#Brezhnev

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Leonid Brezhnev, 23, a land surveyor in the Ural région, 1929 (center)

Leonid Brezhnev with Richard Nixon, US - Soviet summit, 19 June 1973

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"Member of the Military Council of the 18th Army, Major General S. E. Kolonin, and the head of the political department of the 18th Army, Colonel L.I. Brezhnev, among a group of awarded soldiers and officers of the 107th Infantry Brigade." July 1943

From the book "Frontiers of A Great Era" published by "Planeta". 1980

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Brezhnev, Gorbachev, Chernenko, Andropov. Four secretaries general in one frame before the parade on November 7, 1981 in Moscow.

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Socialist fraternal kiss between Erich Honecker and Leonid Brezhnev, East Germany, 1979.

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“He [Shelepin] is not made of iron ... he was terribly indignant at how badly the people live. For a whole month, on his instructions, we were preparing a note to the Politburo stating that it was necessary to make a bias towards the production of consumer goods, to begin technical re-equipment. But to no avail"

- Alexandra Pavlovna Biryukova, former Secretary of the All-Union Central Council of Trade Unions from 1968-85, describes Alexander Shelepin's efforts as Chairman of the USSR's trade unions to influence economic reform before his orchestrated forced resignation in 1975

Moskovsky Komsomolets, October 15-22, 1998

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Brezsnyev nem találja a csengőt

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The Socialist Fraternal Kiss, “The Kiss”, 1979.

Soviet President Leonid Brezhnev and East German leader Erich Honecker change kisses after Brezhnev was honored with the title “Hero of the German Democratic Republic” and the “Karl Marx Medal”.  

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Review: Moscow Rules: What Drives Russia To Confront The West - by Keir Giles

I am a new member of Chatham House, the Royal Institute of International Affairs, in London. On a recent visit, I made use of the vast resources of a very well-stocked library at Chatham House and this book is the first of the loans that I have finished reading. It is apt as Keir Giles is indeed a senior consulting fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House. He is an expert on…

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«Brezhnev Doctrine» - The common dogma of Ilyich's Party and Vladimir's KGB

After the death of Ironman in 1953, two military officers working under him lead the Party. One is Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev, who directly succeeded Stalin's leadership of CPSU (Communist Party of Soviet Union, locally called KPSS), and the Soviet Union. NKVD head Lavrentij Berija, who was deemed as a loyal Stalinist, got purged by this army officer. He also expelled his rival Georgy Malenkov from the Presidium away to Kazakhstan, as the result Khrushchev denied the way of Stalinism, which consisted of personality cult.

In 60's, those intelligent agents called Siloviki (especially who belongs to KGB) was banned to join the CPSU Politburo, because Khrushchev thought his rivals such as Berija came from Siloviki faction, then NKVD was reformed and divided to some minor organizations into KGB and MVD.

After Cuban Missile Crisis, the another military officer started to "replace" his predecessor Khrushchev. His name's as known as Ilyich, the same patronym to Lenin, who also respected Stalin. After Khrushchev's resign, Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev became the General Secretary of CPSU as his respected Ironman did. Brezhnev finally, in 70's lift almost "restrictions" by Khrushchev, including Siloviki's politics. Brezhnev's "military works" are well known... Vietnam War, Prague Spring, and Soviet-Afghan War. The door to politics in CPSU was opened again for Siloviki, it means the modern tradition of military leadership in Kremlin resurged.

The dogma of Brezhnev Doctorine is limited sovereignty throughout all Soviet allies so its military power Soviet Army is deemed to rightfully occupate the members of its treaty organization, the problem is this trend of "Soviet" diplomacy succeeded by modern Vladimir in Kremlin. He continues the war, with his treaty organization of CSTO (Collective Security Treaty Organisation).

[soviet-amateurs]

Léonid Brezhnev pouring drinks for his staffers. Crimea 1971

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Leniod Brezhnev's funeral

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Mongolian leader Yumjaagiin Tsedenbal with Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev in 1974

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