Stalin. Part 20: By Martial Law
GKO under the leadership of Stalin "rapidly built an emergency structure of state administration based on coercion and propaganda of patriotism." Speaking systematically, the olfactory whip through the oral word ranked the flock, making it united and invincible, that is, capable of surviving at any cost.
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GKO under the leadership of Stalin "rapidly built an emergency structure of state administration based on coercion and propaganda of patriotism" [1]. Speaking systematically, the olfactory whip through the oral word ranked the flock, making it united and invincible, that is, capable of surviving at all costs. Expanding the powers of the NKVD, Stalin sought complete control over all structures of government. The cost of evading one's duties for the good of the whole was life. Cruel, but the only condition for the country's survival.
The brutality of wartime extended equally to the families of the "leaders." It is well known that Stalin refused to change his son, Lieutenant Yakov Dzhugashvili, who was taken prisoner by the Germans, for General Paulus. Unable to bear the shame of his capture, Yakov committed suicide by throwing himself on the wire. His wife Julia was arrested according to order No. 270 like any other wife of a surrendered prisoner. Stalin's pupil Artem Sergeev was wounded four times. Voroshilov's pupil Timur Frunze, Mikoyan's son Vladimir and many other children of the leaders of the Soviet state were killed in the war. This was also part of propaganda, as Stalin understood it.
1. Stalin is in Moscow, so Moscow is safe
He himself, accompanied by a security guard, repeatedly appeared on the streets of Moscow after the bombing. People refused to believe that Stalin himself was pacing melancholy, crunching broken glass in the smoke of conflagrations. Not believing their eyes, people close to panic received a powerful signal at the unconscious level: the olfactory advisor is here, this place is as safe as possible.
Stalin also went to the front, where he retained the same emotionlessness as always at the moment of concentrated danger. When panic broke out in Moscow on October 16, 1941, Stalin invited all members of the Politburo to evacuate. He himself remained in Moscow. On October 27 the Germans took Volokolamsk. Red Square was disguised as a greened village, the last line of defense passed along the Garden Ring. The defense of the capital was entrusted to G. K. Zhukov. The capital received the maximum chance of resisting of all possible.
The German war machine, losing speed, was still moving forward. But with each day of the war, Germany grew weaker and the Soviet Union stronger. The fascists did not have a single chance to change this.
Moscow, meanwhile, was preparing for … the parade.
2. Parade on Red Square
On November 6, 1941, in Moscow, on the platform of the Mayakovskaya metro station, a solemn meeting of the Moscow City Council took place, dedicated to the 24th anniversary of the October Revolution. A train with refreshments - sandwiches and tea was served at the station. Stalin made a short speech at the meeting. He said that the blitzkrieg had failed and that since the Germans wanted a war of extermination against the peoples of the USSR, they would get it. Stalin's confidence in the imminent collapse of Germany was conveyed to the audience. The closing words were drowned in thunderous applause. After the meeting there was a concert. As in peacetime. The propaganda value of this event was extremely high. The country listened to the broadcast of the performances and the concert. People knew that Moscow was alive, Stalin was in Moscow, so everything was going as it should.
Stalin's speech in the subway
The next day, a military parade took place on Red Square. The thick snow, like a cover, hid the soldiers marching straight to the front from enemy bombers. The bombardment from the air was expected, an order was given to observe the formation under any circumstances. Stalin addressed the Red Army with a heartfelt speech. The outwardly unemotional, calm speech of the Supreme Commander gave the impression of complete control over the situation and complete confidence in the victory of our troops. Stalin's confidence was passed on to the fighters. People went to death not like cannon fodder, but with the great passionate task of restoring justice for all. This goal met their true desires at the level of mentality and was more significant than their own life.
Stalin's speech on Red Square
Stalin's external calmness hid the strongest anxiety. The rank of leader, to which he was raised by providence, came into conflict with the psychic structure of the olfactory, which is directly opposite to the urethral recoil. In order to survive in the place of the urethral leader that was least adapted for survival, Stalin often had to act contrary to his true desires, to make speeches in front of a large crowd of people, for example.
