Leonid Brezhnev (jan 1, 1964 – jan 1, 1982)
Description:
5 Year Plan - increased agriculturecollectivization
KGB
writer trials - public trials
SALT Talks - limits on weapons
Brezhnev stagnation - didn't spend money on light industry and consumer goods
refused to import grain --> Ukraine hurt
ended Solidarity in Poland
invaded Czechoslovakia when they tried to liberalize
Brezhnev Doctrine - when something threatens socialism in one country it threatens socialism in all countries
detente - easing of tensions
Afghanistan - invaded to prop up Communists
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1964
jan 1, 1982
~ 18 years