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Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev

Born

in Kamenskoye, Ekaterinoslav governorate (now in Ukraine), Russian Empire

December 19, 1906

Died

November 10, 1982

Genre

Politics, Biographies & Memoirs

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Soviet leader Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, instrumental in removing Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev from power in 1964, served as general secretary of the Communist party of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1964; the invasions of Czechoslovakia in 1968 and Afghanistan in 1979 evidenced adherence to his doctrine, which, enunciated in 1968, asserted ability to intervene in any country of Warsaw pact in which people threatened the government.

Brezhnev often overshadowed Aleksei Nikolayevich Kosygin.

From the central committee, he presided over the country until his death. His eighteen-year term ranked as second lengthiest only to that of Joseph Stalin. The expansion of the military during this time of his rule in part caused the dramatic ...more

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Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev’s books

Average rating: 3.16 · 76 ratings · 12 reviews · 99 distinct works

	The virgin lands: Two years in Kazakhstan, 1954-5 2.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 1979 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Малая земля 3.08 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Our Course: Peace and Socialism really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1973 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Rebirth 3.20 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1978 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Trilogy by Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, Леонид Брежнев 3.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1980 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Memoirs by Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev, Penny Dole 2.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1980 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leonid I. Brezhnev: Pages from His Life 2.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Leonid I. Brezhnev: His Life and Work 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Grande Revolução de Outubro e o Progresso da Humanidade liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Спомени - Живот отмерван от заводската сирена; Родолюбието liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1981	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars