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1 day ago · Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov [a] (15 June [O.S. 2 June] 1914 – 9 February 1984) [2] 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 late 1982 and serving until his death in 1984.
5 days ago · Samantha Smith was a young peace activist from Maine, USA. In 1982, at just 10 years old, she wrote a letter to Yuri Andropov, the leader of the Soviet Union, expressing her concerns about nuclear war. Her sincere questions about peace and her request for Andropov to explain why he wanted to conquer the world caught global attention.
3 days ago · Prior to this, Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko were both seen as equal candidates for the position. [57] When the announcement confirming Brezhnev's death was finally made, it stated that Yuri Andropov was elected chairman of the committee in charge of managing Brezhnev's funeral, suggesting Andropov had overtaken Chernenko as Brezhnev's most-likely successor.
1 day ago · Cyber criminals are increasingly helping Russia and China target the US and allies, Microsoft says Oct. 15, 2024, 9:00 AM ET (AP) Khrushchev, Nikita Nikita Khrushchev, 1961. Khrushchev’s so-called “ secret speech ” at the 20th Party Congress in 1956 had far-reaching effects on both foreign and domestic policies.
3 days ago · Brezhnev died on 10 November 1982, and was succeeded by Yuri Andropov on 12 November. [52] Andropov, a staunch anti-Stalinist, chaired the KGB during most of Brezhnev's reign. [53] He had appointed several reformers to leadership positions in the KGB, many of whom later became leading officials under Gorbachev. [53]
2 days ago · John C. Dewdney. Soviet Union (Union of Soviet Socialist Republics; U.S.S.R.), former northern Eurasian empire (1917/22–1991) stretching from the Baltic and Black seas to the Pacific Ocean and, in its final years, consisting of 15 Soviet Socialist Republics. The capital was Moscow, then and now the capital of Russia.
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4 days ago · Joseph Stalin (born December 18 [December 6, Old Style], 1878, Gori, Georgia, Russian Empire [see Researcher’s Note] —died March 5, 1953, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) was the secretary-general of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (1922–53) and premier of the Soviet state (1941–53), who for a quarter of a century dictatorially ruled the Soviet Union and transformed it into a major ...
