Soviet Union 1991

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"Everyone here is an elite in the public opinion offensive against the Soviet Union. We can see your contribution in the Gorbachev era and you deserve everyone's praise."

Robert Gates's voice was a little cold, half as cold as the winter snow and rain outside the Virginia window. Everyone present swallowed their saliva and stared nervously at what the CIA director wanted to say.

Of course, Robert Gates' mood will not be much better, and the reason all comes from the so-called Soviet civilian videotape. Because U.S. officials did not intervene immediately when the media broadcast it, it snowballed and now has a huge impact on public opinion. It is impossible to get the media to stop.

Fortunately, the impact on public opinion was not negative. It only showed the situation of the Soviet Union and made a mockery of the United States. So George W. Bush simply scolded Robert Gates, asking him to remember and prepare to counter the next round of Soviet propaganda.

However, there are always exceptions, and he was greatly dissatisfied with the promotional materials submitted by CIA elites who were accustomed to sitting in offices.

After comparing the manuscript with the so-called "I am the Soviet Invader", the director of the CIA, who had been reprimanded by the president, became even more unhappy. No matter how he looked at the submitted copy, it was not as good as the Soviet propaganda. It was a direct attack on the United States. The heart of the dream.

"But what are you submitting now!" Robert Gates slammed the document on the table, startling the people sitting in a circle around the table. He snorted and said dissatisfiedly, "Although I am not your supervisor and do not have the right to scold you directly, but with all due respect, what everyone here writes is all rubbish."

Indeed, the American public opinion war was almost invincible at the time, entirely because of the rigidity and corruption of the Soviet bureaucracy in the propaganda war, which led to an increasing market for liberalism in the Soviet Union. The new generation’s propaganda department obviously has sufficient resources and advantages in the anti-liberal position.

"Take it all back and revise it! Three days, and I will give you three more days. After three days, I will see a perfect report, otherwise you will all go to the cleaning department to clean the toilets."

The elites in suits and ties gingerly left holding their copywriting, leaving Robert Gates sitting alone in the conference room, smoking and sulking. The competitive mentality formed during the Cold War struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union was that once you have better weapons than me, I will come up with weapons that are more powerful and terrifying than you. The same is true for public opinion. It is simply an endless vicious circle.

"Relax, my friend." Irving, the CIA's director of public opinion and publicity, walked in when Robert's anger had subsided a little. As a classmate and friend at Georgetown University, Irving was dealing with such things as other assassins. The country’s publicity campaign has achieved impressive results.

For example, after Tito's death in Yugoslavia, waves of national separatist forces emerged one after another, and the team led by Owen served as the propaganda behind the scenes. It was precisely because of this that Robert felt comfortable leaving the Soviet propaganda attack to his friends.

"I know you don't want to make things difficult for me, but it's hard for me to go beyond my identity and directly reprimand my team. I'll encourage them when I get back later, tsk tsk tsk." Owen lit a cigarette. He knew that Robert had always been Take care of yourself, so this time I also wake up my old friends at the critical moment.

"Look, it's so boring to always preach that the Soviet people live under totalitarian rule and have no personal freedom. We want the countries on the other side of the Pacific to see the freedom and beauty of democracy. Don't they keep claiming that we are exploiting Workers? Just let them see how good the welfare of workers is in the free world.”

"Propaganda to the Soviet world? I'm afraid the effect is very small." Robert pondered for a while and said, "Now that Moscow has banned the circulation of democratic newspapers, the Soviet people may not have access to this video at all."

"Old friend, you don't understand the US officials very well." Irving flicked the cigarette ashes on his fingertips and chuckled, "We are just doing this to give the US officials an explanation, so that they can get something out of the so-called 'humiliation' Comfort. Just like shaking your fist in the air to comfort yourself after being bullied, understand? "

"Our leaders do not want to see how much damage can be recovered from this public opinion war, but they just want Americans to know that we are better off than the Soviets."

Owen put out the cigarette butt, threw the burned cigarette in a parabola in mid-air, and landed perfectly in a trash can three meters away. He smiled and said ngo, then turned back to Robert and said, "Of course If I can fight back, I think it will be a great success.”

Across the Pacific Ocean in Moscow, Propaganda Minister Surkov also summoned his elite staff. First of all, he affirmed everyone's achievements. He did not take all the credit for himself like those bureaucrats, but While Yanayev praised himself, he also pushed the credit to his elite team. He also said that he was very ashamed and had only done a small amount of work.

"Okay, comrades. Your amazing talents have made the top brass in Washington feel as stupid as a pig. Now I want everyone to continue their efforts and bring Soviet surprises to the red necks of the United States." Suer Cove clapped his hands and congratulated the young people.

Different from the tense atmosphere in the CIA, Surkov is particularly good at activating the team atmosphere. It makes people feel that he is not like a dull and mean bureaucrat at all, but a dynamic Su Xuan. Ministry leaders.

"U.S. imperialism will still feel the sanctions from the iron fist of Japan. Now let us think about how to make these Uncle Sams show their angry expressions again." Surkov snapped his fingers, "And if I am not mistaken, After this public opinion offensive, Americans will definitely fight back.”

"But the target of counterattack propaganda should not be the Soviet people, because so far we have controlled all the media and restored the press censorship system." Surkov, as a Moscow think tank, quickly pointed out the target of their propaganda to the staff team, " U.S. imperialism will definitely promote their people and tell them not to be deceived. The United States is a free land and there will never be so-called human rights issues. "

"Then let's start with the human rights issue." The thin young man pushed up his glasses and shook his big head that was out of proportion to his body. "Every country is the same, and the United States must have the same human rights issue. We just Their human rights issues need to be continuously magnified and a small stain turned into a black page, so that a good publicity effect can be achieved. "

The young man muttered again, "Anyway, we are often called a totalitarian country by them. We are used to it. We have not made any progress at all. If they call us any more, it will just be a cliché."

The companion next to him quickly poked his arm to signal him to shut up. Then he looked back at Surkov and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the other person was not angry.

Surkov shrugged and said it didn't matter. Anyway, after Gorbachev, the KGB's attack on people's freedom of speech had been reduced a lot. By the time of Yanayev, the KGB had become a spy on liberal members and bureaucrats. The Sword of Damocles of the communists will present their every move to the KGB Chairman's desk at any time.

As the two major murderers who destroyed socialist construction, Yanayev would never let the Soviet government under his rule repeat the same mistakes.

"Okay, comrades, go back now and collect the crimes of the United States so that these greedy capitalists have nowhere to hide. In seven days, I want to see a final version." Surkov gave them an urgent task time.

"Why seven days?"

"Is seven days too short?"

"Yes, yes, it may take three days just to collect materials and write the manuscript."

The people discussing it suddenly became agitated, and they all expressed politely that the time was too short and hoped to forgive for a few days. But this time Surkov did not accommodate these comrades who were holding firm on the public opinion front, and said bluntly, "Because I have a hunch that the Americans may launch a propaganda offensive next week. So what you have to do is to When the news is announced, slap him back hard!”