Brezhnev

[brezh-nef; Russ. brye-zhnyif]

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Le·o·nid Il·yich

[ley-uh-nid il-yich; Russ. lyi-uh-nyeet ee-lyeech] , 1906–82, Russian political leader: first secretary of the Soviet Communist party 1964–66; general secretary 1966–82; president of the Soviet Union 1960–64, 1977–82.

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Brezhnev (ˈbrɛʒnɛf, Russian ˈbrjɛʒnɪf)

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	Leonid Ilyich (lɪaˈnit ˈilitʃ). 1906--82, Soviet statesman; president of the Soviet Union (1977--82); general secretary of the Soviet Communist Party (1964--82)

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