Without the Soviet Union, the Austro-Hungarian Empire's current political order could actually have remained stable. But the Soviet Union clearly had no intention of letting off Germany's powerful ally, the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Inside a private residence in Vienna, the Soviet Union's Artuzov was gathering all manner of intelligence on the Austro-Hungarian Empire with his subordinates. It had already been nearly half a year since Artuzov arrived in the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
This backbone member of the Soviet Intelligence Department had been born in the early nineties of the previous century. His father was Italian and his mother Russian, so he handled this sort of foreign intelligence work with great ease.
"Right now, the Austro-Hungarian Empire is in a fragile balance. The entire empire has become Europe's most unstable factor. We need to give every ethnic group and the common people at the bottom of society within the Austro-Hungarian Empire an opportunity to decide their own fate," Artuzov said as he paced about the room.
"However, after long observation, I believe Austria is not suitable as the fuse that ignites the powder keg. Instead, an area with highly developed industry like Bohemia is more suited to the growth of a social movement."
Artuzov had made this judgment because of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's national conditions. Within the empire, the division of industries was extremely clear.
Hungary was responsible for agriculture, the Czechs developed industry, while Austria was particularly advanced in the tertiary sector. Austria did quite well in finance, dining, culture, and other fields.
The Austro-Hungarian Empire's industrial design was actually quite good. Every region had its own assigned role, forming the empire's complete industrial chain and self-circulating large market. This was the economic foundation that allowed the Austro-Hungarian Empire to sit firmly among Europe's great powers.
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