the brezhnev era
1Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich — (1906–1982) Politician. Born the son of a steelworker in Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukraine, Leonid Brezhnev enjoyed the upward mobility provided to working class youth in the early Soviet period. He began a career in metallurgy, and after nearly a… …
2Brezhnev, Leonid Ilyich — (1911–1982) As Nikita Khrushchev’s deputy and later as general secretary of the Communist Party from 1964 until his death in 1982, Brezhnev artfully used the KGB to secure his position. In the end, however, the KGB brought him down and… …
3The Commanding Heights: The Battle for the World Economy —   …
4The Beatles' influence on popular culture — The Beatles influence on rock music and popular culture was and remains immense. Their commercial success started an almost immediate wave of changes including a shift from US global dominance of rock and roll to UK acts, from soloists to groups …
5The Rabbit Is Me — Directed by Kurt Maetzig Produced by Martin Sonnabend Written by Manfred Bieler Kurt …
6History of the Soviet Union (1953–1985) — The Cold War ensued as the USSR and the United States struggled indirectly for influence around the world.De Stalinization and the Khrushchev era: See also: Nikita Khrushchev After Stalin died in March 1953, he was succeeded by Nikita Khrushchev… …
7Brezhnev stagnation — Period of stagnation ( ru. застой, transliterated zastoy ), also known as Brezhnevian Stagnation, the Stagnation Period, or the Era of Stagnation ( ru. Эпоха застоя, Период застоя), refers to a period of socio economic slowdown in the history of… …
8Religion in the Soviet Union — The Soviet Union was an atheist state, in which religion was largely discouraged and heavily persecuted. According to various Soviet and Western sources, however, over one third of the country s people professed religious belief. Christianity and …
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10History of the Soviet Union (1964–1982) — Soviet Union …
