Leonid Brezhnev (1906 – 1982) signs autographs during the convention of the All-Union Leninist Young Communist League (“Komsomol”), in the Kremlin Palace (Moscow) 24th – 30th April 1974. At that time, the league counted 34 millions members among Soviet youths (source: Novost agency). (photo: URSS 75 yearbook © 1975 Novosti news agency, Moscow – personal collection)
Leonid Brežnev in Poland, 1974
Leonid Brezhnev (1906 – 1982), general secretary of the Communist Party and Chariman of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, during his official visit to Poland of 19th – 22th July 1974. At that time Poland was celebrating the 30 anniversary of its independence after the liberation from the Nazis. However, it was not exactly independent because it had become a satellite state …
Leonid Brezhnev and Fidel Castro in Cuba, 1974
Cuba, 1974: Leonid Brezhnev (1906 – 1982), general secretary of the Communist Party and Chariman of the Supreme Soviet of the Soviet Union, and Fidel Castro, prime minister of Cuba. In this picture, Brezhnev has just arived at Havana airport for his official visit to Cuba of 28th January – 3rd February. (photo: URSS 75 yearbook © 1975 Novosti news agency, Moscow – personal collection)
