It's in Harry. When Hopkins was preparing to leave for Moscow, Molotov, the chairman of the Council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, was visiting Berlin. In the magnificent capital of the Third Reich, he heard a heartwarming proposal - to plant the red flag of socialism all over the world!

"Comrade Molotov!" Marshal Hersmann said to Molotov in a solemn tone in the conference room of the Chancellery at 77 Wilhelms-Straße: "The great victory of socialism is before our eyes, Comrade Lenin's ideals are about to be realized, and the red flag of national socialism and scientific socialism (the swastika flag is also a red background) will soon be planted all over the world!" What is the USSR waiting for? ”

Molotov was stunned, as a Bolshevik, of course he imagined in his heart the scene of the red flag being planted all over the world, how exciting it was! However, he did not think that day would come in 1939.

He imagined that victory would be achieved before the end of the 20th century, mostly in the 90s. He was already a centenarian at that time, and maybe he would live to see the red flag raised at the White House - it would definitely happen!

As if seeing through Molotov's thoughts, Hersman suddenly said: "Comrade Molotov, if we miss the opportunity, then the red flag of socialism will not be planted all over the earth by the 1990s." If National Socialism had failed in the 40s, then scientific socialism would have fallen into the encirclement and suppression of capitalism all over the world, it would have been impossible to win, and the 1990s would have been the end of the USSR! ”

Sling the bull! Molotov thought to himself: how could scientific socialism, with its enormous superiority, be exterminated by capitalism?

Hersmann added: "I discussed this question with Comrade Lenin in 1917, and he was in favor of it. If he were still alive, he would have declared war on British imperialism without hesitation now! ”

This is not nonsense. There is such content in the "Complete Works of Lenin" in this time and space. If Lenin had been around now, the Soviet Union would have declared war on Britain and France - first to defeat capitalism, and then to decide on the superiority of scientific socialism and state socialism!

However, Comrade Stalin had creatively developed Lenin's doctrine and summed up the theory of socialism in one country. Even if the Soviet Union was isolated from the world, it would be able to build socialism on its own.

But this does not mean that the possibility of joining forces with National Socialism should be completely ruled out.

"Your Excellency, if Lenin were still here, what would he think of your support for White Poland?" Molotov said solemnly, "Without your support, the Brest Fortress would have been liberated long ago." ”

"Brest is not a problem," Hersman waved his hand, "as long as you join the war against England and France, White Poland will perish in a week." ”

"You also occupy two provinces of Ukraine, which are not part of the Austrian crown territory!"

Hersmann looked at Hitler, and the German leader immediately said: "This is not a problem, as long as you fulfill your obligation to go to war, our men will immediately retreat from there." ”

"War takes time to prepare!" Molotov said that "the preparation of the USSR was not sufficient. Many of the aircraft of the Red Air Force were outdated, the motorization of the Army was tense and slow, and the Soviet-class battleships of the Navy had not yet been built. What do you want us to use to fight British and French imperialism? ”

"Submarine!" Hersman said lightly, "You have 200 submarines, of which dozens can fight in the Atlantic. If you join the war, you only need to send submarines and you will win the world for socialism in 24-36 months!

Now 300 German submarines have already cost Britain a lot, and if you add another 200 Soviet submarines, then the British will definitely lose more than 500,000 tons per month! At least 12 million tons were lost in 24 months, and 18 million tons in 36 months (Britain had only 15 million tons of merchant ships before the war). Such a loss, in any case, Britain could not afford it. ”

What the? The victory of socialism turned out to be so simple! Molotov thought to himself: if Comrade Lenin had been around, he would have joined the war without hesitation.

"So what did the USSR get?" Molotov asked.

"What?" Hersman deliberately showed an expression of extreme surprise, "Comrade Molotov, what do you mean by that?" ”

"The USSR can't go to war for nothing, can it?" Molotov looked at Hersman.

"You mean: the Soviet Union can't liberate humanity for nothing, right?" Hersmann, in a very uncanny tone, said, "Is the cause of human liberation a fee-based service?" Every liberated humanity had to pay the Bolshevik Party? ”

"Of course not that......" Molotov said as he pondered, suddenly finding it very difficult to speak to Hersmann, an "old friend of Comrade Lenin," and he looked at Hitler, who looked much more reasonable.

He told Hitler: "The Soviet Union should have gained something for its sacrifices, otherwise the Soviet people would not have agreed." ”

It's a pity that the translator around Hitler has not yet translated Molotov's words into German, and Hersmann first replied in Russian: "What? The Soviet people all believed that all of humanity had to pay to be liberated? Isn't this consciousness too low? ”

“……”

Molotov was a little speechless, how did this Hesman come up with the concept that "the cause of human liberation is a fee-for-service service"?

