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Leonid Iľjič Brežnev
1906 – 1982
About this person
Wikipedia SummaryLeonid Ilyich Brezhnev was a Soviet politician who served as General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 until his death in 1982. He also held office as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet from 1960 to 1964 and later from 1977 to 1982. His tenure as General Secretary and leader of the Soviet Union was second only to Joseph Stalin's in duration.
Biographical & Professional Details
Date of birth
December 19, 1906
Kamyanske
Date of death
November 10, 1982
Zarechye
Citizenship
Russian Empire · Russian Socialist Federative Soviet Republic · Soviet Union
Occupations & fields
politicianengineermilitary personnelsurveyorfilm actor
Awards & honours
Order of LeninMedal "For the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"Order of the Red BannerOrder of the Red StarOrder of the October RevolutionOrder of Karl Marx
Notable works
Brezhnev's trilogy
- Field and occupation
- generálny tajomník ÚV KSSZ v rokoch 1966 – 1982
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