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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 (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.
May 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.
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 Supreme ...
Leonid Brezhnev (1906-1982) was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1964 until his death in 1982. Brezhnev was born in Kamenskoye in Ukraine, the son of a steelworker and a housewife. Like his father, he was given a technical education in metallurgy and sent to work in steel factories.
May 29, 1972 · May 29, 1972 12:00 AM EDT. 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...
Modern World History > The Cold War > Leonid Brezhnev. Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was a politician who was General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union for 18 years. During his tenure, he was seen as an extreme communist who helped block Kosygin’s reforming politics.
