Leonid Brezhnev - Wikipedia
WEBLeonid 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
Leonid Brezhnev | Biography, Cold War, & Facts | Britannica
WEBLeonid 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 summary | Britannica
WEBLeonid 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 Brezhnev - New World Encyclopedia
WEBSignature. Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev Леонид Брежнев; (January 1, 1907 – November 10, 1982) was the effective ruler of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, though at first in partnership with others. He was General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982, and was twice Chairman of the Presidium of the ...
Legacy of Leonid Brezhnev - Wikipedia
WEBLeonid 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, [1] and for social and economic stagnation in the late Soviet Union.
Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev | Encyclopedia.com
WEBMay 18, 2018 · Died: November 10, 1982. Moscow, Russia. Russian political leader and general secretary. Leonid Brezhnev held a number of important government posts in the former Soviet Union, and was the best known of a three-man committee that held power there from 1964 until his death in 1982.
Soviet Union - The Brezhnev era | Britannica
WEBBrezhnev and his colleagues were divided on intervention, and this led to a fatal lack of clarity in Soviet policy. Had Moscow unequivocally warned Dubček in early summer that it would intervene militarily if it perceived socialism to be under threat, the whole tragedy might have been averted.
Leonid Brezhnev - Wikiwand
WEBLeonid 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.
Leonid Brezhnev - Alpha History
WEBJ. Llewellyn & S. Thompson, “Leonid Brezhnev”, Alpha History, accessed [today’s date], https://alphahistory.com/coldwar/leonid-brezhnev/. 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.
The Death of Leonid Brezhnev and the Long Battle for Russia's …
WEBOn November 10, 1982, Leonid Brezhnev died, sparking a generational change in the Soviet leadership and setting in motion an ongoing cycle of reform and reaction in Russia that remains incomplete...
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