Brezhnev quotes Flashcards
“The invasion of…
“The invasion of Czechoslovakia in August 1969 [was] a critical foreign policy decision within the socialist system.” - Robert Service, History Professor at Oxford University
“The Brezhnev Doctrine is…
“The Brezhnev Doctrine is a re-statement of the Marxist-Leninist world view.” - Charles Baroch
“The attempt to…
“The attempt to build a centrally-planned economy on principles antithetical to the market led to colossal inefficiency and stagnant growth.” - Peter Rutland
The 1970s was…
The 1970s was “our silver age, when culture and science evolved at a rapid pace.” - Dimitry Bykov
“The Brezhnev period was…
“The Brezhnev period was characterised by aversion to experimentation.” - Peter Rutland
“Foreign policy in particular…
“Foreign policy in particular fully reflected the contradictory nature of Brezhnev’s time, when every step forward along the path of detente was followed by two steps back.” - Fedor Burlatskii
“Brezhnev’s rule was…
“Brezhnev’s rule was 20 years of wasted opportunities.” - Fedor Burlatskii
“Agriculture and…
“Agriculture and the food problem were still the Achilles heel of [the Soviet] economy.” - Fedor Burlatskii
“The state not only…
“The state not only failed to ensure progress, it acted increasingly as a brake on society’s economic, cultural and moral development.” - Fedor Burlatskii
“[Brezhnev’s] years…
“[Brezhnev’s] years became a golden age for ordinary Soviet citizens in terms of constantly improving quality of life.” - Alexander Samsonov
“Brezhnev’s aggressive…
“Brezhnev’s aggressive foreign policy held the Soviet bloc together for another 20 years.” - Alexander Samsonov
“The Soviet Union could…
“The Soviet Union could have collapsed even if the intervention [in Afghanistan] had succeeded or never been attempted.” - David Gompert
“There was never…
“There was never any realistic hope for the communism in Afghanistan.” - David Gompert
