Chapter 198 Shevardnadze Asks About Politics
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The day after the meeting ended, Shevardnadze boarded a special plane to Georgia, where he was going to deal with the Abkhaz issue. Before departure, Shevardnadze and Gorbachev had a long talk, and Gorbachev promised that if this incident can be resolved perfectly, then Gorbachev will be on the Georgian issue Stand on the side of Shevardnadze and agree with his recommendation for the next First Secretary of Georgia.
With Gorbachev's guarantee, Shevardnadze was naturally very happy. If Patti Ashvili can be successfully removed from the position of the first secretary of Georgia, then the things he and his people have done in Georgia for so many years will never be investigated again, and the The Georgian investigative bureaucracy represented by Shevardnadze is also safe. This is exactly what Shevardnadze hoped for.
As a member of the Politburo, Shevardnadze's treatment is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary cadres. His plane was almost identical to Gorbachev's, and the interior had been redecorated and remodeled to Shevardnadze's liking. On weekdays, Shevardnadze, who is the Minister of Foreign Affairs, often takes this special plane to visit abroad. There were endless fine wines and delicacies on the plane. At this moment, Shevardnadze was sipping fine wine and the top caviar exclusively for the Kremlin. How to deal with it.
Let Abkhazia be independent, the Georgians will not do it, let Abkhazia stay in Georgia, the Abkhazians will not do it. This is really a dilemma, there is always one party whose interests will suffer. Although Georgia is a minority in the Soviet Union, but in Abkhazia, Russians, Abkhazians, and Armenians are minorities. How do Russians look down on those ethnic minorities on weekdays, thinking that they are a drag on the Soviet Union. There is a similar thought in the minds of Georgians. And these ideas have provided room for some ultra-nationalists in Georgia to play. Although Stalin was Georgian. Georgia once paid the price of blood to defend Stalin's honor, but on the ethnic issue, Georgians also opposed Stalin's ethnic policy, believing that Stalin's forced migration and immigration policy for the sake of ethnic integration was against Georgia's pure blood defiled. This is almost the same as the Great Russianism prevailing in the Soviet Union.
Shevardnadze drank one drink after another on the plane, until he finally passed out in his seat without thinking of a solution. While waiting for the arrival of Shevardnadze's special plane at the airport, the leaders of Georgia's party and government were told that Minister Shevardnadze felt a little tired and hoped to see you again after taking a rest. Pattyashvi left the airport expressionlessly, while those Georgian cadres who opposed Pattyashvili looked at a loss, wondering what Minister Shevardnadze was doing.
The next morning, Shevardnadze's secretary named several heads of important Georgian departments to meet at the place where Shevardnadze was staying. The meeting was not made public. The main reason is that Shevardnadze wants to discuss with his old subordinates how to use this turmoil to maximize everyone's political interests.
"Old secretary,
Is Patty Ashvili going to be transferred by the central government? When will this annoying guy be transferred? "After seeing Shevardnadze, the officials couldn't wait to ask.
"This matter is up to Secretary Gorbachev. At present, Padyashvili will not leave Georgia. Don't keep staring at him. What else can he do now? Let's talk about the current situation. Let's see how we can solve the problem in Abkhazia." Shevardnadze said meaningfully.
"Old Secretary, of course Abkhazia belongs to Georgia. How can we Georgians feel sorry for those Abkhazians? How could the central government agree that Abkhazia should separate from Georgia and join Russia alone? If the central government really treats us like this, Then we Georgians are not easy to bully..." Some of the officials present said angrily.
Most of the officials present were Georgians, and this statement naturally won the approval of most people from the bottom of their hearts. But Shevardnadze came to Tbilisi to deal with the Abkhaz issue on behalf of the Central Committee, so it is inconvenient for her to express her position on these remarks. Shevardnadze wants solutions, not to hear these people complain. So Shevardnadze cleared his throat, and then said to his old subordinates: "On the Abkhaz issue, don't just look at it from the perspective of Georgia. We are a unified country, Abkhazia Do you need to follow the instructions of the central government?"
Everyone discussed together for most of the day, but still did not find a solution to the problem. Finally, an official talked about those who are currently holding a sit-in demonstration in Abkhazia. Most of them are behind some Georgian ultra-nationalist groups, such as the "Ilya Chavchavadze Association", "St. Ilya Truth Society", "Georgian National Justice League", etc. In addition, some cultural activists who had long held anti-Soviet positions also formed the "People's Front". The political views of these organizations are different, but they all have a few things in common. First, they have not been established for a long time, and they were generally established at the end of last year. At that time, these organizations suddenly sprung up like mushrooms after rain. Georgia began to become more and more active. The second is that most of the leaders of these organizations stand against Soviet rule. Because of the relaxed political environment brought about by Yakovlev's openness policy, these people can publicly publish articles to spread their ideas. This made their influence more and more powerful, and now in Georgia, these people are already a force that cannot be ignored.
"Old Secretary, do you want to get in touch with these opposition groups? Their evaluation of you is completely different from that of other Georgian leaders. They all agree with your political achievements in Georgia. There is a turnaround!” someone suggested to Shevardnadze.
Shevardnadze thought for a long time, and finally made up his mind and said: "Okay, I agree to meet, but I don't want to disclose the content of the meeting with them. The last time Secretary Ryzhkov's speech in Abkhazia was reported by the media. Indiscriminate contact made things worse. Find a way to warn those reporters and be honest with me."