| Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was leader of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics from 1964, till his death on November 10th, 1982. He lead the USSR through its most stable and prosperious time. Under his leadership the Soviet Union reached its highest levels of international prestige, influence, standard of living for the Soviet citizen, law & order, as well as military might. However his leadership was also marked with increased Communist Party corruption, and economic stagnation. When he died he left the Soviet Union in a grave state of long ignored economic stagnation, the reform of which would be left to his successors. Through his ups and downs, Brezhnev is remembered very fondly by older Russians. His funeral was held on November 15th, 1982. |
