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The Soviet leader died in November 1982 after years of ill health.
He had ruled the USSR for 18 years and presided over a period of economic and political stagnation.
Image: Associated Press
By BBC World Service4.3
2020 ratings
The Soviet leader died in November 1982 after years of ill health.
He had ruled the USSR for 18 years and presided over a period of economic and political stagnation.
Image: Associated Press

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