Leonid Brezhnev

Leonid Brezhnev (1906–1982) – Leader of the Soviet Union during the 1970s

• Actions:
  • Closed off avenues for social advancement in the Soviet Union.
  • Intensified cultural repression in Ukraine.
• Significance:
  • Set the Soviet Union on a path toward eventual collapse.
• Successor and Legacy:
  • Succeeded by a series of short-lived leaders before Mikhail Gorbachev assumed power.

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