Leonid Brezhnev

The vast majority of Russians consistently express regret for the breakup of the U.S.S.R., as well as enduring respect for leaders such as Leonid Brezhnev or Vladimir Lenin.

Comrade Putin Knows Best 2007

Leonid Brezhnev, the Soviet leader in 1968, had defined the doctrine shortly after Soviet tanks had overthrown the Czech government to stop the experiment with political liberalization known as the “Prague Spring.”

Zero-Sum Future Gideon Rachman 2011

He described Reagan's words as "name-calling," and he expressed concern that this would make "it more difficult" to sit down with Leonid Brezhnev and the Soviet leadership.

When Reagan Spoke Truth to Soviet Power Paul Kengor 2011

Just hours after the announcement, a cartoon starting recirculating on Facebook showing what looks like a weary 75-year-old Putin, wearing Leonid Brezhnev's favorite outfit: a military uniform with lots and lots of medals.

Beth Knobel: Putin's Running. What a Surprise... Not! Beth Knobel 2011

At his worst he was in his later years a bit of a crank, obsessed by the danger of nuclear war and, in the pursuit of stability, willing to make concessions to the Soviet gerontocracy of Leonid Brezhnev.

Uncontainable Alonzo L. Hamby 2011

Much to the surprise of promoters within the Soviet Union, protests made it all the way to the Communist Party Congress, presided over by Leonid Brezhnev, where Nobel Prize-winning writer Mikhail Sholokov decried the threat to "glorious, sacred Baikal."

David B. Williams: Restraint and Hope: Lessons From Lake Baikal and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge David B. Williams 2011

Leonid Brezhnev, the Soviet leader in 1968, had defined the doctrine shortly after Soviet tanks had overthrown the Czech government to stop the experiment with political liberalization known as the “Prague Spring.”

Zero-Sum Future Gideon Rachman 2011

A cease-fire had been agreed upon in Vietnam, and Russian leader Leonid Brezhnev was extending a long olive branch.

The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011

Much to the surprise of promoters within the Soviet Union, protests made it all the way to the Communist Party Congress, presided over by Leonid Brezhnev, where Nobel Prize-winning writer Mikhail Sholokov decried the threat to "glorious, sacred Baikal."

David B. Williams: Restraint and Hope: Lessons From Lake Baikal and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge David B. Williams 2011

A cease-fire had been agreed upon in Vietnam, and Russian leader Leonid Brezhnev was extending a long olive branch.

The Dark Side of Innocence Terri Cheney 2011