3. "Send me, Lord, the second"
Fate not only placed a heavy burden on Stalin, but also gave him a unique person, a real natural leader and talented commander, G. K. Zhukov as his companions. Their relationship during and after the war was not smooth. The reason for the clashes was that the urethral leader Zhukov was forced to obey the olfactory Stalin, whose natural task under the leader is an adviser, not a boss. Zhukov did not always manage to match the role of a subordinate. Stalin sometimes did not trust Zhukov's tactical superiority, and when he refused to obey the orders of Headquarters in an unseemly imperious manner, he accused Georgy Konstantinovich of arrogance and threatened to "find justice." It was difficult for Stalin to endure disobedience. Unconsciously, he sensed Zhukov's rank, which is why G. K. got away with a lot,but Stalin was still the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, and he gave orders to Zhukov.
Unmistakably sensing the strategic doom of the Hitlerite army, Stalin sometimes did not quite clearly orient himself in time and gave orders for an offensive when the tactical conditions for this were not yet ripe. So he ordered Zhukov to deliver a preemptive blow to the Germans on November 14. The conversation was difficult. Zhukov considered the decision to attack premature and did not hesitate in expressions. Stalin insisted. The result - stubborn battles without visible territorial advancement, heavy losses in manpower and equipment. Our attacking cavalry was literally shot by Hitler's artillery. Stalin realized his mistake and recognized the superiority of Zhukov's military art. "Will we hold Moscow?" the Supreme asked his general. “Let's hold it,” the leader replied.
On December 6, 1941, troops under the command of GK Zhukov launched an offensive, and by the beginning of 1942 Hitler's troops had been driven back 100–250 km from Moscow. Tikhvin was liberated on the Leningrad Front, Rostov-on-Don on the South, and the Kerch Peninsula in the Crimea. Ribbentrop first spoke to Hitler about making peace with the USSR. The Fuhrer ordered his own to fight to the last bullet.
GK Zhukov recalled Stalin in this way: “Stalin understood strategic issues from the very beginning of the war. The strategy was close to his usual sphere of politics, and the more directly the questions of strategy entered the political issues, the more confident he felt in them … his intelligence and talent allowed him to master the operational art in the course of the war to such an extent that, summoning commanders fronts and talking with them on topics related to the operation, he showed himself as a person who understands this no worse, and sometimes even better than his subordinates. At the same time, in a number of cases, he found and suggested interesting operational solutions. As for tactical issues, strictly speaking, he did not understand them until the very end. Yes, actually,he, as the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, did not have a direct need to understand the issues of tactics”[2].
4. Divide and survive
Churchill spoke about his support for the USSR in the war in the evening of June 22, 1941. He spoke sincerely, and it seemed that the second front would be open any day. However, the months and years of the war passed, and our "assistants" were pulling everything. A systems view makes a lot of things quite obvious. For example, the fact that politics and aid to another state have nothing to do with each other. Olfactory politicians are concerned about the observance of their interests and the preservation of the integrity of their country, they do not care about others. Nothing personal, just an olfactory measure, as a projection of the power of receiving in the psychic unconscious, has no other priority, except for the preservation of one's own integrity, and does not fulfill any task other than its own survival at any cost.
Stalin perfectly understood this "through himself" and did not flatter himself about his partners in the anti-Hitler coalition. This is how Stalin characterized them: “Churchill is such a type that, if you do not follow him, he will take a penny out of your pocket … But Roosevelt is not like that. He will stick his hand in, but will only take large coins. " Each politician has his own interests, and they are the priority, any "help" provided now should pay off handsomely in the future. Roosevelt understood that not Churchill, but Stalin would be his counterweight in the post-war world, so American aid to the USSR (a million dollar interest-free loan) at the beginning of the war was a profitable investment in the future.
Having barely thrown the Germans away from Moscow, Stalin was already receiving Foreign Minister A. Eden. The purpose of the meeting is to define the post-war European borders. Stalin proposed to divide Germany into Austria, the Rhineland and Bavaria. Give East Prussia to Poland, restore the integrity of Yugoslavia. The borders of the USSR were established at the beginning of the war. Stalin's desire to divide the German enemy and strengthen the opposing Slavic world is obvious.
