The Leonid Brezhnev era
Notes
- led the soviet union from 1964-1982
- many think this is a period of deterioration for the USSR due to party "apparatchiks" left over from the Stalin regime wanted to return to 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"
Summary
Leonid Brezhnev came into power in 1964. During his reign, he developed such things as the Brezhnev doctrine which allowed socialist countries to intervene in each others affairs.
Quotes
God will not forgive us if we fail.
- Leonid I. Brezhnev
- Leonid I. Brezhnev
Subjunctive Question
What differences would there be in Russia now if he had never come into power?
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