The Brezhnev years are known as the [[Era of Stagnation]] and marked by rampant corruption. In his later years as his cognitive abilities declined a common joke circulated about him and his chief-of-staff [[Konstantin Chernenko]]: "Brezhnev died, only Chernenko hasn't told him yet."" | The Brezhnev years are known as the [[Era of Stagnation]] and marked by rampant corruption. In his later years as his cognitive abilities declined a common joke circulated about him and his chief-of-staff [[Konstantin Chernenko]]: "Brezhnev died, only Chernenko hasn't told him yet."" |