Chapter 1772 Shrinkage and Transformation

The combined population of Uzbeks and Azerbaijanis exceeds 20 million, and the entire population of the Soviet Union is only close to 300 million. The population of these two places is close to 10%.

The three ethnic groups of Russia, Ukraine and Belarus account for about 70% of the population. If these two ethnically dominated union republics are removed, the proportion of Slavs will rise to nearly 80%. , which is very much like a nation-state.

Harazov, who once served as the second secretary of Lithuania, shook his head and said, "Actually, the proportion of ethnic groups has not changed much since World War II. Why can't we unite now?"

The ethnic issues in the Soviet Union were not caused by the Soviet Union itself. Take the Ukrainian issue as an example. During the Russian Empire, the language of Ukraine was already different from that of Russians. Although Ukraine is known as Little Russia, the language difference does exist and has indeed emerged. National divisions.

As for other ethnic groups, the Great Patriotic War also made huge sacrifices. Small Azerbaijan also lost more than 500,000 people. The Patriotic War was not fought by the Russians themselves, and the losses were not just Russians. There are indeed ethnic groups involved. There was population growth after the war, but that was a problem with fertility rates, not Soviet policy.

"Anyway, after Boris preached this, a large number of Russians believed this statement. Transfer payments to backward areas were also said to be national inequality."

Fortseva knew that what Harazov said was true, but the issue now was not one of authenticity. Pandora's box had been opened, and the consequences were obviously not something that the Khitans who were already in prison could bear.

It is very difficult to maintain the unity of the Slavs and more than 70% of the country's groups. It is difficult to explain to the dissatisfied Russians while holding on to some populous union republics.

Yegorychev still suggested, "We will delegate power to the two republics, let them decide their own destiny, and formulate a long-term plan for five to ten years to make them independent."

Fortseva nodded, but it seemed that she had seen this move before. After thinking about it carefully, she came to her senses. Wasn't this a move used by the British Empire to face colonial independence after World War II? But at that time, Britain was also shrinking, and The Soviet Union is in a similar situation now.

There is some consolation. Fortseva believes that the foundation of the Soviet Union is still much stronger than the foundation of the British colonial empire. The Soviet Union at least really has a dominant nation. They were the Slavs within the territory, and the main ethnic group of the British colonial empire at that time was actually Indians.

What Yegorychev meant, and Furtseva also understood, was to carry out slow and orderly contraction. If the Russians were really dissatisfied, a buffer plan would be formulated to allow people with another culture like the Uzbek Republic to independent,

It reduced the impact on the entire Soviet Union and also showed that the Soviet Union was still willing to reform and did not want to have a stalemate with the Western world.

However, Yegorychev firmly opposed the direct independence of the union republics, which would rekindle the wave of secession that had been temporarily suppressed. Moreover, Lithuania must be set up as a model. Any union republic can delegate power, but not Lithuania.

The first secretary of the Moscow Municipal Party Committee in the 1960s had not finished speaking, "Georgia and Armenia still need to focus on fighting for it, and they cannot be treated equally with Azerbaijan. On the one hand, Georgia is the hometown of Comrade Stalin and has a great symbolic role for the Soviet Union. In addition, Georgia is the hometown of Comrade Stalin and has a great symbolic role for the Soviet Union." On the one hand, if Georgia and Azerbaijan become independent, it will create a possible power vacuum in the Transcaucasus region. Turkey may exert its influence eastward, along with Central Asia. This would be bad. To maintain the stability of Armenia and Georgia, Turkey Separated from the land passage from Central Asia.”

"So how do we guide public opinion?" Fortseva agreed with this sound approach. The question is how to get the Russians to accept this.

"In order to avoid a recurrence of the ethnic conflicts in Lithuania, the central government decided to take prudent steps to prevent the legitimate rights and interests of the Russian ethnic group from being harmed after the independence of these union republics."

Meshatsev, who was once the president of TASS News Agency, replied, "Lithuania's sudden independence has intensified the situation in Lithuania and even the entire three Baltic countries, causing fierce ethnic conflicts. In order to avoid this, we cannot act too hastily."

"Azerbaijan has a population of five million, and the Baku oil fields are there. We need to improve Azerbaijan's welfare system before making it independent." Yegorychev added that improving Azerbaijan's welfare can bribe the locals. Anyway, there are Baku KNPC has the financial resources in Azerbaijan itself, and Moscow is just using their money to do their own things, and they still get gratitude.

As for whether the leaders of Azerbaijan can maintain the current welfare after independence, then they should not do anything about Moscow. People must learn to grow up on their own.

"What does Aliyev think?" Fortseva asked, shaking her head when she saw it, and then ignored the question, "We will talk to Aliyev then."

"I remembered, Semichasny and Aliyev knew each other. Aliyev was a cadre of the KGB in Azerbaijan, and Semichasny served as the local second secretary." Yegorychev replied, patting his thigh. He said, "Let Semichasny talk to him then, I guess there won't be a big problem."

