Leonid Brezhnev was S0viet (apologies for writing such a vulgar word) leader until he died aged 75 in 1982. He was followed by Yuri Andropov until he died in 1984 aged 69. He was in turn succeeded by Konstantin Chernenko who held office until he died in 1985 aged 73 - the gremlins that took over the Kremlin after the revolution!
Just as well they did not have proper elections in the Soviet Union, as who could possibly vote for the old goat.
It was said that the reason why Andropov made foreign visits but Chernenko did not was that Andropov lived on batteries while Chernenko was plugged into the mains.
Around this time an old man from Chukotka telephoned the Kremlin in Moscow and said that he would like to be the next S0viet leader. The operator replied, 'are you mad?' This brightened up the old man who replied with great enthusiasm, 'yes, and I am old and sick as well!'
This reality has also moved westwards with a drone now leading the USA.
