WebList of Presidents. Of the eleven individuals appointed head of state, three died in office of natural causes (Leonid Brezhnev, Yuri Andropov and Konstantin Chernenko), one held the position in a temporary role (Vasili Kuznetsov), and four held posts of party leader and head of state simultaneously (Brezhnev, Andropov, Chernenko and Mikhail Gorbachev).The …

WebElizabeth Glendower Evans (February 28, 1856 – December 12, 1937) was an American social reformer and suffragist.She pursued social reform, serving in a variety of positions, including as a delegate to the International Congress of Women at the Hague in 1915, the first national organizer of the Woman's Peace Party, and a national director of the …

WebBrezhneva made a public comeback during Konstantin Chernenko's short rule, and appeared in a conference commemorating International Women's Day. At the conference, she wore only one piece of jewelry, the Order of Lenin that she had been awarded by Andrei Gromyko in 1978 for her fiftieth birthday. Later, after Churbanov had been arrested on …

WebAndropov was succeeded by the frail and aging Konstantin Chernenko. Chernenko died a mere year after taking office. In 1980 the Soviet Union hosted the Summer Olympics with Brezhnev opening and closing the games. The games were heavily boycotted by the western nations, particularly the United States. During the closing ceremony, the flag of …

WebKonstantin Ustinowicz Czernienko (ros. Константин Устинович Черненко, ur. 24 września 1911 we wsi Bolszaja Ties, zm. 10 marca 1985 w Moskwie) – radziecki działacz partyjny i państwowy, wieloletni członek naczelnych władz KPZR oraz, przez nieco ponad rok (1984–1985) faktyczny przywódca i tytularna głowa państwa Związku Radzieckiego.. Był …

WebFollowing Andropov's death fifteen months after his appointment, an even older leader, 72-year-old Konstantin Chernenko, was elected to the general secretariat. His rule lasted for little more than a year until his death thirteen months later on 10 March 1985. At the age of 54, Mikhail Gorbachev was elected to the general secretariat by Politburo on 11 March …

WebGustáv Husák (UK: / ˈ h uː s æ k /, US: / ˈ h (j) uː s ɑː k /, Slovak: [ˈɡustaːw ˈɦusaːk]; 10 January 1913 – 18 November 1991) was a Czechoslovak communist politician of Slovak origin, who served as the long-time First Secretary of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia from 1969 to 1987 and the president of Czechoslovakia from 1975 to …

WebKonstantin Chernenko Leonid Khabarov (WIA) Sergei Sokolov Norat Ter-Grigoryants Ruslan Aushev Babrak Karmal: Ahmad Shah Massoud (mainly) The Panjshir offensives (Russian: Панджшерские операции – Panjsher Operations) were a series of battles from 1980 to 1985 between the Soviet Army and groups of Afghan mujahideen under Ahmad …

WebThe powers and functions of the General Secretary were limited by the collective leadership during Brezhnev's, and later Yuri Andropov's and Konstantin Chernenko's tenures. Mikhail Gorbachev , elected in 1985, ruled the Soviet Union through the office of the General Secretary until 1990, when the Congress of People's Deputies voted to remove Article 6 …

WebDescrizione La piazza Rossa nel 1801 in un dipinto di Fëdor Jakovlevič Alekseev. La piazza separa il Cremlino, ex cittadella zarista e attuale residenza del presidente della Federazione Russa, da uno storico quartiere di mercanti, conosciuto come Kitaj-gorod.Dato che le principali vie di Mosca nascono da qui e vanno in ogni direzione (divenendo poi …