4. Brezhnev (1964 - 1982)
Brezhnev's years as President of the USSR are remembered as a period when the Soviet Union emerged as a major nuclear player in the Cold War; however, it was also a period which saw the reversal of Khrushchev's polices and stagnation of the economy, repression in the arts and rampant corruption. Guiding questions 1. What was Brezhnev's approach to ruling the Soviet Union? 2. Why was this an era of stagnation in the...