ABSTRACT
Born: December 19, 1906; Kamenskoye, Ukraine, Russian Empire
Died: November 10, 1982; Moscow, U.S.S.R. Areas of Achievement: Government and politics Contribution: Brezhnev directed the Soviet Union
for nearly two decades (1964-1982). His administrative record as party chief and head of government was characterized by emphasis on continuity and the status quo in domestic policy, an increase in military strength, and a mixture in foreign policy of cautious adventurism, arms control agreements with the United States, and military intervention in two neighboring states.
