Difference between revisions of "Konstantin Chernenko"
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[[File:Chernenko.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Chernenko imagined himself a Great [[Charismatic]] leader in the mold of Marx, Lenin, Stalin and Brezhnev.]] | [[File:Chernenko.jpg|right|350px|thumb|Chernenko imagined himself a Great [[Charismatic]] leader in the mold of Marx, Lenin, Stalin and Brezhnev.]] | ||
| − | '''Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko''' (1911-1985) was a longtime [[leftwing]] [[apparatchik]] who eventually became General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] (CPSU) | + | '''Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko''' (1911-1985) was a longtime [[leftwing]] [[apparatchik]] who eventually became General Secretary of the [[Communist Party of the Soviet Union]] (CPSU) shortly before its demise. |
Following the death of 76 year old [[Leonid Brezhnev]] who was in power for 18 years during the [[Years of Stagnation]], 70 year old [[Yuri Andropov]] assumed power for 15 months until his death, followed by the relatively unknown 74 year old Konstantin Chernenko who ruled for 13 months until his death. Chernenko was succeeded by the 52 year old reform-minded [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] who led the [[communist]] [[Soviet Union]] to final dissolution. | Following the death of 76 year old [[Leonid Brezhnev]] who was in power for 18 years during the [[Years of Stagnation]], 70 year old [[Yuri Andropov]] assumed power for 15 months until his death, followed by the relatively unknown 74 year old Konstantin Chernenko who ruled for 13 months until his death. Chernenko was succeeded by the 52 year old reform-minded [[Mikhail Gorbachev]] who led the [[communist]] [[Soviet Union]] to final dissolution. | ||
| − | The son of a miner, Chernenko served in World War II as the zampolit (political officer) for a [[P-39 Airacobra]] squadron. | + | The son of a miner, Chernenko served in World War II as the zampolit (political officer) for a [[P-39 Airacobra]] squadron. Chernenko served as CPSU General Secretary between 13 February 1984 and his death on 10 March 1985. |
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
Revision as of 19:16, March 4, 2019
Konstantin Ustinovich Chernenko (1911-1985) was a longtime leftwing apparatchik who eventually became General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU) shortly before its demise.
Following the death of 76 year old Leonid Brezhnev who was in power for 18 years during the Years of Stagnation, 70 year old Yuri Andropov assumed power for 15 months until his death, followed by the relatively unknown 74 year old Konstantin Chernenko who ruled for 13 months until his death. Chernenko was succeeded by the 52 year old reform-minded Mikhail Gorbachev who led the communist Soviet Union to final dissolution.
The son of a miner, Chernenko served in World War II as the zampolit (political officer) for a P-39 Airacobra squadron. Chernenko served as CPSU General Secretary between 13 February 1984 and his death on 10 March 1985.