Brezhnev

Leonid Brezhnev was a Soviet leader who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party from 1964 to 1982. He played a key role in maintaining Soviet dominance during the Cold War, emphasizing political stability, military strength, and economic control. Brezhnev prioritized increasing living standards and fostering international influence through alliances and military power. His leadership period is known as the "Brezhnev Era," marked by relative stability but also economic stagnation and limited political freedoms, ultimately contributing to the system’s decline and the eventual dissolution of the Soviet Union.