Artuzov was young, yet experienced in dealing with enemies. He had operated across European countries for years and devoted himself to foreign affairs. Both men were quite reassured by this choice.
After settling on the candidate, Yosef emphasized, "This operation against the Austro-Hungarian Empire must be carried out with every effort. Before we act, we need a detailed and workable plan. At the very least, we must plant the red flag on the soil of Vienna."
A multiethnic confederation like the Austro-Hungarian Empire faced the risk of disintegration from any random upheaval. Therefore, Yosef did not believe that the labor parties of the various Austro-Hungarian countries could unite without a single grievance. Otherwise, there would not have been distinctions between the Austrian Labor Party and the Hungarian Labor Party.
In a sense, the Soviet political model resembled that of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. It too was composed of many constituent republics. However, Russia was far too powerful, and ethnic Russians made up a high proportion of the population, making the Soviet Union more stable than the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Myanysky said, "At present, the Austro-Hungarian Empire will become an important chess piece for us to stir up the entire European situation, as well as an excellent region for expanding the influence of the World Labor Party. I believe that, with our support, the Austrian Labor Party will not disappoint us."
Whether they had Soviet support or not made all the difference in the world to labor parties in other countries. After all, the Soviet Union commanded enormous resources. If it had supported the Hungarian Labor Party on the Hungarian issue before, the fate of the Hungarian Labor Party regime might have been entirely different.
Unfortunately, the Soviet Union had been unable to cast aside its prejudices and cooperate wholeheartedly with the Hungarian