This is a niche book for those interested in the late communist period of the Soviet Union. This was the period after the stagnation of Breznev. He was suceeded by a succesion of rulers. Andropov and Chernenko. THis book details the many assets that Andropov brought with him to the Kremlin. His acitvities as head of the KGB. And most astonishing the fact that he was a reformer, who died to soon. An important work. Autopsy of an empire by Dmitri Volkogonov also has insights on the Andropov period.