Chapter 74 ZZ Bureau
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"For the mistakes and crimes committed by Akilov, I am deeply ashamed. As the leader of the Uzbek party committee, I am ashamed for having such officials under my rule. I am ashamed of the central government, of the government, and of Uzbekistan. the people of..."
Rashidov stood on the podium, making a tearful review to the central government. Although the Uzbekistan corruption case has come to an end, as the leader of Uzbekistan, Rashidov is lax in his command and is responsible for oversight and oversight, so he still needs to conduct a review. He was also severely warned once by the party, which can be said to have ruined his chance to enter the highest decision-making level of the Soviet Union.
The 14 ZZ Bureau members on the stage listened quietly. Although there was no expression on their faces, everyone had different views on the Uzbek affairs in their hearts, long before the review began. The members of the ZZ Bureau have already made a resolution on the Uzbekistan matter, but who is satisfied with the result and who is dissatisfied with the result?
Sitting in the middle is of course the First Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet Brezhnev. Mr. Bo has a serious expression and looks straight ahead. In fact, on this matter, President Bo's attitude is consistent, that is, to deal with this matter downplaying. This is President Bo's consistent attitude towards cadres, especially senior cadres. As for the reason, just look at how Khrushchev stepped down. How can anyone support you if you violate the interests of the cadres?
Standing in the same trench with Bo's headquarters are Tikhonov, Chairman of the Joint Council of Ministers, Chernenko, Secretary of the Secretariat, Shcherbytsky, First Secretary of Ukraine, and Kusayev, First Secretary of Kazakhstan. These people are Mr. Bo's hard-core allies in the ZZ Bureau, and they are the main members of the "Dnipropetrovsk Gang" that Bo Zong relied on. They occupy a total of five seats in the ZZ Bureau, and they are a powerful force. strength. However, in the past two years, the Dnepropetrovsk gang has no longer been as one-sided as in the past. It is not their political enemies who defeated them, but the ruthless years. Just last year, several senior cadres from Dnepropetrovsk passed away.
The opposite is naturally the initiator of the Uzbek case, KGB Chairman Andropov. Andropov had always been an important ally of President Bo in his early years, but over the past few years, Andropov gradually began to disagree with President Bo on certain issues. Especially on the issue of anti-corruption, the contradictions between Andropov and President Bo are simply irreconcilable. It is now clear to everyone that they maintain only a facade of peace with each other. Sooner or later there will be a break between the two.
Andropov is not without friends in the ZZ Bureau. Among all the committee members, the youngest is Gorbachev. Like Andropov, he came from the Stavropol Krai in the southern part of the Soviet Union. He was single-handedly promoted by Andropov to take over the agricultural sector of the Soviet Union from the deceased Kulakov. The two people have the same views on many issues, come from the same region, and are very close to each other. Andropov admired Gorbachev very much, and even regarded him as the future successor of the Soviet Union.
The small gangs in the ZZ Bureau are not limited to the above two. Foreign Minister Gromyko and Moscow First Secretary Grishin represent another voice. Similar to Andropov and Gorbachev, Gromyko and Grishin also had a special relationship. In his early years, Gromyko worked as a part-time lecturer at the Moscow University of Public Facilities Architecture, and Grishin was his student at that time. Although the two are close to Andropov's views in some respects, their ideas are more radical and bold than Andropov's. On the issue of Uzbekistan, the two were equally dissatisfied with President Bo's handling.
Think it's simply laissez-faire.
In addition to this, there was another person, although he did not form a clique, but no one dared to underestimate him. This person is "Bishop Gray" Suslov, and he is an absolute veteran. Has long been in charge of ideological issues within the party. Smart, hardworking, and an ascetic. Both Bobo's Dnepropetrovsk gang and Gromyko's and Andropov's small groups admired him. Everyone affectionately called him "Old Su" behind his back. Mr. Su is not very concerned about the Uzbek affairs, but he is actually more concerned about the impact of this matter on the party. Regarding this matter, Mr. Su agrees with Mr. Bo's handling method. After all, if the matter becomes serious and the common people lose their due respect for the party, what should they do? It has nothing to do with integrity or not. The professional quality that the cadres should have.
Among the remaining four, Minister of Defense Ustinov also agreed with President Bo's handling. As a representative of the military, loyalty to the leader is the most important thing. Besides, these local matters are not the Ministry of Defense's concern. . Since West-81, led by US President Reagan, NATO countries have successively organized several provocative and counterattack military exercises, with the intention of challenging the Soviet Union and cheering up the Polish rebels. These were enough to bother Ustinov.
Among the other three, Kirilenko had no opinion. Although he was Boss' confidant and general, his health was getting worse and worse, and he was gradually unable to adapt to work. It is such a person who still dominates the power of personnel appointments. However, Mr. Bo was not at ease with cadres who were not from Dnepropetrovsk. Mr. Bo forcibly inserted Chernenko under the pretext of Kirilenko's poor health, and shared part of Kirilenko's burden. Power, in fact, is intended to check and balance him. Although Kirilenko was dissatisfied with this, there was nothing he could do. Although Serpe is sitting as the chairman of the Central Supervisory Committee of the CPSU, he is also old, and he does not know how long he will be able to work. Maybe he will be asked to retire soon like Kosygin. Therefore, he doesn't care about Uzbekistan's affairs, and he doesn't want to cause trouble. The first secretary of Leningrad, Romanov, who had the same idea as him, was a member who had just been replaced. People speak lightly, so it is impossible to express any unique opinions.
In general, the current ZZ Bureau is such a situation. Although President Bo's power has been narrowed, he still controls nearly half of the committee members. Whenever the balance in ZZ is broken, some people who have never shown up will be promoted, just like Gromyko said to Grishin in private: "Our ZZ is like Bermuda. Someone appears here, someone disappears from here!" (To be continued.)