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Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev (19 December 1906 – 10 November 1982) was a Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 until his death in 1982, and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (head of state) from 1960 to 1964 and again from 1977 to 1982.
Jun 18, 2024 · Leonid Brezhnev (born December 19, 1906, Kamenskoye, Ukraine, Russian Empire [now Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukraine]—died November 10, 1982, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.) was a Soviet statesman and Communist Party official who was, in effect, the leader of the Soviet Union for 18 years.
Leonid Brezhnev was the leader of the CPSU from 1964 until his death in 1982, whose eighteen-year tenure has been recognized for developing the most powerful military, and for social and economic stagnation in the late Soviet Union.
Leonid Brezhnev, (born Dec. 19, 1906, Kamenskoye, Ukraine, Russian Empire—died Nov. 10, 1982, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R.), Soviet leader. He worked as an engineer and director of a technical school in Ukraine and held local posts in the Communist Party, becoming regional party secretary in 1939.
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was a Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 until his death in 1982, and Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1960 to 1964 and again from 1977 to 1982.
Leonid Brezhnev (1906-1982) was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1964 until his death in 1982. His leadership ushered in the Cold War period of Détente.
May 29, 2024 · Leonid Brezhnev was a prominent Soviet politician and the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982. He took power after the ousting of Nikita Khrushchev and led the Soviet Union during the height of the Cold War.
May 29, 1972 · WHEN Leonid Brezhnev replaced Nikita Khrushchev in Russia’s top job eight years ago, Kremlinologists tended to agree that the obscure new First Secretary of the Communist Party was just...
Jul 12, 2024 · Leonid Brezhnev led the former Soviet Union as General Secretary of the Communist Party until 1982. But like most Russian apparatchiks who excessively smoked, drank, and gained weight, he aged ...
Jul 15, 2024 · Soviet Union - The Brezhnev era: The new collective leadership was headed by Leonid Brezhnev, party first secretary; Aleksey Kosygin, prime minister; and Nikolay Podgorny, who became president in December 1965.
