Leonid Brezhnev

Leonid Brezhnev was a Soviet politician. Born in Ukraine, Brezhnev became First Secretary of the Ukrainian Communist Party by 1967, and use his political influence to pressure General Secretary Mikhail Suslov into appointing several Ukrainians, including Nikolai Podgorny, to major government positions.

In March of 1971, Brezhnev and fellow Ukrainian Andrei Kirilenko were arrested for involvement in a vaguely-defined scandal involving the smuggling of diamonds. It is unknown whether Brezhnev was truly culpable or whether his involvement was fabricated by his superiors to facilitate a purge.

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Brezhnev is mentioned in Parts 102 and 120 of For All Time.