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Andropov’s year in power shows cautious reforms amid health worry
Moscow reports one year since Yuri Andropov became Soviet leader. He moves to stabilize power and boost the economy while health concerns limit his energy. He faces a cautious reform path with bureaucratic resistance and limited foreign policy impact.
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Robert Gillette
Los Angeles Times
Moscow
Yuri V. Andropov
Communist Party
Andropov
Leonid I. Brezhnev
Europe
Brezhnev
Soviet Communist Party
Hungary
KGB
Grenada
Caribbean
Afghanistan
China
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Lman
Defense Council
Kremlin
Supreme Soviet Chamber