The biography of Yuri Brezhnev, unlike his sister Galina, is not known to many. The son of the Secretary General of the Communist Party, he lived a long, happy life, made a good career and did not tarnish the name of his father.
Childhood and youth
Yuri was born in 1933 in the city of Kamenskoye in the Dnipropetrovsk region. His father Leonid Ilyich, the future head of the country's communists, at that moment worked as a mechanic at a metallurgical plant and at the same time studied at a university. Mother Victoria Petrovna graduated from a medical college.
The boy grew up active and sociable, he had no shortage of friends. With the outbreak of war, the family was evacuated to Kazakhstan. Returning to his hometown, Jura decided to continue the family working dynasty and applied to the Institute of Metallurgy. Studying was easy for him, he was considered one of the best on the course.
Work in Sweden
Five years later, the young man received his second education at the Academy of Foreign Trade. Father approved the line of the son. As an employee of the sales office, Yuri Leonidovich was sent to Sweden. In Stockholm, he came to the attention of Western intelligence agencies. They developed a whole operation called the "honey trap", which was supposed to compromise a Soviet employee. The plan failed miserably, but had to return to Moscow.
Career
Yuri Leonidovich worked a lot. Echoes of the glory of his father rarely fell to him. Before the trip abroad, he held the position of manager of a plant in Dnepropetrovsk. After returning, he began his career at the Ministry of Foreign Trade and became the head of the association. In 1979, he was entrusted with the post of First Deputy Minister. As a communist with many years of experience, Brezhnev completed his party career as a candidate for membership in the Central Committee, was elected as a deputy of the Supreme Council. The unexpected death of his father was not only a personal tragedy, but also put an end to his further career advancement.
After 1982
Brezhnev was very upset by the death of a loved one. The new government began to actively criticize the activities of its predecessor. The man tried to seek solace in alcohol. Soon he was retired with the phrase "for health reasons." Yuri Leonidovich avoided communication with the press and refused television interviews. Relations maintained only with friends at the Foreign Trade Academy. Often turned to the work of Ilf and Petrov, quoted his favorite "12 chairs".
Brezhnev devoted all his free time to breeding aquarium fish. A huge aquarium occupied a wall in his apartment. He himself went to the Bird Market, bought food and everything necessary. The second big hobby was the collection of porcelain dogs, which he collected for many years.
