Brezhnev and Stability, 1964–82 (Edexcel A-Level History): Flashcards
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Brezhnev's main priority after 1964
Brezhnev's main priority after 1964
Stability over reform
Stability of cadres policy
Stability of cadres policy
Job security for Party officials, discouraged promotions/demotions
Communist Party's role under Brezhnev
Communist Party's role under Brezhnev
Defender of status quo
Brezhnev's position in leadership 1964-70
Brezhnev's position in leadership 1964-70
General Secretary
Kosygin's position in leadership 1964-70
Kosygin's position in leadership 1964-70
Premier
Duration of Brezhnev-Kosygin pact
Duration of Brezhnev-Kosygin pact
1964-1970
Article 6 of 1977 Constitution
Article 6 of 1977 Constitution
Recognised Party's leading role in Soviet society
What stability of cadres reversed
What stability of cadres reversed
Khrushchev's 1961 limited terms policy
Period of political stagnation in USSR
Period of political stagnation in USSR
1970-85
Key continuity from Khrushchev to Brezhnev
Key continuity from Khrushchev to Brezhnev
Rejection of mass terror