of immunity, the map head can control the Soviet Union still control the United Kingdom?
After the supreme authority revealed that the Soviet Union has a ban on alcohol, the British gentlemen, on the contrary, drank more happily, before the free world defeated the Soviet Union, the gentlemen have already defeated the Soviet Union in the field of alcohol.
As for the Prime Minister’s important speech, that was of course important enough for everyone to applaud together and then continue happily through the dinner.
Nuclear weapons, the Iran-Iraq war, the Cambodian issue, and of course human rights were all things that Mrs. Thatcher had to say on this visit, and in the Soviet Union’s point of view it was certainly not a favorite.
The most important thing here is the Iran-Iraq war issue, other issues Alan Wilson does not care, but the foreign exchange reserves of the Kingdom of Iraq has bottomed out, and then continue to fight will have to go into debt, which may jeopardize the stability of the Kingdom.
So he was very concerned about this matter, after Mrs. Thatcher’s nothing new speech, looking for an opportunity to Mrs. Thatcher’s back to ask, Mrs. Thatcher nodded her head and said that she would certainly not forget about this issue, so it is reassuring.
After finishing the dinner, the British party returned to the hotel in the Lower Tower, while Alan Wilson met Foltseva a little later, arranged by Alexeyev, who apparently had the power, as head of the Moscow Security Service, to arrange a foolproof meeting for his mother, even if it was at the hotel where the British were staying.
Alan Wilson was very dejected, never once had the two men met with so much initiative on their side, he could certainly not feel out the real situation in the Soviet Union by a daytime inspection of prices all over Moscow, but it was a fact that compared to the old days, the citizens of Moscow appeared to have changed on a spiritual level.
“What are you laughing at?” Foltseva muttered disgruntledly, Alan Wilson’s dejected look had obviously pissed off the Culture Czar, and she was now very dissatisfied.
“I’m remembering happy things.” Alan Wilson flirted and resumed his seriousness, “Moscow has still changed a lot in the past few years, I wonder if it’s like that all over the Soviet Union.”
Obviously the comment was meant to be taken with a grain of salt, Foltseva nodded her head with a terrible blush, “Perhaps by happy things you mean that the USSR is in a difficult situation right now.”
“Katyusha, don’t say that.” Alan Wilson flatly denied, “I don’t deny that I might be happy that the Soviet Union is in a certain amount of trouble. But Britain would never be happy if there were major problems in the Soviet Union, and the fact that the Prime Minister visited Paris and Bonn before coming to the Soviet Union speaks for itself, Britain wants to make its voice heard.”
Margaret Thatcher was pro-American on the vast majority of things, but the negotiations between the Soviet Union and the United States over nuclear weapons were definitely an exception, and the UK was concerned that the two behemoths were colluding privately to ignore the interests of the European nations, an issue that was one of the few areas where Margaret Thatcher could think of the UK as a European nation.
“What am I going to do?” Foltseva opened her mouth to ask the question, asking what was on her mind and sending out a question for Alexeyev, the good oldest child was clearly ready to mantle, Foltseva certainly didn’t want her child to take the risk, but the child’s wings were stiffening, and the Culture Tsar couldn’t guarantee that her words would still work now.
“It’s actually too early to tell, while the Soviet Union has gone through a year, or less than two years of decline, Maphead clearly hasn’t squandered the public’s expectations yet.” Alan Wilson spoke up and replied, “But if this keeps up, there’s a limit to what people will put up with. I see Khrushchev facing a problem that Maphead will run into sooner or later.”
What is the problem faced by Khrushchev, don’t ask others, no one has a better understanding of the culture tsar in front of them, Foltseva is a real rescue of Khrushchev.
And in the world where the supreme authority is even more remarkable, not only rescued once, but also became the main force of the overthrow.
Right in front of the parties involved, Allen Wilson said with conviction that the head of the map would definitely face a coup, which made Foltseva, who personally participated in the whole process, silent, “What is so serious.”
“Given the remarkable, already Prohibition-proven abilities of this leader of yours, it should only get worse, maybe there will be bloodshed.” Alan Wilson wasn’t being polite at all, although he had already met the Soviet leader who had shared a speech with Margaret Thatcher and a special banquet.
“And it’s going to be a complicated situation, not only will you have to face the obvious enemies, but maybe you’ll have to face the liberals as well, and don’t underestimate these people, you might just have to pay for it when the time comes.”
The bloodshed is definitely much more serious than the Khrushchev one, and it may be that the result of the Khrushchev one where everyone sprayed a little spit and Khrushchev stepped down led to the fact that Yanayev thought that as long as he had control of the map header everything would be fine, and as a result, the Khitans picked the peach.
And the fact that the Khitans were able to pick the peach had a lot to do with the fall of Taman Division, the Moscow Imperial Guard, who was dispatched to the city of Moscow in order to put pressure on Map Head and others. However, the Soviet patriarchs, led by Yazov, underestimated the ability of Yeltsin and others.
In fact, long before the incident, the Chetniks had repeatedly resorted to means of expanding their influence in the Soviet army.
The most prominent of the many forces utilized by the Emergency Committee were the three elite forces of the Taman Division, the Kantemirovka Division, and the Tula Airborne. As far as these three units were concerned, the Alpha Signal Flag, which Alexeyev had led, was no match.
There was no way that special forces could go up against a heavily armored unit, and if they did, the good old boys would get their pants shot off.
The fall of the Soviet army is not unrelated to the operation of the head of the map, after the beginning of the new thinking, the USSR has been presented with a destabilizing situation, with protests in Baku, Tbilisi, Vilnius and other cities, and the other Soviet powers were unable to calm the events, and ultimately only the army had to be put on the field. And when the military acted, the leadership put some of the blame on the army.
One Soviet military officer described the situation this way: the situation deteriorated – the head of the map hesitated – the role of the KGB and the Ministry of the Interior was ineffective – the military was sent to intervene — Finally, when the military intervention failed or resulted in casualties, the blame was shifted to the army.
“A way must be found to pull together a reliable force; the special forces, which Alyosha has led, are not useful when things are serious.” Alan Wilson might as well make it clear that it was necessary to focus on the military, and although Changgong’s ability was lacking, this statement was still true.
As for how to pull the strings, first of all, there had to be money, and Foltseva knew this, but she didn’t have it in her hands, so she set her sights on the man in front of her, and the Culture Czar knew that Allen Wilson must have it.
“Who made me his father, it may be rare that personal feelings overcome a national position.” Alan Wilson gave the Culture Czar a piece of his mind, “Pamela and I have talked about this and are going to get a couple of Democracy Foundations, Freedom Clubs and things like that in Udon.”