"Comrade Marshal!" Molotov, who also addressed Hersman as a "comrade", asked with some annoyance, "Then you say, after the liberation of all mankind, who will lead them?" Germany, or the USSR? Or did the Soviets and Germans each lead part of it? ”

"Not the leader," Hersman said solemnly, "but help!" Imperialism wants to lead the world all day long, and we are socialists! ”

Molotov was stunned for a moment, and then nodded in agreement, "Well, it's help!" So should it be up to the USSR and Germany to each help a part of the world's oppressed people? ”

Hersmann repeated Molotov's words to Hitler in German before he said to Hitler: "Leader, I think we can first issue a joint statement or a charter with the Soviet Union to clarify the position of our two countries against imperialism and in support of the liberation of the colonial and semi-colonial peoples." With this joint declaration, we can confidently hand over to the Soviet Union Ukraine, which is outside the Austrian crown territory (the German occupation of Ukraine is larger than previously agreed with the Soviet Union). ”

What Hersman wanted to publish with the Soviet Union was something akin to the Atlantic Charter, directly raising the banner of anti-imperialism and anti-colonialism.

I agree to make a statement, "Germany has not yet defeated France to dominate Europe, and Hitler will certainly not let go of such an opportunity to trap the Soviet Union." "Because opposition to colonialism is our consistent position!"

Hersmann looked at Molotov again, and an interpreter had already translated the conversation between Hersmann and Hitler into Russian.

It's a trap! After listening to the interpreter's interpretation, Molotov already knew what the Germans were up to.

At present, the largest colonial empire in the world is Britain, and the second largest colonial empire is France.

If the two "socialist countries" of the USSR and Germany jointly made such a statement at the moment, it would almost be tantamount to a joint declaration of war on Britain and France! But almost declaring war is not the same as actually declaring war. Moreover, for the Soviet Union, if it wanted to realize the ideal of "liberating all mankind", it was only a matter of time before it went to war with the two imperialists of Britain and France.

"Leader, marshal," Molotov said, "you still haven't answered my question, how should the USSR and Germany help the oppressed peoples of the world?" ”

What he meant was how much the Soviet Union and Germany should each help how many oppressed peoples.

Hersmann and Hitler exchanged glances, and Hersmann said, "A few great principles can be settled before negotiations can be made." The first is the demand of our two countries for rational territorial adjustment; second, our attitude towards the liberation of colonial and semi-colonial countries; Third, we guarantee the territorial and sovereign integrity of each neutral and independent state; Fourth, the idea of socialist transformation of the imperialist countries that have brought great calamities to all mankind. ”

At this point, he paused, and then said in a very solemn tone: "We should be very cautious about the territorial adjustment of the USSR and Germany. Recovering land lost as a result of unequal treaties is necessary, but expansion beyond that should be done with caution.

We in Germany do not want to see any territorial change that is incompatible with the freely expressed will of the peoples concerned. ”

Hersmann said this, of course, after a serious discussion with Hitler. Germany's territorial claims should be based on the abrogation of the two unequal treaties of Versailles and Saint-Germain.

In other words, the native territory of the German Empire should first of all include the native territory of the former Second German Reich and the crown of Austria (the "Austria" in the Austro-Hungarian Empire) - this is the result of the abolition of unequal treaties! Then there are the parts that are joined through civil liberty referendums, such as the Baltics, Lithuania, and perhaps Poland. But the referendum should be held in a situation where opinions can be freely expressed.

Hersmann also wanted to limit the Soviet Union's expansionist ambitions with these two principles. It's almost enough to get some satellite states, don't expand the Soviet Union endlessly!

"If ......" Molotov knew that the question of "dividing the world" could not be agreed on so quickly, and these big principles seemed to be okay, "if there is such a joint statement, the problem of Poland and Ukraine will be satisfactorily resolved?" ”

"Only the issue of the delimitation of the borders of Ukraine can be solved. In addition, you must guarantee a monthly supply of 500,000 tons of oil, and if you allow short-term credit, we will produce spare parts for your Soviet-class battleships to compensate. Hersman smiled slightly, "But the Polish army in Brest will have to be destroyed by yourselves, unless you are willing to declare war on Britain and France at once, then we naturally have an obligation to help our allies." ”

A broken statement in exchange for more than 30,000 square kilometers of land in Ukraine! It seems like a sure-fire deal.

Molotov nodded and said, "Okay." Brest we will fight ourselves, as long as you don't help them, we will be able to take Brest in no time! ”

Hitler concluded: "This manifesto or charter, which should be issued jointly by me and Stalin, must be preceded by a face-to-face meeting." (To be continued.) )