Returning to the USSR is often discussed today. But what Soviet Union are we talking about? 18+ THIS MATERIAL (INFORMATION) WAS PRODUCED, DISTRIBUTED AND (OR) SENT BY FOREIGN AGENT ALEXEI VLADIMIROVICH PIVOVAROV OR CONCERNING THE ACTIVITIES OF FOREIGN AGENT ALEXEI VLADIMIROVICH PIVOVAROV It can be assumed that about the USSR of Yuri Andropov - a man who for many years was the head of the KGB, which left its mark on his entire reign. Some call Andropov a strangler of freedoms, under whom Andrei Sakharov was exiled to Gorky, and Alexander Solzhenitsyn was expelled from the country. Others say that Andropov brought order and increased discipline. Others say he accelerated the collapse of the USSR by deliberately moving Mikhail Gorbachev to power. Who was this man who managed to climb the career ladder to the very top, although he could have been shot? How did he turn the KGB into the country's main office? And could perestroika have begun if Andropov had remained in power? This is what the new issue of "Editorial Office" is about ___________ Contents: 00:00 Beginning 00:16 The story of the head of the KGB who became General Secretary 01:43 Myths about Andropov 07:20 How did he become the head of the USSR? 09:55 Raids and the fight for discipline 18:00 "Andropovka" vodka 22:44 Why did Andropov hide his origins? 32:15 How did he manage to avoid the repressions of 1937? 35:38 Andropov's two families 39:40 Why didn't he take part in the war? 48:01 What happened in Hungary in 1956? 56:01 Andropov between Khrushchev and Brezhnev 1:01:18 How did Andropov become the head of the KGB? 1:06:45 The fight against "ideological sabotage" 1:18:37 How did he expel Solzhenitsyn and Sakharov? 1:28:37 The famous Fifth Directorate of the KGB? 1:32:08 The introduction of Soviet troops into Afghanistan 1:37:00 Who elected Andropov as General Secretary? 1:40:36 Why did Andropov dislike the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs Shchelokov? 1:44:21 Why did the USSR become an "evil empire" under Andropov? 1:47:26 American Samantha Smith in the USSR 1:51:00 Was it Andropov who ordered the shooting down of the South Korean Boeing? 1:52:56 How did Andropov die? 1:57:48 Did Andropov bring Gorbachev to power? 1:59:00 Would the USSR have collapsed under Andropov? Support "Redaktsiya": ???? from Russia — via the Boosty service: https://boosty.to/redakciya ???? from abroad — via the Patreon service: / alexey_pivovarov ???? from abroad — via the "Sponsorship" function on YouTube: / @redactsiya Subscribe to our social networks: Alexey Pivovarov's Telegram channel: https://t.me/Alexey_Pivo_varov "Redaktsiya" on "Zen": https://zen.yandex.ru/redakciya "Redaktsiya" on "VK": https://vk.com/redakciya_pivovarova Alexey Pivovarov's Twitter: / pivo_varov Cooperation and ideas: [email protected] For advertising inquiries: [email protected] #redaktsiya #pivovarov #andropov