The Soviet Succession: From Andropov to Chernenko

When Brezhnev died on November 10, 1982, he was succeeded as party leader by Yury Andropov, although his chosen successor was Konstantin Chernenko.

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Leader of the Soviet Union (1984–1985) · Yuri Andropov · At the time of his ascent to the country's top post, Chernenko was primarily viewed as a transitional ...

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Similarly to Andropov, Chernenko spent much of his time hospitalized, and also died in office, in March 1985. Chernenko was succeeded by Gorbachev, who ...

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Chernenko was, like Andropov, a true believer. Unlike Andropov, however, he contemplated no major change in Soviet policy, promoting a thoroughgoing state ...

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Both of them knew about inevitability of reforms, Andropov was more radical (not liberal though), Chernenko more conservative and had a image of nearly ...

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The leaderships of Andropov and Chernenko have been overshadowed by Gorbachev's rule, but does history treat them unfairly? Modern History Review · Volume 5, ...

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Chernenko then observed, “It seems to be unanimous that Yuri Alexanderovich Andropov is our new General Secretary.” And it was, though neither an accident, nor ...

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by A Brown · 1984 · Cited by 20 — Andropov to Chernenko. ARCHIE BROWN. HAVING had two leaders in succession (Brezhnev ... Tikhonov and Shcherbitsky voted for Chernenko,while Andropov,Gromyko,.

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They were overjoyed when Chernenko died, Everyone agreed that Eastern Europe would now be allowed to go its own way. As for Gorbachev, he ...

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In foreign affairs, Andropov continued Brezhnev's policies, causing US-Soviet relations to deteriorate rapidly. Chernenko succeeded Andropov in 1984 ...

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