140 years ago, Tsarist Russia was faced with a difficult choice, facing the country's ancient serfdom system.
There was a serious divide among the Russian intelligentsia.
Some intellectuals believe that Russia should completely learn from the West and abandon its traditional Russian culture and system.
Other conservative scholars believe that the Slavic peoples are excellent peoples, no worse than Western democracies.
The two currents of thought collided strongly in the Russian intellectual circles, and in the end the conservative ideas prevailed.
Then came the famous Crimean War.
In this war, the 700,000-strong army of Tsarist Russia and the million-strong army led by the British, French, and Turkish forces fought for control of the Black Sea.
The end result ended in a crushing defeat for Tsarist Russia, which from then on lost the right to set up ports on the Black Sea and build a fleet.
But the loss of Crimea and the Black Sea was far from the end of the war, and the subsequent revolutionary activism triggered by the defeat of the conservatives was the key to Russia's destiny.
Almost every Russian has been exposed to this period of history, and imagines how similar the ideological debate that changed Russia's destiny triggered by the open-minded and conservative factions in Russia is similar to the historical crossroads in which the Soviet Union is now located.
Most of the territory of the Soviet Union was inherited from Tsarist Russia.
Estonia, Azerbaijan, Lithuania and other countries have been an inseparable part of the empire as early as the era of Tsarist Russia, not only the three Baltic states, including the five Central Asian countries, the Transcaucasus, Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are all territories opened up in the era of Tsarist Russia.
Until the fall of the Romanov dynasty, the last Tsar's family was all executed by the Bolsheviks led by Lenin.
The three Baltic states and Transcaucasia gained a brief period of independence.
However, neither Tsarist Russia nor the Soviet Union ever recognized their independence.
Fate, after 140 years, once again put the Russian nationally dominated state at a crossroads on the way forward.
This time, it is clear that the reformers have the upper hand, and their choice will tear the country apart.
This situation is clearly not what Kryuchkov wants to see.
As the supreme leader of the KGB, Kryuchkov always adhered to the KGB's creed, which regarded allegiance to the country as the highest criterion in all his work, but this loyalty was thrown away by the top leader of the Soviet Union as worthless rags, and now the top leader is drafting a new alliance treaty, which will turn all the republics of the Soviet Union into sovereign states.
Kryuchkov felt that he was wrong, that his allegiance should not be to the head of state, but to the CPSU and the USSR.
And now, the head of state of the Soviet Union wants to split his own country with his own hands, and at the same time, as the leader of the party, he wants to split the ruling party of the Soviet Union.
How could Kryuchkov allow this to continue like this.
Kryuchkov now has an excellent trump card in his hand, and his subordinate Baranikov is biting Gorbachev's right-hand man Ulyanov.
And there is another side of Ulyanov that is not known.
On the surface, he was the most capable young cadre in the Soviet Union at present, and he not only had considerable insight in economic construction, but also had a good reputation among the masses.
But such a sanctimonious fellow, he was actually the biggest corrupt element in the Soviet Union.
Most of the assets of the Uzbek officialdom corruption case went into his pocket unconsciously.
Moreover, he also colluded with foreign underworld organizations.
The fact that the economy of the USSR was handed over to this guy was completely to create conditions for him to continue to embezzle the country's assets.
Something must be done to stop these dangerous figures from continuing to hold power in the country.
But the strength of the KGB alone could not compete with Seryosha.
Kryuchkov must find himself a strong helper.
Looking around the entire Central Committee of the CPSU, Kryuchkov felt that Defense Minister Yazov might support his plan.
So after an intelligence and defense meeting, Kryuchkov took the initiative to find Yazov.
He pretended to complain to Yazov about some of the work assigned by Gorbachev, and wanted to test Yazov's attitude through these innocuous remarks.
"Comrade Minister, our KGB work is simply out of the question.
Do you know what the last time Secretary Gorbachev asked me to go to the Kremlin to discuss the plan for intelligence cooperation between our KGB and the CIA?
I didn't even know how to make this plan.
When will we actually share information with the CIA," Kryuchkov found a suitable occasion and began to complain to Yazov in a pretended dissatisfaction.
What he said was true, and Gorbachev did get the KGB and the CIA to work together more on intelligence.
And Kryuchkov felt in his heart that this was whimsical.
"Hey, I thought we were the only ones who would be given such a ridiculous job.
We are about to conduct a joint paratrooper exercise with the American side in Crimea.
To be honest, I can't say awkward doing this kind of thing.
The Americans have been using aid and trade to whet the appetite of our general secretary, but it is a pity that last time Minister Ulyanov put the Yankees on the Kuwait issue.
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This made the American side very unhappy.
We have now become a bargaining chip to win over the Americans," Yazov said, "Kryuchkov was joking, and he casually responded with a few words.
"Minister Ulyanov, Comrade Minister, we have intercepted some information about Minister Ulyanov, and I am worried about whether to report this to the Politburo," Kryuchkov said, pretending to be embarrassed.
"What, what problems will Minister Ulyanov have?"
asked Yazov curiously, but as soon as he said it, he regretted that he shouldn't have asked these things.
"There are economic problems, but Minister Ulyanov is now the commander-in-chief of economic reform, and I am hesitant to continue the investigation against him.
Because this matter is a matter of national security," Kryuchkov continued.
"I advise you not to be too serious in everything, when the water is clear, there are no fish, the cadres in charge of the economy have some mistakes in their hands, as long as it is not a major matter, do not shout and shout at every turn, you know, there are not many cadres in our party who can do things, and Comrade Ulyanov is the best among them," Yazov advised Kryuchkov.
Minister Ulyanov suddenly lowered his voice and said: "What if I say that Minister Ulyanov colluded with lawless elements abroad and plotted against him." t1706231537: