Published on
Jan 23, 2026
The Collapse That Created Today’s Russia
In 1982, the ailing Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev arrived in Baku, Azerbaijan—then still part of Moscow’s empire—for a vast public spectacle. Crowds, stages, and performers awaited the general secretary. But Brezhnev, too sick and weak to climb the steps …
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Foreign Policy
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