brezhnev

• Nom propre désignant le dirigeant soviétique qui a été secrétaire général du Parti communiste de l'URSS puis chef de l'État, connu pour avoir dirigé le pays pendant la période de stagnation.

A proper noun referring to a Soviet statesman who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party and later as President of the Soviet Union, known for his leadership during the era of stagnation.

indénombrable · nom propre

1. Soviet leaderB2formal

   Leonid Brezhnev was a prominent Soviet statesman who served as the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union and later as the President of the Soviet Union from 1964 until his death in 1982.

   Dirigeant soviétique Léonid Brejnev

   • Brezhnev's era is often referred to as the 'Era of Stagnation' in Soviet history.
   • He led the Soviet Union during the Cold War and oversaw the policy of détente with the West.
   • Brezhnev signed the Helsinki Accords in 1975, which aimed to improve relations between the Eastern and Western blocs.