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Novel: The Russian Godfather Author: Cordyceps Field Number of crosses: 2553

The Georgian problem in the Soviet Union is getting worse, but compared with other countries east of the Iron Curtain, the riots in distant Georgia are just the tip of the iceberg. 35xs Since the 1970s, due to the impact of the oil crisis and other events, the economies of countries all over the world have experienced serious problems, whether in the capitalist countries in Western Europe or in the socialist countries in Eastern Europe. Due to the economic downturn, all countries have experienced high unemployment rates. Many countries have to rely on foreign debts for a living, especially some small countries in Europe, because of their lack of resources, their economies are highly dependent on foreign countries. Against the background of the long-term downturn in the world economy, the financial situation of the governments of these countries has reached the brink of collapse.

At the forefront of the Cold War, Hungary's financial situation was particularly dire. Although there will be no unemployment in socialist countries, Hungary is extremely dependent on foreign trade because it does not have a complete industrial system. Many things need to be imported from overseas. However, the unchanging wages have seriously deviated from the actual prices of commodities on the market. People can't buy what they want with their wages, so the rationing system during World War II has reappeared in people's lives.

If people's lives have been moving in a good direction, then people will not complain about the government. But the point is that people work hard and feel that the days are getting harder. This has caused the masses to have great doubts about the government's ability to govern.

As the actual leader of Hungary, Kadar, the first secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party, is anxious about this situation. Kadar has led Hungary for more than 30 years since Khrushchev sent troops to suppress the Hungarian opposition by force in October 1956, causing bloody conflicts and causing 200,000 Hungarian refugees to flee to Austria. During these three decades, Kadar managed to heal a Hungarian society torn apart by the events of October. He is working hard to adjust Hungary's economic policy, hoping that Hungary can become a prosperous and powerful socialist country. However, the deteriorating external economic environment made Qatar's efforts come to naught. Now in Hungary, many people say that Kadar is old and cannot keep up with the times.

If it weren't for economic problems, most of the people in Hungary would have liked Kadar. Kadar is almost the simplest and most approachable leader among the leaders of Eastern European countries. People are used to calling him Uncle Kadar. During the thirty years of ruling Hungary, Kadar did not build a luxurious mansion for himself. He lived in a bungalow surrounded by iron fences. Most Hungarians live in this kind of house. In his house There was nothing but books, neither guard nor secretary, and no services of his own life except a gardener-janitor. If it weren't for Kadar's simple life and decent style, how could a guy who relied on the Soviet army to help the coup to sit on the position of general secretary rule the country for more than 30 years.

However, the era of Kadar is coming to an end. Just a few months ago, the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party secretly held a special meeting, bypassing Kadar and electing a new Central Committee and Central Supervisory Committee. The former Politburo Eight of its thirteen members lost out, including the venerable Kadar. Kadar only got the vacant post of chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party as a consolation, and Kadar's era ended in a sudden and unexpected way.

Although Kadar was unwilling to accept the party's decision, he accepted it calmly. However, the new leadership team that followed has begun to investigate the October events in Hungary on which Kadar came to power. Reassess the historical significance of the Hungarians who died during the October practice. Kadar felt very angry and aggrieved by this. He believed that this was a betrayal of socialism by the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party. At the same time, I also feel deeply sad that I am not understood by the world. As a small country, Hungary is definitely not an opponent of the Soviet Union. Kadar has a very deep understanding of this. So at the tightest moment in Hungary, the moment when the Soviet Union brazenly sent troops to Hungary caused a bloody conflict. Kadar chose to cooperate with the Soviets to give up resistance. His cooperation made Khrushchev very satisfied. So in the end the Soviet Union did not leave a large number of troops in Hungary. On this issue, Kadar and Polish leader Jaruzelski share a similar situation and the same political views.

It's nothing to be personally wronged. The point was that Kadar did not want the new Polish leadership to offend the Soviet Union over the October events. But beyond Kadar's expectations. The Soviet Union did not raise any protests or dissatisfaction with the October events in Hungary. This made Kadar feel very incredible.

Under Kadar's matchmaking, Hungary's new leadership team began to negotiate with their neighbor Austria on foreign debt repayment. For Hungary now, the huge foreign debt has made Hungary's small fiscal revenue even worse. However, if the economic situation cannot be improved, it is even more impossible to let the debt default, because if this is the case, many sovereign countries will No more money will be lent to Hungary. Therefore, even if the belt is tightened, the Hungarian government must repay this foreign debt.

Fortunately, the Austrian government is not anxious about Hungary's debts. They actually hope that Hungary can open its borders to allow Austrian goods to enter the Hungarian market, and at the same time sell them to other countries in the Warsaw Pact through Hungary. Therefore, when the two countries were negotiating on the debt issue, the Austrian representative kept on leading the negotiations on the issue of opening the border.

In Austria there are more than 200,000 refugees who fled Hungary because of the October events. These refugees have brought Austria a serious fiscal deficit. Austria hopes that Hungary can take these refugees back. And promised that if the Hungarian government can forgive the crimes of these people, it can appropriately reduce Hungary's foreign debts owed to Austria.

After some discussions, the Hungarian side finally agreed to the agreement, and they are willing to open ports of passage on the border between Hungary and Austria. Bring back those Hungarians who fled their homes. And Austria also generously reduced most of Hungary's foreign debts in its hands. This is a gratifying event for both countries. The Hungarian side originally wanted to hear the attitude of the Soviet Union on this aspect. Gorbachev, on the other hand, agreed that the Hungarian government would settle the matter on its own. This made the top leaders of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party breathe a sigh of relief. But they don't know that the behavior of these two countries has finally opened a gap in the Iron Curtain for decades.

