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19. Dez. 2016 · Leonid Brezhnev, born 110 years ago, on Dec. 19, 1906, was head of Soviet Union for 18 years. The long Brezhnev era is now considered either an era of tranquil stability or a period of stagnation ...
Leonid Brezhnev, Soviet statesman and Communist Party official who was, in effect, the leader of the Soviet Union for 18 years. He developed the Brezhnev Doctrine, which allowed for Soviet intervention in cases where ‘the essential common interests of other socialist countries are threatened by one of their number.’
Summary. The nature of Soviet politics and society during Leonid Brezhnev’s tenure as General Secretary of the CPSU from 1964 to 1982 has until recently remained a comparatively unexplored scholarly topic. Among historians, the turn towards social history ‘from below’ that has so greatly enriched our understanding of the Soviet regime ...
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. In World War II he was a political commissar in the Red Army and rose to major general (1943). In ...
23. Dez. 2018 · This intertwining reflected the pervasive nature of corruption during the "period of stagnation" under Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev (1964-82). Government and party officials left no stones ...
23. Mai 2023 · This commentary originally appeared on The Hill on May 22, 2023. Four decades ago, Leonid Brezhnev led the USSR into what many Soviets called the “era of stagnation.”. Vladimir Putin is taking Russia down a similar path. The USSR tried to recover by turning to reform-minded leader, Mikhail Gorbachev, but too late. The USSR collapsed.
Paperback. $53.99. eBook. $48.00. Summary. Summary. This volume contributes to a growing reevaluation of the Brezhnev era, helping to shape a new historiography that gives us a much richer and more nuanced picture of the time period than the stagnation paradigm usually assigned to the era. The essays provide a multifaceted prism that reveals a ...
