Leonid Brezchnev
- Led Soviet Union from 1964-1982
- Many think this is a period of deterioration for USSR due to party “apparatchiks” left over from the Stalin regime wanted to return to the old status quo
- Made famous the Brezhnev doctrine:
- “It was the right and duty of fraternal socialist countries to intervene in each others affairs when socialism was threatened”
"God will not forgive us if we fail."
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Subjunctive Question
What differences would there be in Russia now if he had never come into power?
Summary
Leonid Brezchnev was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1964 - 1982. He was made famous by the Brezchnev doctrine and wanted to return USSR to something more similar to the Staline Regime.