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By December 1977, at the celebration of sixty years since the Soviet secret police were first formed only weeks after the Bolshevik Revolution, Yuri Andropov could point with considerable pride to the quality and achievements of his new KGB, brought about over a decade of his directorship.
Two days after Brezhnev 's death, on November 12, 1982, Andropov was elected General Secretary of the CPSU being the first former head of the KGB to assume the top post. His appointment was received in the West with apprehension, in view of his roles in the KGB and in Hungary.
Nov 13, 2009 · Following the death of long-time Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev two days earlier, Yuri Andropov is selected as the new general secretary of the Communist Party in the Soviet Union. It was the ...
From oppressing the uprising in Hungary to anti-corruption crusades and attempts to save the Soviet economy – Yuri Andropov (1914 – 1984) led an interesting life.
Leader of the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1984. Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov has entered history for three main reasons. The first concerns his duplicitous behavior as Soviet ambassador to Hungary during the uprising of 1956; the second his role in modernizing the Committee for State Security (KGB); and the third is associated with his brief ...
Feb 11, 1984 · Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov, who died yesterday at the age of 69, had the combination of strong character and intellect that might have enabled him to make a real mark on his country.
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.
