Soviet Union 1991

Text Chapter 134 Only a great country can accomplish it

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Yanayev's speech at the Northern Fleet Headquarters was seen as a precursor to a major purge in the navy. Although he did not name him by name, everyone knew that it was directed at the Commander-in-Chief of the Chernavin Navy who framed Captain Remus. High-level officials. After the news leaked, those who had not yet boarded the pirate ship began to secretly distance themselves from members of the navy's liberal faction, while some officers who had already boarded the pirate ship were thinking about how to jump off the ship. Just one word from Yanayev started a crisis in these people's internal groups.

They were all afraid that in a week the guys from the Disciplinary Committee would appear inexplicably in the offices of a few unlucky people, and tell those poor people with gloomy faces to come with them. Then? Then I never saw them come back again, it was like they disappeared out of thin air. For a time, the ruthless style and high efficiency of the disciplinary committee made the corrupt military bureaucrats tremble with fear.

Everything is as Yanayev said, he will never allow moths and scum to appear in the army. All those who violate the will of the Soviet Union and betray the people will be thrown to Vorkuta to dig coal, without exception.

It's just that Yanayev did not go directly to the Soviet Navy Headquarters in St. Petersburg to settle accounts, but first went to the Black Sea Shipyard in Ukraine. There was no special plan, he just went to see how far the unfinished Varyag had been built on a whim.

Also thanks to Yanayev's change of the historical timeline, the Varyag project that was supposed to be stopped this year has the possibility to continue, and Makarov, the director of the Black Sea Shipyard who is in charge of the overall construction of Varyag, does not need to I stand in front of the unfinished work all day long, asking me to take another look at it.

And this time Yanayev's sudden visit also caught Kravchuk off guard. Due to the turbulent situation, Wulian has no projects worth investigating in the near future. But Yanayev was more concise and to the point, saying that except for wanting to visit the Black Sea Shipyard, he had no interest in anything else.

Kravchuk expressed relief when he heard that Yanayev was going to the Black Sea Shipyard. It seemed that Yanayev's goal was the unfinished Varyag, rather than the problems of corruption and bribery in the participating countries. Military resources are Yanayev's top priority.

Accompanied by Kravchuk, Yanayev visited the Nikolaev Shipyard. This shipyard with a 900-ton crane is the only aircraft carrier assembly plant in the Soviet Union. In January last year, the Kuznetsov, which was launched from here, has begun official service in the Northern Fleet. The unfinished Varyag and Ulyanovsk are still under construction with the Soviet Union's gritted military funding.

The Varyag's hull docked at the port of the Nikolaev Shipyard. Different from the wind and rain treatment after its disintegration, the Varyag at this time was received by the director of the Nikolaev Shipyard. Karloff treated her with as much care as if he were his own child.

Yanayev refused Kravchuk’s accompanying visit and chose a simple visit by car. Accompanied by his entourage, he visited the shipyard where Varyag was being built in full swing. There are many cranes. The dazzling variety of heavy industrial machine tools made Yanayev feel for the first time what it means to be a truly developed country with heavy industry.

"Factory Director Makarov will lead us on the Varyag every day to visit places that may have hidden dangers and must always be under supervision. Over time, we will privately review the areas inspected by the factory director. The road is called 'Makarov Avenue', which means It expresses praise for Director Makarov’s meticulous attitude and loyalty to the national mission.” A workshop director who supervised the workers’ operations on site introduced it to Yanayev, and everyone at the Nikolaev Shipyard mentioned it. My own factory director sincerely admires him.

At this time, Makarov was still inspecting work on the ship, and Yanayev was embarrassed to disturb him. I could only stand quietly in the shadow of the behemoth Varyag, admiring the war machine that only industrially developed countries can build. When this aircraft carrier actually begins service, it will also be the time to issue a statement challenging sea power to the United States.

"Sea power is sacred, challenging sea power is evil, and the consequences of challenging sea power are tragic." This sentence that he had seen in "Imperial Sea Power" suddenly popped into Yanayev's mind, and then he smiled to himself He said to himself, "Awareness of sea power? The revelation it gives us is that our red flag will be planted all over the world's four oceans, letting everyone know that we not only have huge steel torrents, but also equally terrifying steel waves."

However, the ideal is plump and the reality is skinny. The follow-up funding issue for the Varyag and Ulyanovsk is still a headache. After all, there are too many places where the Soviet Union needs to spend money. The war and conflict it just experienced in Chechnya almost destroyed the Soviet government. The treasury of gray income is depleted.

When Factory Director Makarov came down from Varyag, someone came over and told him that the General Secretary was waiting for him at the dock below. Makarov quickly adjusted his clothes and ran towards Yanayev in a hurry. When he walked up to Yanayev. Makarov was out of breath from running. Yanayev supported the factory director Makarov, who was almost sixty years old, and said, "Please slow down, director Makarov. No need. You came to see me in such a hurry, completing the construction of the Varyag is your top priority."

"No. General Secretary Yanayev." Makarov said breathlessly, "I want to ask another question, when will the follow-up funds for the Varyag be ready. Our construction task has already been completed due to The problem of funding is gradually slowing down.”

Yanayev looked embarrassed. It was not that he did not want to complete the task of building Varyag. It was just that under the policy of Economic Minister Ryzhkov that focused on economic construction, even the vast majority of the gray income from the arms trade They are all used to support the construction of light industry. In addition, many military industry projects in the Soviet Union have been cancelled. It is reasonable for the construction of Varyag and Ulyanovsk to gradually slow down.

"Comrade Makarov, I hope you can understand the country's difficulties." Yanayev sighed and revealed the truth to him, "It's not that we don't want to speed up the construction of the two aircraft carriers, but that the national finances are in The past two years have really reached the point of being stretched thin. The military expenditure for a Chechen war is no less than the construction of one or two phases of two aircraft carriers, so I hope you can bear with me. I am also trying to find ways to raise funds to complete this project. project."

Seeing Yanayev confiding the truth to Makarov, the factory director Makarov did not persist. He said worriedly, "This aircraft carrier is a feat that I have devoted most of my life to accomplish. I I don’t want him to die in my hands.”

"Believe me, Comrade Makarov, I will not let your hard work be in vain." Yanayev thought of Makarov, the factory director of the Varyag who went to visit the Varyag regardless of rain or shine in history.

After the disintegration of the Soviet Union in history, the Ukrainian government was unable to continue building the Varyag and broke up in the aircraft carrier negotiations with Russia. It could only leave the unfinished aircraft carrier to the wind and rain, abandoned in the port. At that time, Makarov would visit his unfinished final work every day, telling me to look at it again.

Thinking of this, Yanayev asked inexplicably, "Comrade Makarov, if one day the Soviet Union disintegrates and only the Russian Federation or Ukraine is left, will it be possible to continue to complete the construction of this aircraft carrier?"

Director Makarov turned his head, looked at Yanayev with an incredulous look, shook his head and said, "Don't be kidding, General Secretary Yanayev. To complete this aircraft carrier, I need the Soviet Union, the Party Central Committee, and the country The Planning Commission, the Military Industrial Commission, nine defense industry ministries, and 8,000 supporting manufacturers are all scattered in various union republics. If the country is disintegrated, it will be impossible to complete this arduous task. "

Makarov's tone became a little excited. Looking at the increasingly perfect hull of the Varyag, his eyes had a firm and sacred light. He looked at Yanayev as if he was introducing his great ideals. serious.

"Only a great country can accomplish it." (To be continued.)

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