FAQ About Leonid Brezhnev
How did Brezhnev rise to power?
Brezhnev's rise to power involved a steady climb through the Communist Party ranks, beginning in local and regional positions before moving to top national leadership roles. He became a member of the Politburo in 1957 and succeeded Nikita Khrushchev as the General Secretary of the CPSU in 1964 through a bloodless political coup.
