Andropov. To the 100th anniversary of his birth

The past twentieth century made turbulent events. Russia suffered two world wars, several revolutions, after which the state power and socio-political way of life of the country were reformatted, the historical epochs were replaced. The participant of many of these events was Yu.V. Andropov. Andropov"s figure, large-scale and bright, to this day remains poorly studied and in many ways do not understand both professional historians and general public. Album Andropov. By the 100th anniversary of the birth of birth, represents a full range of recently declassified genuine archival documents that allow largely in a new way, more widely and objectively disclose the identity of Andropov against the background of the most important historical events of his era