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The Georgian problem in the Soviet Union is getting worse, but compared with other countries east of the Iron Curtain, the riots in distant Georgia are just the tip of the iceberg. 35xs Since the 1970s, due to the impact of the oil crisis and other events, the economies of countries all over the world have experienced serious problems, whether in the capitalist countries in Western Europe or in the socialist countries in Eastern Europe. Due to the economic downturn, all countries have experienced high unemployment rates. Many countries have to rely on foreign debts for a living, especially some small countries in Europe, because of their lack of resources, their economies are highly dependent on foreign countries. Against the background of the long-term downturn in the world economy, the financial situation of the governments of these countries has reached the brink of collapse.

At the forefront of the Cold War, Hungary's financial situation was particularly dire. Although there will be no unemployment in socialist countries, Hungary is extremely dependent on foreign trade because it does not have a complete industrial system. Many things need to be imported from overseas. However, the unchanging wages have seriously deviated from the actual prices of commodities on the market. People can't buy what they want with their wages, so the rationing system during World War II has reappeared in people's lives.

If people's lives have been moving in a good direction, then people will not complain about the government. But the point is that people work hard and feel that the days are getting harder. This has caused the masses to have great doubts about the government's ability to govern.

As the actual leader of Hungary, Kadar, the first secretary of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party, is anxious about this situation. Kadar has led Hungary for more than 30 years since Khrushchev sent troops to suppress the Hungarian opposition by force in October 1956, causing bloody conflicts and causing 200,000 Hungarian refugees to flee to Austria. During these three decades, Kadar managed to heal a Hungarian society torn apart by the events of October. He is working hard to adjust Hungary's economic policy, hoping that Hungary can become a prosperous and powerful socialist country. However, the deteriorating external economic environment made Qatar's efforts come to naught. Now in Hungary, many people say that Kadar is old and cannot keep up with the times.

If it weren't for economic problems, most of the people in Hungary would have liked Kadar. Kadar is almost the simplest and most approachable leader among the leaders of Eastern European countries. People are used to calling him Uncle Kadar. During the thirty years of ruling Hungary, Kadar did not build a luxurious mansion for himself. He lived in a bungalow surrounded by iron fences. Most Hungarians live in this kind of house. In his house There was nothing but books, neither guard nor secretary, and no services of his own life except a gardener-janitor. If it weren't for Kadar's simple life and decent style, how could a guy who relied on the Soviet army to help the coup to sit on the position of general secretary rule the country for more than 30 years.

However, the era of Kadar is coming to an end. Just a few months ago, the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party secretly held a special meeting, bypassing Kadar and electing a new Central Committee and Central Supervisory Committee. The former Politburo Eight of its thirteen members lost out, including the venerable Kadar. Kadar only got the vacant post of chairman of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party as a consolation, and Kadar's era ended in a sudden and unexpected way.

Although Kadar was unwilling to accept the party's decision, he accepted it calmly. However, the new leadership team that followed has begun to investigate the October events in Hungary on which Kadar came to power. Reassess the historical significance of the Hungarians who died during the October practice. Kadar felt very angry and aggrieved by this. He believed that this was a betrayal of socialism by the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party. At the same time, I also feel deeply sad that I am not understood by the world. As a small country, Hungary is definitely not an opponent of the Soviet Union. Kadar has a very deep understanding of this. So at the tightest moment in Hungary, the moment when the Soviet Union brazenly sent troops to Hungary caused a bloody conflict. Kadar chose to cooperate with the Soviets to give up resistance. His cooperation made Khrushchev very satisfied. So in the end the Soviet Union did not leave a large number of troops in Hungary. On this issue, Kadar and Polish leader Jaruzelski share a similar situation and the same political views.

It's nothing to be personally wronged. The point was that Kadar did not want the new Polish leadership to offend the Soviet Union over the October events. But beyond Kadar's expectations. The Soviet Union did not raise any protests or dissatisfaction with the October events in Hungary. This made Kadar feel very incredible.

Under Kadar's matchmaking, Hungary's new leadership team began to negotiate with their neighbor Austria on foreign debt repayment. For Hungary now, the huge foreign debt has made Hungary's small fiscal revenue even worse. However, if the economic situation cannot be improved, it is even more impossible to let the debt default, because if this is the case, many sovereign countries will No more money will be lent to Hungary. Therefore, even if the belt is tightened, the Hungarian government must repay this foreign debt.

Fortunately, the Austrian government is not anxious about Hungary's debts. They actually hope that Hungary can open its borders to allow Austrian goods to enter the Hungarian market, and at the same time sell them to other countries in the Warsaw Pact through Hungary. Therefore, when the two countries were negotiating on the debt issue, the Austrian representative kept on leading the negotiations on the issue of opening the border.

In Austria there are more than 200,000 refugees who fled Hungary because of the October events. These refugees have brought Austria a serious fiscal deficit. Austria hopes that Hungary can take these refugees back. And promised that if the Hungarian government can forgive the crimes of these people, it can appropriately reduce Hungary's foreign debts owed to Austria.

After some discussions, the Hungarian side finally agreed to the agreement, and they are willing to open ports of passage on the border between Hungary and Austria. Bring back those Hungarians who fled their homes. And Austria also generously reduced most of Hungary's foreign debts in its hands. This is a gratifying event for both countries. The Hungarian side originally wanted to hear the attitude of the Soviet Union on this aspect. Gorbachev, on the other hand, agreed that the Hungarian government would settle the matter on its own. This made the top leaders of the Hungarian Socialist Workers Party breathe a sigh of relief. But they don't know that the behavior of these two countries has finally opened a gap in the Iron Curtain for decades.