England refused to sign the treaty on such conditions. Churchill said that by raising the question of the division of Germany, one could only rally the Germans around Hitler. This was only partly true, but it perfectly illustrated the true priorities of Great Britain. VM Molotov recalled: “Churchill felt that if we defeat the Germans, then feathers will fly from England. He felt. But Roosevelt still thought: they will come to bow to us. Poor country, no industry, no bread - they will come and bow. They have nowhere to go. And we looked at it completely differently. Because in this respect, the whole people was prepared for sacrifices, and for struggle, and for the merciless exposure of any external surroundings”[3].
Equal to Stalin in his sense of smell, Churchill perfectly understood Stalin's desire to define the borders of the USSR now, but the consolidation of the USSR was not in the interests of England. As cynical as it may sound, Stalin, fighting at the limit of his strength, suited Churchill much more than the victorious Stalin. The more Germany and the USSR wear each other down in this war, the more favorable conditions will open for England in post-war Europe. Behind beautiful words and "good mines" was the usual political "bad game" - cold calculation and olfactory contempt for everyone except himself (his country). There was no trust and could not be between the parties. So, having the world's best decryption machine "Enigma", the British successfully decoded German radio messages, but transmitted them to the Headquarters in incomplete form. Stalin was well aware of this from his residents in England.
The situation at the fronts remained critical, and the opening of the second front did not become clear. England did not want to legislatively consolidate the borders of the USSR, obtained as a result of the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact, putting forward its own version of the treaty without these conditions. This did not suit Molotov, but unexpectedly suited Stalin. Don't accept our terms? All the better. This means that our hands are free to use force to resolve the issue of the security of our borders.
Stalin knew how to win over and always made a favorable impression on Western negotiators. Lord Beaverbrook even called him "a good man." A glorious man made glorious receptions in the capital besieged by the enemy. For the Western envoys, the incomparable Ulanova danced Swan Lake in the empty hall of the Bolshoi. She fluttered across the stage in a black or white tutu, symbolizing the struggle (or unity?) Between light and darkness. In the government box, surrounded by his insincere guests, the protagonist of the world drama was sitting. He knew the denouement, he knew from within all the characters, their intentions, desires and goals. He was completely calm: everything will be right, the world is built on this.
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Other parts:
Stalin. Part 1: Olfactory Providence over Holy Russia
Stalin. Part 2: Furious Koba
Stalin. Part 3: Unity of opposites
Stalin. Part 4: From Permafrost to April Theses
Stalin. Part 5: How Koba became Stalin
Stalin. Part 6: Deputy. on emergency matters
Stalin. Part 7: Ranking or the Best Disaster Cure
Stalin. Part 8: Time to Collect Stones
Stalin. Part 9: USSR and Lenin's testament
Stalin. Part 10: Die for the Future or Live Now
Stalin. Part 11: Leaderless
Stalin. Part 12: We and They
Stalin. Part 13: From plow and torch to tractors and collective farms
Stalin. Part 14: Soviet Elite Mass Culture
Stalin. Part 15: The last decade before the war. Death of Hope
Stalin. Part 16: The last decade before the war. Underground temple
Stalin. Part 17: Beloved Leader of the Soviet People
Stalin. Part 18: On the eve of the invasion
Stalin. Part 19: War
Stalin. Part 21: Stalingrad. Kill the German!
Stalin. Part 22: Political Race. Tehran-Yalta
Stalin. Part 23: Berlin is taken. What's next?
Stalin. Part 24: Under the Seal of Silence
Stalin. Part 25: After the War
Stalin. Part 26: The Last Five Year Plan
Stalin. Part 27: Be part of the whole
[1] S. Rybas
[2] K. Simonov. Through the eyes of a man of my generation. Reflections on Stalin (electronic resource
[3] F. Chuev. One hundred and forty conversations with Molotov.
