Philip Denisovich Bobkov is a career intelligence officer who served in the state security agencies for 45 years. In this book, he describes the complexity of the relationship that existed between the KGB and the Central Committee of the CPSU. The reader will for the first time become acquainted with the unique features of the party leadership of the state security agencies in the so-called “Andropov period.” The author does not pretend to provide an exhaustive presentation of the topic, but the facts presented are undoubtedly true. We hope that they will allow us to take a different look at the activities of many true professionals who honestly and selflessly worked in the state security system for the benefit of the Motherland.