The number one figure in Uzbekistan is Karimov, but most Uzbeks think he is a Tajik. Karimov joined the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in the 1960s and entered politics two years later.

Later, he was sent to work in the State Planning Commission of the Union Republic of Uzbekistan, where he served successively as director, chief expert, and director of the Department of Science and New Technology Promotion. Relying on rich grassroots work experience and its own expert advantages,

He became the first secretary of Uzbekistan two years ago. However, the difficulty with the Central Asian republics is that these republics do not want independence, and the same goes for Uzbekistan.

But obviously Uzbekistan, which already has a population of 20 million, must be ranked first among the Russians who do not want to benefit.

When it comes to orderly retreat, the world is not targeting anyone at the moment. The most professional people are in London, not in Moscow. On this day, Alan Wilson received a call from the old man, asking whether the results of the discussion by the old people could be implemented. .

"There are more than 20 million people in Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan, as well as the Baku oil fields." Upon hearing this, Alan Wilson felt that the Cultural Czar was quite willing to pay, and he also knew the reason for the cost. Although the Khitan group had been stuffed However, the ethnic issues in the Soviet Union in the past five or six years will never return to the past. This kind of thing can only be repaired slowly.

Under the thinking of a large number of Russians that the Soviet Union itself suffered a disadvantage, the basis for the independence of the union republics still exists. At this time, it is impossible to keep things as usual.

"If the Soviet Union's economy is not doing well in at least the next two years, the reasons are already there."

Alan Wilson said to the good boy, "Why is the economy not good? Because Uzbekistan is the cotton base of the Soviet Union. It has entered a market economy, and what is given to the Soviet Union is the market price. As costs increase, the Soviet economy will have difficulties. It is reasonable. As for The importance of Baku’s oil is not a problem if it can be kept quiet for at least two years.”

Isn't this normal, because now Fortseva and the others are discussing how to get together and stay together, which is different from the UK at the beginning. The UK scrapped the ground and ran away.

Because colonies are spread all over the world, at least many problems cannot spread to the mainland. The Soviet Union is part of the territory. The advantage is that it is easy to maintain influence, but the disadvantage is that it cannot be kicked out simply and roughly.

However, in the eyes of Alan Wilson, there are still great benefits. If the Soviet Union can really complete its orderly contraction, it can transform into a nation-state with close to 80% Slavic attributes. The national problems will be much reduced. It can be said that the problems are much worse than those in the United States. It’s all easy to solve. There are still more than 10% black people in the United States. In addition, with the rapid growth of Latin Americans, they really have no right to laugh at the Soviet Union.

"The problem is that Uzbekistan does not want independence." Alexeyev said with a wry smile. "Local public opinion also supports the Soviet Union."

"Public opinion is certainly something worth appreciating, and it is not difficult to solve it. You can change public opinion by bribing people at the top. If I were you, I would rather bribe Karimov to make Uzbekistan independent and successful. You can also focus on shaping good The impression of getting together and breaking up.”

Alan Wilson put forward his suggestion. He originally wanted to use it as a metaphor to make Ireland independent, but after thinking about it, he forgot it. He could deceive the elders, but he could not deceive his own conscience. His real idea was to go back a hundred years ago. , change a name to Ireland, Junger is a good name, very artistic, what a good place name.

Finally, Alan Wilson took Dutch Guiana in the Netherlands as an example. The problem is that, whether it is not possible, surgery must be performed when it is time to do it, and it depends on the level of the doctor.

After the infamous shelling of the White House, which Alexeev himself did not care about, 2,200 national representatives gathered in Moscow. Tutou presided over this meeting, preparing to replace the KGB chairman who had the same status as his son-in-law. All the blame was taken, and the entire conference lasted three days.

After a vote by all representatives, Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan will serve as pilot projects for self-control by the republics, decentralizing power to the two union republics and striving to achieve good gathering and separation.

Tutou also wrote blank checks, saying that he wanted to avoid a recurrence of the tragedy in Lithuania. Hanhu hinted that the reform was not over. But in fact, people who believed in this rhetoric did not know that there were only two independent republics that wanted independence. Map Head is deceiving other union republics by using a bottom line that they had no bottom line before.

There was also a new appointment. Nazarbayev was nominated as Acting Prime Minister of the Soviet Union, taking over the position of Pavlov, a member of the Emergency Committee Committee. The head of the map himself continued to focus on diplomacy and the Western world. Let’s talk about the issue of international order.

The results of this meeting were circulated, and even President Bush expressed a positive response. As for the bloody conflict in Lithuania and the shelling of the White House, they have been defined as unfortunate events.

Compared with previous remarks about the proliferation of nuclear weapons, Tutou this time said that reform will continue and the current situation in Europe can still be discussed, which is very gratifying.

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