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...initial speculation centered on Politburo Member Andrei Kirilenko, 76, who was rumored to be ailing and who was absent from the traditional Kremlin lineup at the Nov. 7 ceremonies marking the 65th anniversary of the October Revolution. After the news, the nationwide first channel aired an unscheduled program of war reminiscences. On the second channel, an ice hockey game was abruptly replaced by Tchaikovsky's mournful "Pathétique" Symphony...
...formal tribute, Andropov led the Politburo members toward the dead man's family. He bent over and kissed Brezhnev's widow Victoria, 75, through her veil. She lifted a hand to her cheek to wipe away tears. Andropov bent to kiss her again, then kissed Brezhnev's daughter Galina. Kirilenko, a leading contender for the succession until sidelined in the past year, burst into tears as he spoke to Brezhnev's widow...
...made Andropov one of only four contenders who hold the combination of posts thought necessary for a potential party chief: membership in both the Politburo, the 13-man council that makes all major policy decisions, and the Central Committee Secretariat. His three most prominent rivals are Economic Expert Andrei Kirilenko, 75, Administrator Konstantin Chernenko, 70, and Agricultural Specialist Mikhail Gorbachev...
Andropov's odds are enhanced by the fact that each of the other three leading contenders for Brezhnev's mantle has a major handicap. Kirilenko, who has rarely been seen in public in recent months, is believed to be ill. Chernenko, though a Brezhnev protégé, has no power base of his own. Gorbachev, who runs Soviet agriculture, lacks broad experience. Still, he is young and aggressive enough to accumulate power within the next few years as the elderly Politburo members...
Another Chazov patient who made a surprise May Day reappearance was Andrei Kirilenko, 75, who looked fit and vigorous as he watched the parade. The senior Politburo member, who had not been seen in public since Feb. 5, was rumored either to have been struck down by heart by heart disease or to be in disgrace. Kirilenko's appearance on the reviewing stand, two seats away from Brezhnev, revived longstanding speculation that he was next in line to succeed Brezhnev. Kirilenko's rival for the succession, Konstantin Chernenko, 70, who had occupied the pre-eminent place at Brezhnev...