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|fullname = Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov | |fullname = Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov | ||
|alias = The Butcher of Budapest | |alias = Jurij Vladimirovič Andropov (Russian transliteration)<br>The Butcher of Budapest | ||
|origin = Stanitsa Nagutskaya, Stavropol Governorate, Russian Empire | |origin = Stanitsa Nagutskaya, Stavropol Governorate, Russian Empire | ||
|occupation = General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] (1982 - 1984)<br>Chairman of the [[KGB]] (1967 - 1982) | |occupation = General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] (1982 - 1984)<br>Chairman of the [[KGB]] (1967 - 1982) | ||
|type of villain = | |type of villain = Totalitarian Jingoist | ||
|goals = Eliminate all enemies of the Soviet Union (partially successful)<br>Do away with the corruption and old policies of the Brezhnev regime (successful) | |goals = Eliminate all enemies of the Soviet Union (partially successful)<br>Do away with the corruption and old policies of the Brezhnev regime (successful) | ||
|crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>Mass suppression<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Torture]] | |crimes = [[War crimes]]<br>Mass [[murder]]<br>Mass suppression<br>[[Terrorism]]<br>[[Torture]]<br>[[Genocide]]<br>[[Xenophobia]]<br>[[Anti-Semitism]]<br>[[Homophobia]]<br>[[Crimes against humanity]] | ||
|hobby = }} | |hobby = }} | ||
{{Quote|One must say bluntly that it is an unattractive sight when, with a view to smearing the Soviet people, leaders of such a country as the United States resort to what almost amounts to obscenities alternating with hypocritical preaching about morals and humanism.|Yuri Andropov}} | {{Quote|One must say bluntly that it is an unattractive sight when, with a view to smearing the Soviet people, leaders of such a country as the United States resort to what almost amounts to obscenities alternating with hypocritical preaching about morals and humanism.|Yuri Andropov}} | ||
'''Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov''' (15 June [O.S. 2 June] 1914 – 9 February 1984) was the sixth paramount leader of the Soviet Union and the third General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. Following the 18-year rule of [[Leonid Brezhnev]], Andropov served in the post from November 1982 until his death in February 1984. | '''Yuri Vladimirovich Andropov''' (Russian: Юрий Владимирович Андропов, 15 June [O.S. 2 June] 1914 – 9 February 1984) was the sixth paramount leader of the Soviet Union and the third General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]]. Following the 18-year rule of [[Leonid Brezhnev]], Andropov served in the post from November 1982 until his death in February 1984. | ||
==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
Earlier in his career, Andropov served as the Soviet ambassador to Hungary from 1954 to 1957, during which time he was involved in the suppression of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising. He was named Chairman of the [[KGB]] on 10 May 1967. In this position, he oversaw a massive crackdown on dissent that was carried out via mass arrests and the wholesale application of involuntary psychiatric commitments of people deemed "socially undesirable". As Brezhnev's health declined during the latter years of his leadership, Andropov formed a troika alongside Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and Defense Minister Dmitry Ustinov that ultimately came to dominate Soviet policymaking. | Earlier in his career, Andropov served as the Soviet ambassador to Hungary from 1954 to 1957, during which time he was involved in the suppression of the 1956 Hungarian Uprising. He was named Chairman of the [[KGB]] on 10 May 1967. In this position, he oversaw a massive crackdown on dissent that was carried out via mass arrests and the wholesale application of involuntary psychiatric commitments of people deemed "socially undesirable". As Brezhnev's health declined during the latter years of his leadership, Andropov formed a troika alongside Foreign Minister Andrei Gromyko and Defense Minister Dmitry Ustinov that ultimately came to dominate Soviet policymaking. | ||
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Upon Brezhnev's death on 12 November 1982, Yuri Andropov succeeded him as General Secretary and (by extension) leader of the Soviet Union. During his short tenure, Andropov sought to eliminate corruption and inefficiency within the Soviet system by investigating longtime officials for violations of party discipline and criminalizing truancy in the workplace. The [[Cold War]] intensified, and he was at a loss for how to handle the growing crisis in the Soviet economy. | Upon Brezhnev's death on 12 November 1982, Yuri Andropov succeeded him as General Secretary and (by extension) leader of the Soviet Union. During his short tenure, Andropov sought to eliminate corruption and inefficiency within the Soviet system by investigating longtime officials for violations of party discipline and criminalizing truancy in the workplace. The [[Cold War]] intensified, and he was at a loss for how to handle the growing crisis in the Soviet economy. | ||
His major long-term impact was bringing to the fore a new generation of young reformers, as energetic as himself, including Yegor Ligachyov, Nikolai Ryzhkov, and, most importantly, Mikhail Gorbachev. However, upon suffering total renal failure in February 1983, Andropov's health began to deteriorate rapidly. On 9 February 1984, he died after leading the country for only 15 months. | His major long-term impact was bringing to the fore a new generation of young reformers, as energetic as himself, including Yegor Ligachyov, Nikolai Ryzhkov, and, most importantly, Mikhail Gorbachev. However, upon suffering total renal failure in February 1983, Andropov's health began to deteriorate rapidly. On 9 February 1984, he died after leading the country for only 15 months. He was succeeded by [[Konstantin Chernenko]]. | ||
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 documentaries and popular non-fiction, particularly around important anniversaries. As KGB head, Andropov was ruthless against dissent, and author David Remnick, who covered the Soviet Union for the Washington Post in the 1980s, called Andropov "profoundly corrupt, a beast". Alexander Yakovlev, later an advisor to Mikhail Gorbachev and the ideologist of perestroika, said: "In a way I always thought Andropov was the most dangerous of all of them, simply because he was smarter than the rest." | 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 documentaries and popular non-fiction, particularly around important anniversaries. As KGB head, Andropov was ruthless against dissent, and author David Remnick, who covered the Soviet Union for the Washington Post in the 1980s, called Andropov "profoundly corrupt, a beast". Alexander Yakovlev, later an advisor to Mikhail Gorbachev and the ideologist of perestroika, said: "In a way I always thought Andropov was the most dangerous of all of them, simply because he was smarter than the rest." | ||
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