Biography of the late Soviet leader whose term in office was marked by the invasions of Czechoslovakia and Afghanistan. Links to a timeline of his life and career and an illustrated biography.

A brief biography of the late General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. His political career marked some of the most critical events of the Cold War.

Chronology of the highlights of the life, career, and rule of one of the Soviet Union's leaders. Includes trivia and a bibliography of his political writings.

Transcript of the Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev's enunciation of the doctrine that no Soviet satellite state would be allowed to separate from the East Bloc.