Yuri Andropov
is larger than the man who guided Russia during cold war period. His spirit
prevails even today and greatness of Russia is interwoven with that. When I did
a cosmic analysis of the body, mind and spirit of Andropov I found the
following:
1. After joining Communist Party in 1939
his talent was recognized by his superiors who promoted him as head of Komsomol
(Youth Organization) of Karelo – Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic. In turn
Andropov internalized the ability of spotting new talent in others. Notable
examples of his finds are Mikhail Gorbachev and Vladimir Putin both later
became Presidents of Russia.
2. Introducing the conspiracy theory he
was able to detect the dubious goal of the western propaganda in blackballing
Russia as evil empire and putting forth human rights inside Russia as a ploy to
undermine the political and social architecture of Russia, As a counter measure
he positioned himself as indefatigable cold war warrior using armed
intervention overtly or covertly with a degree of secrecy and a measure of surprise.
3. Play along with events and use tact and
deception and where necessary harsh measures decisively to overcome any threat
was imbued within his spirit. And he was
always ready to learn. Two events that illustrate this strategy. In 1956
Hungary uprising began. Andropov was coordinating measures to put down the
unrest with the then Prime Minister of Hungary, Imre Nagy. Andropov led Nagy to
believe that he is safe from Russian reprisals. Yet as Russian tanks rolled
into Hungary, Nagy was captured and later executed. Although wide spared repression
brought Andropov the ignominious title “ The Butcher of Budapest” he never gave
up and later when “ Prague Spring “
began in Czechoslovakia 1969 he was quick to remove Alexander Dubcek from the job
of Prime Minister and used clinical operation to finish off the rebellion.
4. Another invention of Andropov is the
psychiatric repression which was used on dissidents to break down and become
docile persons. Notable examples of people who went through this excruciating
treatment includes Andrei Sakharov and Aleskandr Solzhenitsyn.
5. Andropov was convinced that Russia can
improve and invigorate internally with western inputs without jettisoning the
system altogether. What was needed is constructive change that ensured safety
and stability of Russia. As an old school man and a man of his generation he
did not have the disposition to implement changes totally. So he promoted new
blood in the team who would one day implement the changes as required. His
findings of Gorbachev and Putin proves that he did not fail in his mission.
6. Asa pragmatic person, Andropov knew how
to position himself. Since 1951 when he was assigned to Party Secretariat he
slowly worked his way up. Ambassadorial stint apart, he learnt a lot as head of
liaison with fellow socialist countries and when he was put in charge of KGB he
played an exceptional role to protect Russia from his cold war enemies USA and
NATO prompting his appointment to Politburo in 1973. As he was finishing his
call of duty in KGB in 1982 he was
appointed as the General Secretary of the Communist Party on the death of long
serving Leonid Brezhnev. Within few weeks he became the Chairman of the
Presidium of Soviet Russia (President of Russia) and proved that he was not
second to Ronald Reagan of USA. Unfortunately his untimely death on February
1984 removed the man who would have fought to the last in preserving Soviet
Russia.
So the spirit of
Yuri Andropov having withstood challenges to the then Soviet Russia, walks in
the Kremlin even today and continues to shape the policy and destiny of the
Russian Federation.
Muthu Ashraff
Cosmic Adviser
Mobile: +94 777 265677
E-mail: cosmicgems@gmail.com
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