Who succeeded Khrushchev as the First Secretary?
Leonid Brezhnev
Nikita Khrushchev
Alexei Kosygin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Answer
Leonid Brezhnev was the leader of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982. He succeeded Nikita Khrushchev, who was removed from office in a coup d'état. Brezhnev was a conservative who sought to restore order and stability to the Soviet Union after the tumultuous years of Khrushchev's rule. He presided over a period of stagnation in the Soviet Union, which was marked by economic decline and political repression.
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