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{{Stack begin}}{{Infobox Historical Figure
|name = Leonid Brezhnev
|image = Brezhnev.jpg
|nationality = {{Ukrainians}}[[Ukrainian]] citizen of {{Soviets|[[Soviet Union]]}} ({{BorninRussianEmpire}})
|birth = {{1900s Births OTL|1906}}
|death = {{1980s Deaths OTL|1982}}
|cause of death = {{CardiovascularOTL|Heart attack}}
|religion = {{Atheist|Atheist}}
|occupation = Politician
|spouse = Viktoria Denisova
|children = Galina, Yuri
|military branch = [[Red Army]] ({{SoldiersWWII}})
|political party = {{CommunistPartyUSSROTL}}
|political office = {{USSRLeaderOTL|[[Leader of the Soviet Union|General Secretary of the Communist Party]]}}
}}{{Clearright}}{{A World of Difference Historical Character|type of appearance = Posthumous reference|political office={{USSRLeaderATL|[[Leader of the Soviet Union (Other Leaders)|General Secretary of the Communist Party]]}}}}{{Three Miles Down Historical Character|type of appearance = Contemporary references}}{{Stack end}}'''Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev''' (Russian: Леонид Ильич Брежнев; Ukrainian: Леонід Ілліч Брежнєв, 19 December 1906 – 10 November 1982) was a [[Ukrainian]] politician who led the [[Soviet Union]] as [[Leader of the Soviet Union|General-Secretary]] of the governing [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union|Communist Party]] (1964–1982) and as Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1977–1982). His 18-year term as general secretary was second only to [[Joseph Stalin]]'s in duration. While Brezhnev's rule was characterized by political stability and notable foreign policy successes, it was also marked by corruption, inefficiency, and rapidly growing technological gaps with the West.

==Leonid Brezhnev in ''[[A World of Difference]]''==
'''Leonid Brezhnev''' was the [[Leader of the Soviet Union (Other Leaders)|leader]] of the [[Soviet Union (A World of Difference)|USSR]] when the people of [[Earth (A World of Difference)|Earth]] discovered that [[Minerva]] was home to [[Minervan|sentient life forms]] in 1976. He was seven years dead and thoroughly discredited by the time [[Human (A World of Difference)|humans]] finally got to Minerva, including the Soviet ''[[Tsiolkovsky]]'' expedition. [[Oleg Lopatin]], a member of the ''Tsiolkovsky'' crew, had distinctive eyebrows which resembled Brezhnev's.<ref>''[[A World of Difference]]'', pg. 24, mmp.</ref>

==Leonid Brezhnev in ''[[Three Miles Down]]''==
'''Leonid Brezhnev''' was the [[Leader of the Soviet Union (Other Leaders)|General-Secretary]] of the [[Soviet Union (Three Miles Down)|USSR]] when extraterrestrial life forms were first discovered.
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==See also==
*[[Vyacheslav Molotov]], a historical Soviet politician. In the [[Worldwar Franchise]], Molotov was the leader of the USSR in the 1960s and 1970s.

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{{s-ttl|title=Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (Head of State of the Soviet Union)|years=16 June 1977 – 10 November 1982}}
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