Leonid Brezhnev

Soviet politician and statesman

Leonid Brezhnev was a Soviet politician and statesman who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 until his death in 1982. Brezhnev was a key figure in the Soviet Union during the Cold War era. He was born in 1906 and died in 1982. Brezhnev's leadership was marked by stagnation and corruption. He was known for his authoritarian style and his efforts to maintain Soviet powe...