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Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev

Noun:

1. Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev was the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union from 1964 to 1982. He was one of the most influential Soviet leaders during the Cold War era.

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Adjective:

1. Brezhnevian policies refer to the political ideas, principles, or practices associated with Leonid Ilyich Brezhnev in the Soviet Union during his leadership.

Sample Sentence: The country's economy followed a Brezhnevian model, characterized by central planning and state control.

Sample Sentence: The novel portrayed a society reminiscent of the Brezhnevian era, with its bureaucratic inefficiencies and social stagnation.

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