Andropov
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Yuri 1914–84, Russian politician: general secretary of the Communist Party 1982–84.
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a former name (1984–90) of Rybinsk.
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Example Sentences
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"This trend towards a more pragmatic relationship… goes back to the Soviet system of Andropov, Chernenko, Gorbachev, Yeltsin," he says.
From BBC ● May 18, 2026
Brezhnev died in 1982, and relations withered under successors Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko, who were in ill health and died after less than 15 months in office.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 29, 2022
His star rose further thanks to an early acquaintance with Politburo member Yuri V. Andropov, the KGB director and future Soviet leader who spent his vacations in the Stavropol region.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2022
Mr. Gorbachev was briefly in contention to succeed Andropov, but was cast aside in a maneuver at the last minute for Konstantin Chernenko, a long-serving Brezhnev acolyte.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 30, 2022
“My name is Sergei Andropov, and I am captain of peculiar resistance army. Come, I will show you around.”
From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs
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