1982 Election of Yuri Andropov as General Secretary of the CPSU Central Committee
35 years ago, on November 12, 1982, two days after the death of Leonid Brezhnev, at the plenum of the Central Committee of the CPSU, Yuri Andropov was elected General Secretary of the Central Committee. His reign was remembered by the people for rounding up "truants" - those who went to shops, cinemas, hairdressers, etc. during working hours. In addition, Andropov broke off negotiations with the United States on medium-range missiles in Europe.