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USSR LEADERS PROFILES - Coggle Diagram
USSR LEADERS PROFILES
GORBACHEV
appeared youthful and dynamic compared to Andropov and Chernenko - talked to population unlike previous leaders
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thought that USSR could no longer afford Cold War confrontation - arguably biggest force in ending Cold War
advocated policies of Glasnost and Perestroika - progressively eased state control of media and tolerated religion, political debate in congress etc
BREZHNEV
attempted to stabilise economy after recession in Khrushchev premiership - Brezhnev Doctrine and détente
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failed harvests, failed reforms etc - imported grain from US but Carter Doctrine stopped it
ANDROPOV
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Able Archer, KAL 007, SDI etc - USSR paranoid response
CHERNENKO
was a 'behind the scenes administrator', not a statesman - surprise appointment
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