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Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov (15 June [O.S. 2 June] 1914 – 9 February 1984) was a Soviet politician who was the sixth leader of the Soviet Union and the fourth General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, taking office in 1982 and serving until his death in 1984.
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- 1939–1984
Yury Andropov (born June 15 [June 2, Old Style], 1914, Nagutskoye, Russia—died February 9, 1984, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) was the head of the Soviet Union’s KGB (State Security Committee) from 1967 to 1982 and his country’s leader as general secretary of the Communist Party’s Central Committee from November 1982 until his death 15 ...
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Crushing the Prague Spring
During the Prague Spring events in Czechoslovakia, Andropov was the main proponent of the "extreme measures." He ordered the fabrication of false intelligence not only for public consumption, but also for the Soviet Politburo. "The KGB whipped up the fear that Czechoslovakia could fall victim to NATO aggression or to a coup." At this moment, Soviet intelligence officer Oleg Kalugin reported from Washington that he gained access to "absolutely reliable documents proving that neither the CIAnor...
Suppression of the Soviet dissident movement
Andropov was apparently obsessed with "the destruction of dissent in all its forms" and always insisted that "the struggle for human rights was a part of a wide-ranging imperialist plot to undermine the foundation of the Soviet state." In 1968, he issued a KGB Chairman's order, "On the tasks of State security agencies in combating the ideological sabotage by the adversary," calling for struggle against dissidents and their imperialist masters. The brutal repression of dissidents included plan...
During his rule, Andropov attempted to improve the economy by raising management effectiveness without changing the principles of socialist economy. In contrast to Brezhnev's policy of avoiding conflicts and dismissals, he began to fight violations of party, state and labour discipline, which led to significant personnel changes. During his 15 mont...
Andropov died of kidney failure on February 9, 1984, after several months of failing health, and was succeeded by Konstantin Chernenko. He is buried in Moscow, in the Kremlin Wall Necropolis. Andropov's legacy remains the subject of much debate in Russia and elsewhere, both among scholars and in the popular media. He remains the focus of television...
Ebon, Martin. The Andropov File: The Life and Ideas of Yuri V. Andropov, General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. New York: McGraw-Hill Companies, 1983. ISBN 0070188610.Medvedev, Zhores A. Andropov. New York: Penguin, 1984. ISBN 0140073167.Solovyov, Vladimir, and Elena Klepikova. Yuri Andropov: A Secret Passage into the Kremlin. New York: Macmillan, 1983. ISBN 0026122901.People also ask
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Learn how Yuri Andropov, the former KGB chief, became the Soviet leader after Brezhnev's death in 1982. Explore his career, his mentors, his role in Hungary, and his ambitions for the future.
Yuri Andropov (1914-1984) was a former diplomat and KGB chief who became Soviet leader in late 1982, after the death of Leonid Brezhnev. Andropov was born in southern Russia, the son of a railway bureaucrat.
Nov 13, 2009 · Learn about the life and career of Yuri Andropov, who became the general secretary of the Communist Party in 1982 after Leonid Brezhnev's death. Find out how he tried to reform the Soviet economy and faced off against Ronald Reagan in the Cold War.
Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov was a Soviet politician who was the sixth leader of the Soviet Union and the fourth General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, taking office in 1982 and serving until his death in 1984.
