To the 100th anniversary of Yu.V. Andropova. The fundamental biography of the most “classified” and “paradoxical” leader of the USSR, who led the country for only 15 months, but, according to sociological surveys, it is his people who considers the best ruler in Soviet history. Having served in state security agencies “from Andropov to Putin”, the author uses his professional skills for a comprehensive analysis of this turning point and the “Andropov phenomenon”.
The enemies of the USSR are called “enlightened totalitarianism”. “There was order!” – the Soviet people remember him with a kind word. “The most informed and smart leader since Lenin” was announced by his magazine “Time”, who chose Andropov “The Man of the Year.” “A strong national leader who saw systemic problems and ways to solve them, through competent reform, would not allow the collapse of the Soviet Union” – such grades are not uncommon even from the lips of the current “elite”. And only Gorbachev, whom Yuri Vladimirovich brought to power, is perplexed: “D …
Author
Chlobustov Oleg Maksimovich
Editor
Ivanov A.
Publisher
Eksmo, 2014
Series
Andropov. To the 100th anniversary of the leader
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