The author of this book had to collect information about the life of Yuri Andropov with great difficulty. Indeed, in the entire world history, Andropov is one of the most secret political figures. What secrets are hidden behind the figure of the Secretary General from Lubyanka? Why and how did the head of the KGB become the leader of the Soviet country after the death of Leonid Brezhnev? Historian Sergei Semanov decided to peer into the life path of the mysterious secretary general and evaluate his personal qualities.