Our today's hero is Yuri Brezhnev (son of Brezhnev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU). Many Soviet citizens were not even aware of its existence. Everyone knew that Leonid Ilyich had a daughter, Galina. Why was Yuri in the shadows? How was his fate? When he died? The answers to these and other questions are given in the article.
Yuri Brezhnev: biography, family
He was born on March 31, 1933 in the Ukrainian city of Kamensky, in the Dnipropetrovsk region. He was brought up in a working-class Brezhnev family. Father Leonid Ilyich had long dreamed of the appearance of an heir. And it looks like God heard his prayers. The family already had one child - daughter Galina (born in 1929).
Yura grew up as an active and sociable boy. He had many friends and girlfriends. Soon the war began. Leonid Ilyich went to the front. And his family was evacuated to the Kazakh city of Alma-Ata.
Victoria Petrovna (Yura's mother) believed that her beloved husband would come from the war safe and sound. After the announcement of victoryLeonid Ilyich really returned. But not alone, but with a field wife. He was going to leave his family for a young lovebird. And only the son of Yura could stop his father from such a step. Victoria forgave her husband. The family returned to Ukraine.
Adult life
On the advice of his father, Yuri Brezhnev applied to the Dneprodzerzhinsk Metallurgical Institute. He managed to enter this university the first time. He was one of the best students in the course.
Leonid Ilyich built a brilliant political career, becoming the First Secretary of the Central Committee of the CPSU in 1964. But the son of Yura did not have the same penetrating character. Both friends and strangers often took advantage of his naivete and gullibility.
The Secretary General considered sending his son abroad as a solution to the problem. Previously, this could only be done through a trade or diplomatic line. As a result, Yuri Leonidovich Brezhnev got abroad only a few years later. He was sent to Sweden as a senior engineer of the trade mission.
Honey Trap
Many of you know that the relatives of any influential politician are under vigilant control by the security services. Yuri was no exception. Brezhnev, whose biography we are considering, was tracked down by British intelligence officers MI-6. They put together a whole dossier on him. In the materials, the character of the Secretary General's son was described in the following words: weak-willed, non-confrontational, abusing alcohol.
In the late 1960s, the British MI6 (together with the Swedish state security service) developed an operation undercodenamed "honey trap". It is not difficult to guess that Y. Brezhnev was supposed to fall into it. The main "performer" was appointed a beautiful Englishwoman named Ann. She arrived in Stockholm. There she was supposed to meet Yuri, bring him to an apartment stuffed with photographic equipment, give him a drink and put him to bed. However, the operation failed miserably. 2 days before the planned implementation of this plan, Brezhnev was suddenly summoned to Moscow. It is possible that one of the KGB agents in Sweden warned Lubyanka in time.
Career
If you think that Yuri Brezhnev bathed in the rays of his father's former glory, then you are mistaken. He worked hard, providing a decent life for his wife and children. At various times, our hero was the manager of a plant in Dnepropetrovsk, Deputy Minister of Foreign Trade of the USSR, deputy of the Supreme Council, an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Children of Yuri Brezhnev
In the mid-1950s, our hero married his beloved girl Lyudmila. She was a graduate of the English Department of the Pedagogical Institute, located in Dnepropetrovsk. The General Secretary approved the choice of his heir.
In March 1956, Yuri and his wife Lyudmila had their first child, a son. The baby was named Leonid in honor of the outstanding grandfather. In 1961, another replenishment took place in the Brezhnev family. Their second son, Andrei, was born. The couple also dreamed of having a daughter. But fate had its own way. The children of Yuri Leonidovich Brezhnev grew up a long time ago, got their own families.
The youngest son Andrei received a higher economic education. Recently engaged in politics, is the first secretary of the Communist Party of Social Justice.
The eldest son Leonid studied to be a chemist-technologist. At various times he taught at Moscow State University, worked at one of the capital's enterprises. Now he is a businessman (engaged in the development of chemical additives and shampoos). He has four children - three daughters and a son. Divorced.
Hard Times
The death of his father in 1982 was a real blow to Yuri. He sincerely mourned the loss of a loved one. Our hero had no idea that from now on his life would change. Soon M. Gorbachev came to power. All the achievements of the former general secretary were subjected to the harshest criticism. Yuri Brezhnev was very worried about the current situation. He began to seek solace in alcohol. As a result, he was sent into retirement with the wording "for he alth reasons."
In 1991, Yeltsin became president of Russia. However, Yuri Leonidovich's attitude to power has not changed. After all, the new rulers continued to criticize his late father.
In 2003, our hero was given back his personal pension, having appreciated his services to the Russian Federation. The decree on this was personally signed by V. V. Putin.
In 2012, Yuri became a widower. After a serious illness, his beloved wife Lyudmila died. The sons were there and supported their father.
Death
In the last years of his life, Yuri Leonidovich Brezhnev suffered from diseased kidneys. In order to improve his he alth, he tried to spend more time at his dacha in the Crimea. His sons often visited him.
BIn 2006, Yuri was diagnosed with a tumor (meningioma) in the parietal part of the brain. Doctors prescribed him an operation, which was ultimately successful. However, the disease receded only for a while. Soon she made itself felt, and with renewed vigor.
Yuri Brezhnev (son of Leonid Brezhnev) died on August 3, 2013 at the Central Clinical Hospital located in Moscow.
