Brezhnev Era
Notes
- Led Soviet Union from 1964-1982
- Many think this is a period of deterioration for USSR due to part "apparatchiks" left over from the Stalin regime wanted to return to the old status quo
- Made fammous the Brezhnev doctrine:
- He makes this while intervening in Czechoslovakia in 1968
Subjunctive Question
Would the outcome of cold war politics have differed without Breshnev's appearance?
Quote
"It was the right and duty of fraternal socialist countries to intervene in each others affairs when socialism was threatened"
-Breshnev
-Breshnev
Summary
Leonid Brezhnev came into power in 1964 and led Russia until 1982. During his reign he made fanous the Brezhnev Doctrine. This doctrine was made famous while he was intervening in Czechoslovakia in 1986. It outlined that socialist countries could intervene in eachothers affairs when socialism is being threatened.