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I searched but couldn't find anything on here about Gorby coming to power in early 1984 immediately following Andropov (in the event that Chernenko pre-deceases him, which is plausible) as Andropov originally intended.

While not a massive shift this seems to me like it could cause a lot of butterflies.

What changes could we see if Gorbachev comes to power in early 1984?

As a bonus: Is it plausible and if so what are the effects if Gorbachev succeeds Brezhnev in late 1982? Assuming Andropov and Chernenko both die earlier than OTL?
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