Brezhnev Reconsidered

MIKE BOWKER Lecturer, University of East Anglia, Norwich BEN FOWKES Previously, Senior Lecturer in History, University of North London JOHN GOODING Reader in History, University of Edinburgh MARK HARRISON Professor of Economics, University of Warwick IAN D. THATCHER Senior Lecturer in Modern Russian History, University of Leicester MARK WEBBER Senior Lecturer in Politics, Department of European Studies, Loughborough University

Leonid Brezhnev was leader of the Soviet Union for almost two decades when it was at the height of its powers.Leonid Brezhnev was leader of the Soviet Union for almost two decades when it was at the height of its powers. This book is a long overdue reappraisal of Brezhnev the man and the system over which he ruled. By incorporating much of the new material available in Russian, it challenges the received wisdom about the Brezhnev years, and provides a fascinating insight into the life and times of one of the twentieth century's most neglected political leaders.